Tanglefoot Walking Track, Quarry Road South Section, Toolangi State Forest

The Tanglefoot Walking Track is an 18 km route in the Toolangi State Forest, 60 km north of Melbourne.

It consists of four sections - Myrtle Gully Track, Quarry Rd, and the new Tanglefoot Track.

Some parts follow old forest/logging roads, and snowfalls can occur in winter.

Quarry Rd is a gated 5 km 4WD track, following the Sylvia Creek Gully from Monda Rd in the south to the old quarry at the Wirrawilla Rainforest Reserve in the north.

This road passes beautiful ferns, and through Mountain Ash forests, mainly regrowth from the 1939 fires.

Stumps from logging of the early 1900s may be seen along the road.

The surface of Quarry Rd is formed of material extracted from the Quarry, and is still in reasonable condition. It is maintained by DSE as a fire-management track.

I walked the 5 km (return) southern section of Quarry Rd on June 16, 2008, to the accompaniment of the calls of Black Cockatoos and Whipbirds.

I started and finished my hike at Mt St Leonard, at the junction of Monda Rd.

I had done the northern sector of Quarry Rd on the previous day.

There is a change in altitude from 939m at Mt St Leonard, to 790m where I turned around.

I have now completed the entire Tanglefoot Walking Track - actually 40 km return! Success!

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Tanglefoot Walking Track, Quarry Road North Sector, Toolangi State Forest

The Tanglefoot Walking Track is an 18 km route in the Toolangi State Forest, 60 km north of Melbourne.

It consists of four sections - Myrtle Gully Track, Quarry Rd, and the new Tanglefoot Track.

Some parts follow old forest/logging roads, and snowfalls can occur in winter.

Quarry Rd is a gated 5 km 4WD track, following the Sylvia Creek Gully from Monda Rd in the south to the old quarry at the Wirrawilla Rainforest Reserve in the north.

This road passes beautiful ferns, and through Mountain Ash forests, mainly regrowth from the 1939 fires. Stumps from logging of the early 1900s may be seen along the road.

The surface of Quarry Rd is formed of material extracted from the Quarry, and is still in reasonable condition. It is maintained by DSE as a fire-management track.

I met a group of cyclists on this road, who were embarrassed when I said that bikes, and horses, are specifically forbidden on all sections of the Tanglefoot Walking Track. It is a walking track - not a bike trail!

I walked the 5 km (return) northern section of Quarry Rd on June 15, 2008, to the accompaniment of the calls of Black Cockatoos and Whipbirds.

I started and finished my hike at the Wirrawilla Rainforest Reserve, at the junction of Sylvia Creek Rd.

I have now completed 15 km of the circuit - actually 30 km return! Only 3 km to finish it off!

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Tanglefoot Road - Southern Sector, Toolangi State Forest

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The Tanglefoot Rd is a gated forestry track, of about 8 km, in the Toolangi State Forest, 60 km NE of Melbourne.

It links Monda Rd with Sylvia Creek Rd, passing the summit of Mt Tanglefoot, 1005m.

Logging has now ceased along this road, but is carried out elsewhere in this Forest. There has been extensive regrowth since the 1939 fires - remains of recent logging activity are observed.

The road follows the ridge, between Myrtle Creek Gully on the west, and the Murrindindi River on the east.

It was once popular with walkers, but but is seldom visited now, as the new scenic Tanglefoot Walking Track has been constructed in the valleys.

There are limited views to the east towards the Alps along part of the road.

I hiked the southern sector of this road, about 4 km return, on May 23, 2008. The elevation is around 945m.

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