Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 13 19 63;
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au
)
Towering above Warburton is the ruggedly beautiful Yarra
Ranges National Park.
Mt Donna Buang
(1250m) is the highlight of the park, snow-topped in
winter. Toboggans can be rented at the toboggan run. A few kilometres before the summit,
Mt Donna Buang Skywalk, is a fantastic treetop walk along a 40m observation platform
into the rainforest canopy, and a 350m boardwalk through the forest floor.
Sleeping & Eating
Alpine Retreat Hotel
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HOTEL
$
( 03-5966 2411;
www.alpineretreat.com.au
;
12 Main St, Warburton; d from $50-110; )
Once catering to
Melbourne honeymooners, the sprawling 1920s faux-Tudor Alpine Retreat has cheap and
cheerful rooms.
Reefton Hotel
( 03-5966 8555; 1600 Woods Point Rd, McMahons Creek; s/d $60/80, meals $12-26; noon-2.30pm &
5.30-8.30pm; )
A bona fide slice of colonial Australiana, the Reefton is a real Aussie bush
pub. Eat your homemade pie or Reefton burger out back near the old kiln or in the 'fanci-
er' restaurant. To the side are four cosy cabins each with separate but private bathroom.
It's 16km east of Warburton at McMahon's Creek.
PUB
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Cog Bike Cafe
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CAFE
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(
03-5966 2213;
www.cogbikecafe.com.au
; 42 Station Rd, Warburton; mains $8-18;
9am-4pm Thu-Sun;
)
Part of the Warby bike trail, this is the perfect pit stop for good coffee and lunch snacks,
as well as offering all your bike-hire and service needs. It's behind the train station.
Little Joe
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( 03-5966 5635; 3416 Warburton Hwy, Warburton; pizzas $16-25; 9am-late Thu-Sun)
Owned by locals
who met working at Healesville's renowned winery restaurant Innocent Bystander, this
new wood-fired pizzeria is a stylish addition to Warburton's dining scene.
PIZZERIA
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