Loves Track

Loves Track is a 6 km (3.7 mi) point-to-point walk from the gate on Bambra Road to Lower Distillery Creek Picnic Ground. Allow about two hours at an easy-to-moderate pace, and plan a car shuttle because it does not loop back. The mapped line is about 5.5 km, so the published 6 km is a rounded itinerary distance. It drops about 225 m (740 ft) overall.

The route heads through tall Brown Stringybark forest to Trig Point, about 2.5 km from the start, where it crosses the Currawong Falls track. A narrow path continues roughly 1 km to a picnic site with a panoramic view of Split Point Lighthouse and Aireys Inlet. This is the walk’s standout stop.

From the picnic site, the route descends about 2 km to Lower Distillery Creek Picnic Ground, with occasional coastal openings and later glimpses of Ironbark Gorge through the eucalypts. The narrow path is uneven in places. Picnic tables and wood-fired barbecues are available at the creek picnic areas; toilets are at the upper car park. Dogs are not allowed in the national park.

Spring brings the walk’s best wildflower display. Anglesea Grevillea grows in the area, alongside wattles, correa, sundew and greenhood orchids. Flowering varies from year to year, so treat these as seasonal possibilities rather than a checklist.