Route Metrics

Comment New note - detour is necessary approach Werribee mansion from the North

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

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