Stage 8
Attwood - Werribee
Entrance of Werribee River
Route Metrics
Start: Attwood
Finish: Werribee Monument, SE corner of Chirnside Park
Distance: 91.1 km
Altitude Gain: 443 m
Ride Time: 4:45 h:mm
Road Surface: Mostly bike paths, some gravel and bitumen roads
Monuments: St Albans, Deer Park and Werribee
Cyclist Services
Camping, toilets, water and food - Werribee South Caravan Parks
Werribee Motels, shopping, train transport
Cycle shop - Supatan Bikes Company
The Explorers' Journey
It was a two-day trek for Hume and Hovell finally reaching the beach in the afternoon at Point Cook after having had several unconfirmed views of the water. Their uncertainty was due to the flat nature of the land and poor vision through the smoke of the grass fires.
"Several stony ridges crossed the plains and extended to the beach". These can be seen near Laverton on the Federation Trail. The country was described as the best yet seen for all varieties of agriculture, a comment made by Hume in 1831 that encouraged settlers from Tasmania to arrive.
Traditional Owners
Traditional owners of the lands you will traverse are the Warwarung peoples.
Points of Interest
Historic Rail bridge on Moonee Ponds Creek Trail
Maribyrnong River and Brimbank Park
Kororoit Creek Trail
Federation Centenary Monument
Point Cook Wetlands and Homestead
Birdlife of the coastal plains
Wyndham Harbour, Werribee River entrance foreshore.
Werribee Park and Mansion
Optional Extra to last monument at Lara
Route Metrics
Start: Werribee
Finish: Lara
Distance: 44.4 km
Altitude Gain: 282 m
Ride Time: 2:25 h:mm
Road Surface: Gravel and bitumen roads
Monument: Lara
Points of Interest
Volcanic basalt plains
Kirks Bridge over Little River
You Yangs State Park
Lara Monument at Hovell Creek