Marysville is the gateway to Australia's largest cross country ski field Lake Mountain. Marysville itself is a beautiful scenic village surrounded by Yarra State Forest and Yarra Ranges National Park. A short trip from the town centre is Steavenson's Falls. A short walk offers visitors good views of the waterfall which is 84 metres high and is floodlit at night.
Marysville is a great area for bushwalking, with many tracks through the surrounding forests. Keppels Lookout, can be accessed via dirt road along Paradise Plains Road or from a walking track from the town centre. The lookout gives spectacular views of the surrounding area from an elevated platform.
If you like driving the popular tourist road Lady Talbot Drive can be accessed via Woods Point Road just a few hundred metres east of the town. Must see spots along this route include the Phantom Falls, Keppel Falls, Taggerty River crossing and The Beeches Rainforest Walk.
A further 20 kms drive east of Marysville is Lake Mountain which rises to a height of 1,432 metres and offers great bushwalks and fantastic views of the Victorian Alps. Of course during the snow season Cross Country skiing along maintained tracks is the major activity undertaken.
Marysville is only an hour and a half to two hours from Melbourne and is a great location for picnics, day trips or a weekend escape away from the hustle and bustle of Melbourne.
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