Cascade-Woodland Walk
Follow the creek to a gentle waterfall through dense native woodland.
- 0.75 km Distance
- 30 min Return time
- Moderate Terrain
- 5 Audio stops
- Info Centre Start point
Start at the Information Centre. Follow the walk shown in GREEN on the map. Follow the Wildflower Walk down towards the creek. Look for a profusion of wildflowers in spring, patches of Nodding Greenhood orchids, and the endemic Small Grass Tree.
Further along, look for acacia species. There are at least eight species of Acacias in Yarran Dheran ranging from Golden Wattle, A.pycnantha (Australia’s national emblem), blackwood wattle A. melanoxylon to Spreading Wattle A. genistifolia, a low growing understorey shrub with spiky leaves.
Flowering wattles are a feature of Yarran Dheran especially during late Winter and Spring.
Staying on the gravel path, turn right at the creek to walk along the creek, and discover the cascades and perhaps see some carp in the creek at this point.
Carp are an introduced pest and, as bottom feeders, muddy the water with detrimental impact on native fish species such as Common Galaxia, Galaxias maculatus.
Look for small birds such as Superb Fairy Wrens along the banks, and Pacific Black Ducks and other waterbirds in the creek.
Audio guide
Walk Lightly, Embrace Nature series
Every walk has a free, mindfulness-guided audio companion — a gentle, narrated journey around the reserve, available through our free Yarran Dheran app.
Along the way the app marks the points of interest on each trail, and lets you look up the reserve's flora and fauna as you go — the bird you can hear but can't place, or the plant beside the path. Beyond the walks it also carries upcoming events, reserve news and recent wildlife sightings.
