Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(8 Murchison St; 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, to 5pm Sat & Sun)
Symbolic of Marysville's rise from the
ashes, this old favorite has been rebuilt following the fires, and is a must visit for sweet-
tooths. Also stocks local organic produce.
Information
Marysville Lake Mountain Visitor Information Centre
( 03-5963 4567;
www.marysville tourism.com
;
5 Murch-
ison St; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun)
The slick new tourist office provides helpful,
friendly service.
Getting There & Away
Marysville is 100km from Melbourne, a 1½-hour drive via the Maroondah Hwy. It's 40
minutes from Healesville.
McKenzie's Bus Lines (
Click here
)
has a daily service to/from Melbourne ($10.40) via
Healesville.
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Lake Mountain
Part of the Yarra Ranges National Park, Lake Mountain (1433m) is the premier
cross-country
skiing
resort in Australia, with 37km of trails and several toboggan runs. In1 summer there
are marked hiking and
mountain-biking
trails. There's no on-mountain accommodation but
Marysville is only 10km away.
During the ski season the daily gate fee is $35 per car on weekends and holidays, and
$25 midweek; the trail fee costs from $11.90/5.90 per adult/child. Outside the season
there's only a parking fee of $2.
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort
( 03-5957 7222;
www.lakemountainresort.com.au
;
Snowy Rd; 8am-4.30pm
Mon-Fri Oct-May, until 6.30pm Jun-Sep)
has ski hire, a ski school, a cafe and undercover barbecue
Jun-
Sep)
hire skis, toboggans, clothing and car chains.
The
Lake Mountain Snow Bus
(Country Touch Tours; 03-5963 3753; 24 Murchison St, Marysville)
oper-
ates a return service including gate entry fee from Marysville (adult/child $40/35) and
Healesville (adult/child $45/40). The bus returns from Lake Mountain at 3pm. Book on-
line at
www.visityarravalley.com.au
.
