Our day tour starts at Kyneton Botanic Gardens (we park the car on Clowes St), we have a picnic lunch at the park. And afterwards, a short stroll in the gardens. It is very pleasant and peaceful. Dogs are welcome on-lead in the gardens. There are toilets, tables and benches available in the park.
The Botanic Garden is next to Campaspe River, a riverside walk shall be relaxing. There are 2 swings in the Gardens, FYI.
Turpins Falls and Trentham Falls are 2 of several waterfalls near Kyneton. Each waterfall is about 30mins drive from Kyneton, but opposite directions. Both Falls are OK with dogs.
Staff@Kyneton Visitor Centre suggests me to put "155 Shillidays Rd, Langley VIC 3444" onto my GPS for the direction to Turpins Falls, there is a sign on Shillidays Rd pointing to Turpins Falls, so you won't miss the turn.
There is no amenities at Turpins Falls, however, there's a path to the river level, I'd suggest you to bring a hiking stick with you as the path to river level is quite steep and slippery when wet.
Trentham Falls@Trentham Falls Scenic Reserve is off Trentham Falls Road, there's a sign pointing to the Falls so you won't miss the turn. There is a picnic ground at the Reserve, with tables, benches and toilet facilities. It's a 70m short walk on a well defined path to the viewing platform.
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Trentham Falls Scenic Reserve offers you the best access to one of Victoria's highest single drop waterfalls. Here the Coliban River plunges 32 meters over a sheer face of basalt rock.
No wonder you can hear the waterfall thunder from the carpark, and the view is spectacular.
You may also like to take the chance for a short walk in the reserve. The walking map is available at the carpark.
There are other Points of Interests nearby, like Black Hill, Mineral Springs, and other waterfalls......... :)
We shall come back and explore more, for sure......
p.s.: It may be tricky to find a restaurant / cafe in a Sunday afternoon in a country town, thus we usually bring our own picnic lunch.
