Woori Yallock – Launching Place

A close view of rural life in action as you pass through timbered grazing land on the banks of the Yarra River. Cross the highway with care to enter Launching Place, another popular starting point.

A carpark and amenities have been constructed near the Launching Place General Store for riders to access the trail.

A large car park, picnic tables and horse yards make Woori Yallock Station a popular stating point for those not wanting to complete the whole trail.

The Woori Yallock Township is a 5 minute walk from the car park. It offers cafes and public toilets. A children’s playground is located across from the Woori Yallock station car park.

Woori Yallock is a good halfway point for the trail and a popular starting/finishing point for visitors.

• Trail distance: 6.8km 

• Parking: All day parking Woori Yallock Station Site, Symes Road, Woori Yallock 

• Toilets:  public toilets in township  

• Attractions: Woori Bakery, playground short walk from where trail starts  

Woori Yallock

The Woori Yallock Township is a 5 minute walk from the car park. It offers cafes and public toilets. A children’s playground is located across from the Woori Yallock station car park.

Woori Yallock is a good halfway point for the trail and a popular starting/finishing point for visitors.

The name derives from an Aboriginal term meaning “running creek”.

• Parking: All day parking Woori Yallock Station Site, Symes Road, Woori Yallock
• Toilets: public toilets across thh road in playground and in township

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Launching Place

It’s believed that Launching Place is named after the spot on the Yarra River where the freshly cut logs from down the valley were floated down the river to be milled in Melbourne. That is, the logs were ‘launched’ at this place along the Yarra River, before the construction of the Upper Yarra Reservoir. The old Launching Place station is found near the Home Hotel, this section of trail is flat, ideal for riding or walking into the township of Yarra Junction and is a population section for horse riders.

• Parking: All day parking at 2234 Warburton Highway, Rail Trail adjacent to the Home Hotel