Gawarn Baring at Trawool

It will take you through mixed eucalypt forest and granite outcrops and you might also spot some local wildlife if you’re lucky – including the track’s namesake.

At the top of the track, you’ll find the picturesque Trawool Reservoir, which was built in 1895. It’s been stocked with native fish for recreational fishing and the reservoir has two fishing platforms near the existing camping area.

Gawarn Baring has been developed in partnership between Goulburn Valley Water, Taungurung Land and Waters Council, Biik Cultural Land Management and the Victorian Government.

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Key information:

Walking track grade: Medium (Grade 3, Grade 4 in some sections)
Distance: 5km return
Elevation change: 300m
Time: 2.5 to 3 hours return, approx.

Parking is available near the Trawool Resort, and the Gawarn Baring walking track is a 5 minute walk along the nearby Great Victorian Rail Trail before you cross the road to the entrance.

Please help protect the walk and reservoir areas and take any rubbish with you.

Meet our echidna - the namesake of the Gawarn Baring track.

This particular echidna artwork, which you can find across all Gawarn Baring project signage, has been designed by Taungurung artist Uncle Mick Harding. 

Uncle Mick runs Ngarga Warendj (Dancing Wombat), which specialises in contemporary Indigenous artworks. You can find more information at his website.