Callitris Cycle Route
A quiet, sheltered ride through low hills and ironbark forest that serves as a perfect introduction to the natural beauty around Chiltern. The ride winds north-west of the town and passes through Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park. A picturesque winter or spring ride when trees and shrubs are flowering. Distance: 16 kilometres Sealed surface: Four kilometres
Read MoreKirrily Anderson Art Studio
Head up to the Eastern end of Conness Street to find the working studio space of award-winning artist Kirrily Anderson. When not out and about painting murals, you will find Kirrily creating in her studio – a great opportunity to see an artist at work and peruse or purchase originals and prints. Studio visits are…
Read MoreMt Pilot Cycle Route
A long ride through farms along Black Dog Creek and into Blakely’s red gum and black cypress pine forests. The summit of Mt Pilot (544 metres) provides a spectacular view of the whole area. The forest was burnt in the bushfires of 2003 but has recovered well. Yeddonba picnic area, rock art site and interpretive…
Read MoreChiltern Valley Cycle Route
Enjoy an interesting tour of the landscape and heritage features west of Chiltern, including Donchi Hill lookout, Chiltern Valley machinery museum shed and Chiltern Valley dams No: 1 and No: 2. Birdwatching is popular at both dams, and there are plenty of spots to park your bike to enjoy a bite to eat. Distance: 20…
Read MoreHoneyeater Cycle Route
A tour south of the Hume Freeway, visiting Honeyeater picnic area and dam and Attreys Reef through ironbark and white box forests. Keep an eye out for tree goannas – they are often seen clinging to the side of tree trunks – and the beautiful array of wildflowers. Distance: 24 kilometres Sealed surface: Seven kilometres
Read MoreBarambogie Cycle Route
Enjoy a moderately challenging ride on open roads with some long gradual ascents and descents. As you head out of town you will pass the old racecourse and the gold-rush era cemetery. The heavily treed summit of Mt Barambogie (480 metres) can be accessed via a steep and rocky track. Distance: 36 kilometres. Sealed surface:…
Read MoreOut of Town Nursery and Humming Garden
Nestled in the foothills of the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park in North East Victoria, this four acre garden is comprised of many rooms each with its own character and style, crammed with an extensive collection of native and exotic plants. Unusual bulbs, ornamental grasses, succulents, perennials, water plants, flowering trees, shrubs and an extensive collection…
Read MoreLake View House
Lake View House is the childhood home of Henry Handel Richardson, pseudonym of ‘The Getting of Wisdom’ author’s Ethel Florence Richardson, who immortalised her experiences in Chiltern in her popular ‘The Fortunes of Richard Mahony’ trilogy. This charming red-brick house is furnished in period style, recreating a romantic lakeside country villa residence in a prosperous…
Read MoreDow’s Pharmacy
Built in 1859 in Chiltern and bought by Hilda and Roy Dow in 1930, the unique Dow’s Pharmacy stands as a fascinating time capsule complete with over 4,000 original items in its collection from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The pharmacy closed its doors in 1968 with much of its content still intact. It…
Read MoreChiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
Located between Beechworth and the low hills surrounding Chiltern, Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park includes the striking Mt Pilot Range and Woolshed Falls, protecting the box-ironbark forest that once covered much of north-east Victoria. Short or day-long walks can be made on vehicle tracks through open forest and a 25 kilometre historic drive is marked from…
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