Organ Pipes Walking Track

From Organ Pipes parking and picnic area, Keilor North, this walk heads east along Organ Pipes Track. This lovely, mostly shaded walk leads along Jacksons Creek past 3 lookouts and another picnic area. Read the informational signage along the way to learn more about the national park before coming to the jaw-droping Organ Pipes rock formation. The return walk is wheelchair friendly. If you want to make it a circuit walk, continue along the track from Tesselated Pavement steeply uphill. Let us begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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Safer Bushwalks Tips on staying safe on track
Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Getting There Transport options and directions

Start	(-37.667255,144.7661335)
Mode	Car
Directions	From Turn on to McNamara Avenue Offramp then drive for 335 m Keep right onto McNamara Avenue Offramp and drive for another 50 m At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Fullarton Road and drive for another 250 m At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Grange Road and drive for another 235 m Turn right and drive for another 8 m Continue onto Keilor Road and drive for another 160 m Turn right and drive for another 6 m Turn slight left onto Calder Freeway Onramp and drive for another 12.8 km Keep right and drive for another 740 m

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. There is a car park (about 25 m back from the start). After another 25 m continue straight.
	After another 8 m turn sharp left. After another 20 m pass the sign (20 m on your right). Then pass the toilet (40 m on your right). After another 25 m pass the water tap (25 m on your right).
	After another 7 m (from the Organ Pipes Track) continue straight, to head along Organ Pipes Track.
	After another 330 m (from the Organ Pipes Track) continue straight, to head along Organ Pipes Track.
	After another 230 m (from the Organ Pipes Track) veer right. After another 210 m pass the toilet (45 m on your right). After another 30 m pass the picnic table (30 m on your right).
	Continue straight.
	After another 40 m continue straight.
	After another 30 m veer left. After another 20 m come to the "Organ Pipes" (5 m on your right).
	After another 45 m veer right.
	After another 65 m turn sharp right.
	After another 20 m (from the Organ Pipes Track) veer right.
	After another 335 m continue straight. After another 25 m come to the "Rosette Rock" (30 m on your right). After another 160 m come to "Tesselated Pavement".
	Turn around here and retrace the main route for 1.4 km to get back to the start.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Organ Pipes Walking Track

Grading

	Class 1/6 Smooth & flat
Length	2.8 km
Time	45 min to 1 h 15 min

Quality of track	Smooth and hardened path (1/6)
Gradient	Flat, no steps (1/6)
Signage	Clearly signposted (1/6)
Infrastructure	Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Some facilities on route

Toilet: There are 2 on route, on average they are 930 m apart with the largest gap of 1.9 km.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	30 m	[toilet]
Toilet	830 m	[toilet]

Weather & Alerts Check forecasts & closures
Weather Forecast
- Tullamarine Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
  
  Saturday 25 January
  
  27°C
  Partly cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the west early this morning. Slight chance of a shower near the Yarra Valley this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.
  
  Fire Danger Rating: Moderate
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 9:20am to 5:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
  
  Sunday 26 January
  
  15°C → 27°C
  Partly cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower near the Otways in the early morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending east to southeasterly in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 30.
  
  Monday 27 January
  
  17°C → 42°C
  Becoming windy. Partly cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east. Winds northwest to northeasterly 30 to 45 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 25 to 40 km/h during the afternoon then tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 16 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
  
  Tuesday 28 January
  
  16°C → 24°C
  Cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning. Winds southerly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
  
  Wednesday 29 January
  
  13°C → 24°C
  Partly cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Thursday 30 January
  
  13°C → 24°C
  Cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Cloudy.
  
  Friday 31 January
  
  14°C → 24°C
  Cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Cloudy.
  
  Forecast data thanks to © Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Alerts
- Parks Victoria Alerts
  When planning and before starting your trip please check Parks Victoria closure website for anything that may impact on your plans.

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