East Gippsland Trestle Bridge

Stringers Knob Mottle Range Four Wheel Drive

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Take in a majestic trestle bridge as you circle west of Orbost through spotted gum and stringy bark forests.

Journey back in time to the mid 1900s as this track showcases the brilliant East Gippsland Rail Trestle Bridge and the site of the Stringers Knob Historic Fire Tower, destroyed in the 2020 bushfires. The fire tower was an exhibition of ingenuity following the catastrophic bushfires of 1939 and the trestle bridge is the longest in Victoria.

Detour 7.5km to Long Point Picnic and Camping Ground for a spot of lunch along the sensational Snowy River.

Pin Location: West of Orbost
Distance: 81km
Duration: Half a day
Grade: Easy
Start: Forest Park carpark, Orbost
Finish: Orbost

Route

  • Orbost’s Forest Park to Stringers Knob Historic Fire Tower on Tower Tk (30km)
  • Stringers Knob Historic Fire Tower to East Gippsland Rail Trail on Wairewa Rd (22km)
  • East Gippsland Rail Trail to Orbost (30km via Newmerella Picnic Ground)

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