Mooroopna History Walk

This walking tour of Mooroopna will give you a chance to view a number of historical sites.

Start / Finish: Chinaman’s Garden Reserve, Mooroopna.
Distance: 2.2km. Follow the path outlined beginning at Chinaman’s Garden Reserve.
Surface / Access: Mixture of gravel paths, designated footpaths and road shoulders with a few road crossings. Be careful of uneven paths. To avoid the gravel path begin the walk at the Mooroopna War Memorial. Terrain is flat with small undulation to the gardens.

Mooroopna History Walk Map

Points of Interest (shown on map):
1 Chinaman’s Garden Reserve – Ah Wong, a Chinese migrant, set up a market garden on this site in 1877 and supplied vegetables to the district.
2 Mooroopna War Memorial, dedicated April 1928, construction cost £1000.
3 Mooroopna’s first stand alone Post Office 1884-1921, was moved due to the erosion of the river bank.
4 Kialla Bridge, 1877. Originally had a drawbridge in the centre to allow steamers to reach the wharf.
5 Mechanics Hall, built in 1906.
6 Royal Mail Hotel 1877.
7 Flour Mill, 1872 – Mooroopna’s oldest continuous industry, (now home to Ridleys Agricultural products).
8 McLennan’s home 1910, home of Reuben McLennan, original owner of the flour mill and namesake of McLennan Street.
9 Punt Crossing on the Goulburn River 1875 – 1877. Further upstream when the river is low enough, you can see the remains of The Wharf, C1877.
10 SPCA – Ardmona Plant. Began processing in 1921 as a processor of deciduous fruits. Manufacturing still continues at this site but in a limited capacity.

Walk Note: This walk provides access to Geocaches.