- Duration
- a half day by car, ~40 km from the centre (≈ 2 h 30 min: moving and stop time only)
- Who it suits
- Everyone
- Transport
- drive
- Start
- Organ Pipes
- Finish
- Brimbank Park
- Pace
- relaxed pace
- Best time
- after 8:30am, and back before the gates shut
- Budget per adult
- freePrices as of: July 2026; transport and zoo prices October 2026
Getting there
Go by car. Organ Pipes and the river on the way home sit outside the tram network.
Stops in order
The text version of the route: stops, time at each and the legs between them. Times are estimates, without queues, traffic or swims.
1. Organ Pipes~1 h 30 min at the stop
Basalt columns at the end of a short but very steep sealed descent; nearby is the mosaic-like Tessellated Pavement, and 400 m past the creek Rosette Rock, a radial fan of columns. All from one car park.
Tip: Gates 8:30am to 6pm in daylight saving, otherwise until 4:30pm. Allow an hour and a half for both tracks. No wood fires.
Open on the map ↗↓ drive · 20 min · 18 km
2. Brimbank Park~40 min at the stop
A river park on the Maribyrnong on the way back: red gums by the water, rocky escarpments and the Playscape playground. After the Organ Pipes rocks it's just grass and river.
Tip: Gates open 6am to 5:30pm, until 8pm in daylight saving. There's a café at the visitor centre; gas barbecues are free and unbookable.
Open on the map ↗
Before you go
- Route times are estimates: walking, driving and a sensible pause at each stop. Add queues, traffic and swims yourself.
- Prices, timetables and trail status change. Check the venue's official site and the state transport app before you go.
- On beaches, swim only between the red and yellow flags. Use sun protection even when it is cloudy.