Summary

The You Yangs are a series of granite ridges that rise to 319m above the Werribee Plain approximately 55 km south-west of Melbourne and 22 km north-east of Geelong, in Victoria, Australia.

Walks in You Yangs Regional Park

Easy

5 km return

2.5 hrs

Branding Yard Trail

Part of the You Yangs Regional Park between Melbourne and Geelong. There are many hiking, running and mountain bike trails in the park which range in difficulty. I ran the Branding Yard Trail as part of a run that incorporated other trails in the area. It is a mostly flat trail with a few ups and downs particularly at the start/finish part of the trail. The trail starts and finishes at the turn table car park which inside the park grounds past the main office about 2km up. There is a monolith monument along the trail that is pretty cool. It's is a moderate run and would be an easy walk.

Medium

3.2 km return

1 hr

Flinders Peak Walk

Flinders Peak walk is a short, moderate walk up the highest peak in The You Yangs with excellent views over the park. You may even spot local wildlife such as echidnas.