Ararat District Travel Guides

Ararat - Willaura Loop

Ararat - Maroona - Lake Bolac - Wickliffe - Willaura - Ararat

This tour takes you past the regions finest historic homes and townships and...

Ararat - Great Western Loop

Ararat - Moyston - Pomonal - Stawell - Great Western - Ararat (87km)

Barkly Street (the main street of Ararat) is the start of State...

Ararat - Buangor Loop

Ararat - Amphitheatre - Beaufort - Buangor - Warrak - Ararat (119km)

Depart Ararat via the Pyrenees Highway. Arrive at the township of...

Ararat Hills Regional Park

The ancient hills in this regional park offer beautiful panoramic views of the surrounding area. To the west is Grampians National Park and to the...

Narrapumelap Homestead and Gardens

Chatauqua Peak Loop Walk

Length: 5.6 kilometre circuit Walk: 3 hours Track: Steep Grade: Medium Start: Recreation oval carpark, 150 metres from start of Mt Victory...

Langi Ghiran State Park

Langi Ghiran State Park abuts the Western Highway 80 km west of Ballarat and 14 km east of Ararat. The 2695 hectare park contains two distinct...

Mount Buangor State Park

The 2400 hectare Park takes in varied eucalypt forest, creek flats, a waterfall, steep escarpments and Mount Buangor, the area's highest peak....

Mount Cole State Forest

Mount Cole State Forest straddles the west of the Great Dividing Range and abuts Mt Buangor State Park. Less frequented than other bushland areas...

Driving to the Grampians

From Melbourne:

Melbourne to Halls Gap - 253km (about 3hrs driving time).

To reach the Grampians from Melbourne, either follow...

MacKenzie's Falls

The view that awaits you at the end of this steep trail is spectacular. Enormous torrents of water cascade over huge cliffs into a deep pool...

Bee Hive Falls Trail

Where: Within Grampians National Park Length: 1.4 kilometres Walk: 40 minutes one way Track: Moderate Grade: Moderate Start: Beehive Falls...

Venus Baths

Where: Within Grampians National Park Length: 2.3 kilometres return Walk: 40 minutes Track: Good Grade: Easy Start/Finish: Tennis Courts...

Grampians National Park

Renowned for rugged mountain ranges and stunning wildflower displays, Grampians National Park is one of the State's most popular holiday...

Fyans Creek Walk

Length: 2.5km circuit Walk: 40 minutes Track: Good Grade: Easy Start/Finish: Stone sculpture at Brambuk - The National Park & Cultural...

Boronia Peak Walk

Length: 6.6 kilometres return Walk: 3 hours Track: Steep Grade: Medium Start/Finish: Tandara Road Carpark Nearby: Halls Gap...

Mt Wudjub-Guyan Trail

Where: Within Grampians National Park Length: 2.2 kilometres return Walk: 1.5 hours return Track: Moderate Grade: Steep Start: Hollow...

Mt Cole State Forest

Is located 25km north-west of Beaufort on the Western Highway. Declared a sanctuary in 1926, the forest's inhabitants include a variety of...