Parking
Start at Jimmy Creek Campground on Grampians Tourist Road between Halls Gap and Dunkeld; cross the road from the campground to join the route. Arrange a pick-up or vehicle at Yarram Gap Road Trailhead for the point-to-point finish.
Overview
About Yarram Overnight Hike
Why go
- Rocky ridgelines and a high-saddle campsite
- Two-day format suits a first taste of the GPT
Heads up
- Rough, steep terrain with a loaded pack
- Point-to-point transport takes planning
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Grampians map
Full mapElevation304–666 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
5 active Grampians alerts
- ClosureBushfire-damaged walks and picnic area remain closedThe Fortress, Red Gum, Billimina, Chimney Pots and Brownings Loop walks, plus Mafeking Picnic Area, remain closed because of track or site damage from the 2024/25 summer bushfires.Official details
- ClosureMackenzie Falls precinct closed during constructionThe Mackenzie Falls (Migunang wirab) Precinct has no vehicle or visitor access during major construction works expected to finish by the end of 2026.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Grampians Tour Guide
Your drive to Yarram Overnight Hike, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Grampians National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Jimmy Creek: A Bush Break by the Wannon0:00 / 0:44
“Jimmy Creek Campground is coming up, a quiet bush stop beside the upper Wannon River.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Grampians Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Branch with a Beak
- Why It's Called Manna Gum
- Honeycomb in the Sandstone
- A Gentler Way to Lake Bellfield
- 233 audio storiesacross Grampians’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Short-beaked Echidna, Powerful Owl, Wedge-tailed Eagle, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 81 trails, 62 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Yarram Overnight Hike
The routeA point-to-point two-day, one-night hike of 12.6 km one way, walked as Day 1 of 8.
A point-to-point two-day, one-night hike of 12.6 km one way, walked as Day 1 of 8.0 km and Day 2 of 4.6 km. It starts at Jimmy Creek Campground and finishes at the Yarram Gap Road Trailhead, using the southern end of the Grampians Peaks Trail corridor. This is the short Yarram itinerary, not the full Peaks Trail and not the longer three-day Yarram to Wannon route.
Day oneFrom Jimmy Creek Campground you cross the road and climb onto the Mt William Range, then follow…
From Jimmy Creek Campground you cross the road and climb onto the Mt William Range, then follow its southern extent with farmland, waterways and wetlands off to the east. The track threads a gully beneath high cliffs before reaching Yarram Hike-in Campground on a high saddle, where the outlook stretches over distant wetlands and plains. There is a helipad near the camp area.
Day twoA shorter 4.6 km finish, and most of it is downhill.
A shorter 4.6 km finish, and most of it is downhill. The route drops steeply through gullies and lower mountain slopes to the Yarram Gap Road Trailhead. Loose footing and tired legs under a pack make this feel longer than the distance suggests.
Terrain and difficultyGraded Grade 4, and about a 7/10 in app terms with an overnight pack.
Graded Grade 4, and about a 7/10 in app terms with an overnight pack. Expect long, rough and sometimes steep walking on rocky, uneven ground, with exposed sections and high-cliff edges. Spot heights along the way run from roughly 300 m near the start to a little over 650 m on the range, with repeated climbing, dips and re-climbs before the long descent to the road.
Camp and waterYarram Hike-in Campground has timber tent platforms, a toilet and a rainwater tank.
Yarram Hike-in Campground has timber tent platforms, a toilet and a rainwater tank. Treat tank water before drinking, and carry enough for the whole route rather than relying on finding more along the ridge. Mobile reception details are published for the campsite, but coverage on the walk is patchy or absent.
Rules and planningThe hike-in campsite must be booked in advance for this itinerary.
The hike-in campsite must be booked in advance for this itinerary. Ordinary dogs are not permitted. No fires, horses, bicycles, generators or firearms; drones need a permit. Directional signage is limited, so carry a paper or offline map and set an emergency communication plan before you start.
Logistics drawbackThe start and finish are different places, so you need a car shuffle, a drop-off or a pick-up.
The start and finish are different places, so you need a car shuffle, a drop-off or a pick-up. The Yarram Gap Road Trailhead is not Jimmy Creek Campground, and parking there should not be assumed. If you want more time on this southern corridor, a separate multi-day route continues from Yarram through Wannon to the Griffin Fireline Trailhead.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Grampians
157 sightingsShort-beaked EchidnaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
37 sightingsPowerful OwlMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
59 sightingsWedge-tailed EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
24 sightingsEastern Brown SnakeMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
10 sightingsTiger SnakeMost seen around noonSighting map
29 sightingsRed-bellied Black SnakeMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Grampians. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
