Maroondah Reservoir Park
May 22nd, 2011 at 2:47Length: 6.3 Â km
Time taken: 2.5 hours (including stops for photos and lunch)
Grade: Easy
Climb: 210m
This walk is a pretty circuit from Henderson’s Picnic Ground in the Maroondah Reservoir Park to Donnelly’s Weir. The walk starts by climbing up the Rose Stairway and along the dam wall before following an open aqueduct towards Donnelly’s Weir. On the way the track passes by a lookout over the Reservoir. The track then heads back along the aqueduct and diverts off towards Henderson’s Hill. At this point the track climbs steeply up to the top of Henderson’s hill, before an equally steep descent leads back down towards Henderson’s Picnic Ground.
The Dam Overflow waterfall
The Dam Wall
The stairs up to the top of the dam wall
Along the top of the dam wall
Maroondah Reservoir from the top of dam wall
Looking down from the dam wall
The walking bridge over the overflow area
The top of the overflow waterfall
The view of Maroondah Dam from the lookout
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The aqueduct
Walking along the aqueduct
Donelly's Weir