Shepparton - Goulburn River Walk

This walk encompasses parts of the Yahna Gurtji Shared Pathway, meaning “Come walk with me friend” and follows the majestic Goulburn River.

Start / Finish: Rear of Greater Shepparton City Council Offices, Welsford Street. Finish is at either Cudgee Park or Jordan’s Bend.
Distance: 2.2km to Cudgee Park, 3.6km to Jordans Bend (one way). Follow the path outlined on the map.
Surface / Access: This walk is on a designated bitumen, footpath and granitic sand track / trail with parts being lose gravel. Terrain is generally flat with a few undulations.

Shepparton Goulburn River Walk Map

Points of Interest (shown on map):
1 Extension of Goulburn River. This dead end body of water was the original path of the Goulburn River. In 1969 the river was redirected to where it flows today to negate the need for the construction of two new bridges along the causeway.
2 Penstock, this valve was used for closing the storm water system in times of flood.
3 Princess Park, named after HRH Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II, forms part of the Yahna Gurtji Shared Path Network.
4 Exercise stations are scattered along the path network to encourage health, exercise and wellbeing and forms part of the Shepparton on the Moove project.
5 Historic pump foundations, this pump supplied water to the first irrigated orchard on the east side of the Goulburn River in 1893.
6 Cudgee Park, Indigenous Community Garden and Aboriginal totems, meaning “a very good place to visit” features stairway access to the river.
7 Jordan’s Bend. RiverConnect host a number of spotlight walks throughout the warmer months. Further details visit www.riverconnect.com.au

Walk Note: There are no water facilities and limited accessible seating along the path. The walk has access to geocaches in close proximity.
Hazards: Parts of this walk are not accessible during times of flood and also be aware of snakes during the warmer months.