Crusoe Reservoir.
This was another small walk that Sam and I did on a weekend away up in Bendigo back in September 2022. I'd bought a go pro along on this trip and today I was really looking for somewhere where we could go for a bit of a stroll while I mucked around and experimented a bit with the new camera... and Crusoe Reservoir seemed to fit that bill. After pulling up at the rough car park, we locked the ute and shuffled off to see what we could see.
You are not going to get lost on this walk!
After passing through the gate we entered the reserve and swung right along the shared path that would pretty well be our track for the whole walk. Initially we headed along the western shoreline of the reservoir, passing through dry open woodland that is fairly typical of the Goldfields region of Victoria, although the difference on this walk was that we had shimmering water views the whole way. After leaving the shared path for a couple of minutes to check out the Crusoe Humpy we soon re-joined the track and started heading around the southern end of the reservoir through an area that what must of once been a Radiator Pine plantation I'm guessing.
There are a few benches scattered around the walk.
Passing by the floating pontoon near the start of the walk.
The Crusoe Reservoir Humpy.
The reservoir is open for swimming and paddling.
Walking back along the eastern shoreline enjoying the weak early Spring sunshine. After stopping for a little while to check out the bird hide we were soon climbing onto the reservoir retaining wall (at around 5 metres it was the biggest climb of the walk!). Walking the retaining wall not only allowed for some nice views over blue water of the reservoir but also gave us an interesting look down over the spillway. Once across the walk we were basically at the end of our walk and it was time to head back to Bendigo.
Wattles - Springtime in Australia!
There is a some what rustic bird hide along the eastern shoreline.
Crusoe Reservoir.
The Dirt.
According to Alltrails we walked around 3.7 kilometres and climbed about 46 metres on this very easy stroll. This walk is pretty well all along a crushed granite shared path so it would probably be suitable for small children and maybe wheelchairs (I'm just a little vague on the retaining wall - I'm thinking it's ramped but can't quite remember). This would also make a great spot for a swim, a paddle or a picnic. I used an Alltrails map for this stroll.
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This would be a sensational spot to visit in Summer.
Time to head back to town.
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