Traffic Management Plan - Have your say!

In response to concerns regarding road use and parking, Council commissioned a Traffic Management Plan which reviews the residential streets around the Hammon Park Trailhead and proposes some possible actions to improve the road usage.

You can access the draft Traffic Management Plan through the link on this page. If you would like a hard copy please reach out to abreach@hepburn.vic.gov.au and one can be left for you at the Creswick Hub.

We would like to know what you think of the proposed changes to the area and what projects you feel are the most important.

There are several ways to provide feedback or ask a question on the Traffic Management Plan including:

  • Provide feedback using the form on this page.
  • Send an email to shire@hepburn.vic.gov.au
  • Attend the drop in session on Wednesday, 9 July from 6:00 - 8:00pm at the Creswick Town Hall.

Engagement window opens on 25 June 2025 and closes at 5pm on 13 July 2025.

Permanent signage for Djuwang Baring will be installed during the fortnight beginning 23 June.

Temporary signs were required to allow the trails network to open while the final considerations were underway on the trail names that are featured on the signage. The trail names were associated with a Naming Proposal submitted to Geographic Names Victoria (GNV), the State Government agency responsible for public place naming.

The process to complete this proposal included community engagement, conversations with Djarra and advertising of the names. This process was begun in late 2019 with the finalised proposal submitted before Christmas 2024.

The trail names have been formally gazetted on 19 June and the signage will now be installed.

Question or Idea

Response

Provide advance notice of road closures (Water St)

Event organisers are asked to notify residents of any disruptions to road use. If at any time there is a question about road use, please contact Council Customer Service for more information.

Ban or strongly discourage shuttling from the Hammon Park Trailhead area

Bike Carrying or Shuttling is a practice of driving trail users and their bikes to the top of a downhill stretch of trail and picking them up at the bottom of the trails. Shuttling or bike carrying is a legal road use and cannot be banned. The Traffic Management Plan contains proposals for managing road use near the Hammon Park Trailhead.

Create better facilities at St Georges Lake Park

Parks Victoria are responsible for the facilities at the St Georges Lake visitors area and surrounding parkland with the exception of the Djuwang Baring trail corridor. This request has been passed on to them.

There should be better management on St Georges Lake Road

The Traffic Management Plan is a proposal for management of St Georges Lake Road and the Hammon Park Trailhead area. Your feedback on this document is important and will help to create the way forward for this area.

There needs to be better signage in the area

In June/July 2025 a suite of permanent signage will be installed on Djuwang Baring. This signage will be informational, behavioural and wayfinding.
The Traffic Management Plan sets out a proposal for road signage around the Hammon Park Trailhead.

There should be a bike shop in town

Council is happy to support new businesses in Creswick and surrounds. Any prospective business owners can call business@hepburn.vic.gov.au for more information.

Install bins at trail nodes and along trails

Like the Regional Park and State Forest lands it passes through, Djuwang Baring is a 'pack in - pack out' trail network. Trail users are expected to take their rubbish with them.

Will there be any bush rehabilitation done?

Part of the ongoing maintenance of Djuwang Baring involves control of invasive weeds like broom, gorse and blackberry as well as bush regeneration as appropriate. Council is responsible for maintenance within the trail corridor while land managers HVP Plantations, DEECA or Parks Victoria are responsible for weed management and bush rehabilitation outside of the corridor.

Local businesses open on Sundays

Each individual business is responsible for setting their open hours.

Cheney Street should be considered

Agreed. The draft traffic management plan considers outcomes for Cheney Street.

Fix Arboretum Road for shuttle use

Arboretum Road, or the dirt road that passes by Eastern Hill Camp, is managed by HVP Plantations. The primary use of this road is as an informal fire or maintenance access road. While it is not considered in the Traffic Management Plan, it is being considered as part of managing change in the area.

There should be behavioural information sessions for trail users

The Trailhead sign and website contains behavioural information for trail users. If a local club or group is interested in working collaboratively with Council to undertake information sessions, please reach out to shire@hepburn.vic.gov.au

Help residents manage changes

The Traffic Management Plan is a proposal for managing change for the Hammon Park Trailhead area.

Keep cyclists off walking tracks

The trails that circle St Georges Lake are shared, meaning that they cater for cyclists as well as walkers. This designation pre-existed Djuwang Baring's construction. The permanent trails signage to be installed in June/July 2025 will contain clear advice on trail use.

Create Local Traffic Only areas

Local Traffic Only areas are considered in the Traffic Management Plan.

Lower Speeds

Speed restrictionsare considered in the Traffic Management Plan.

Who is responsible for trails maintenance?

Council is responsible for maintenance of Djuwang Baring.

Consider maintenance DEECA Roads

Council is not responsible for maintaining roads within the State Forest. This request has been passed on to our partners at DEECA.

Make trail users pay to use trails

Part of Council's commitment to the community was to create a network of trails for casual use that were free to use. This commitment will be honoured. Events and other activities connected to the trails may be subject to a charge.

Monitor camping at St Georges Lake

Parks Victoria are responsible for the facilities at the St Georges Lake visitors area and surrounding parkland with the exception of the Djuwang Baring corridor. This request has been passed on to them.

Move trails to a minimum of 2km away from town centre

One of the drawcard features of the Djuwang Baring network is its proximity to town allowing trail users and their families to patronise local businesses. Trails construction has completed and trails will not be moved or altered.

Open St Georges Lake Road to through traffic

St Georges Lake Road has been closed to through traffic with the exception of maintenance or emergency vehicles. This was done to maintain safety of cyclists and walkers on the shared trails.

More parking is required

Parking is considered in the Traffic Management Plan. Areas for additional parking in town are also being investigated.

Seal or pave dirt roads

Sealing some roads is considered in the Traffic Management Plan.

Police parking

Council Local Laws officers patrol parking around the Hammon Park Trailhead. Local laws officers have a large area to cover and may be called away to manage emergencies.

Prohibit non locals from using roads near trailhead

Council cannot prohibit use of public roads. Local Traffic Only areas are considered in the Traffic Management Plan.

Construct trail S2

Trail S2 was deleted from the trails network and replaced by shared access on St Georges Lake Road. The reasons for this include permissions and protections required for trail in the Flora Reserve.

Safer crossing of Melbourne Road

A dedicated crossing of Melbourne Road will be constructed in financial year 2025/2026.

Safety info on website

The Djuwang Baring website contains information on trail usage and safety. Council regularly updates the website with new information.

Install wayfinding signage at gazebo in town

This is a great idea, thank you. We will look into it.

Install speed bumps at the end of Water Street

Traffic calming measures are considered in the Traffic Management Plan.

The Traffic Management Plan identifies several proposed actions for consideration around the Hammon Park Trailhead.

Following this engagement and the review of submissions, the Traffic Management Plan and list of prioritised actions will be finalised. The document will be presented to Council for review.

Part of this review will be identification of high priority actions and consideration of funding availability for implementation. Council will not be able to implement all of the actions proposed in the document, however we will work to implement those that are of the highest priority as soon as possible.


Following the outcomes of this engagement, the Traffic Management Plan will be reviewed, finalised and presented to Council for consideration.

We anticipate this taking place later this year.

The best way to learn more and keep up to date with all things Djuwang Baring is to visit the website www.djuwangbaring.com

To raise a service request or report a problem relating to a Council service or asset, please log a service request using the link below. You will be issued a reference number so you can track progress on your request.

Log a service request

You can also phone our customer service centres on (03) 5348 2306.

Visit our Contact us page for after-hours emergency numbers.

Find out how to make a formal complaint.

Outcome of post opening survey

In March and April of this year, we reached out to local businesses and residents in Creswick to ask how things were going following the opening of Djuwang Baring.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. There were 74 resident surveys and 5 Business surveys completed. To read more about what people said, please see the survey reports in the Document Library of this page. Further, responses to the questions or suggestions posed in that engagement are provided in the "Community Suggestions and Answers" drop down on this page.

While the overall sentiment was that opening the trails was a positive (63%) or neutral (21%) change, there were some that expressed concerns about the changes they have experienced since opening of Djuwang Baring in November 2024.

  • Noted positive changes included increased vibrancy, upbeat vibe, more to do locally and increased visitation for local businesses.
  • The most common concerns raised were increased traffic on the roads, poor road behaviour, challenges finding parking, increase of people in town and more people using the forest and trails.



Djuwang Baring Trails Updates

On Saturday 30 November 2024 Hepburn Shire Council officially opened the full 60km of the Djuwang Baring (Crewick Trails) network of mountain bike trails. To celebrate, we hosted a party at Hammon Park Trailhead.


What to expect when the trails are open

While the construction of trails is complete, not all of the tasks associated with construction of the Djuwang Baring network are complete. Across the next 6+ months, additional works will be implemented including:

  • formal crossing of Melbourne Road
  • continuation of installation of permanent signage to replace temporary signs
  • construction of new cycling and pedestrian bridge near St Georges Lake
  • fencing and bollards to help manage positive road use
  • monitoring of the trails as well as trail and road user behaviour.

Naming of Trails - Update


As a result of the naming engagement outcomes, two new names for trails have been added for consideration for inclusion as part of the Djuwang Baring Trails Network.

These names are:

  • Marsupial
  • Swamp Wallaby.

For more information on the naming process please scroll down.

If you have concerns about either of these names, please email abreach@hepburn.vic.go.au and let us know the nature of your concern.

This call for submissions process will close on 24 December 2024.

Djuwang Baring Trails Update - September 2024

Djuwang Baring (Creswick Trails) Network requires names for each trail segment for rider recognition as well as to assist emergency services to locate an individual who has called for assistance. In total, more than 60 segment names are required for Djuwang Baring.

Half of the trails will carry names in the Dja Dja Wurrung language and the other half will be in English suggested by the community earlier this year. The themes of the suite of names are largely focused on local flora, fauna as well as cultural and historic heritage. Names will be featured on the trails signage, mapping and promotion.

The list of names linked below represents the draft list of names proposed for the trails and hubs in Djuwang Baring (Creswick Trails). Each name is accompanied by the rationale or justification for the name as compared to the Naming Guidelines.

There are more names on the list than there are trails to name and the proposed trail names are not associated with an individual trail in the network in the list of names on exhibition. The reason for this is to streamline the process. If a name meets with reasonable objections through this process, it may be excluded from the final list of names. Having a surplus of names will mean that there will still be enough names to name all of the trails.

You can download the list as a PDF in the library on this page. If you would like feedback on why the name you submitted is not on the final list, please make a submission below requesting that information.

This engagement will be open until close of business on 10 October, or a period of 30 days.


Names submitted by the community were reviewed against the Geographic Names Victoria Naming Guidelines and submitted to GNV for pre-approval. Names that do not appear on the draft list did not meet the criteria required by the State Government.

To make a submission for or against one or more of the names listed here you can:

  • Make a submission using the link on this page.
  • Make a written submission to abreach@hepburn.vic.gov.au.
  • Drop off a letter to any of the Customer Service Counters in the Shire.

All submissions must contain your name, contact email and the reason for your objection or support.

The naming process is governed by a series of statutory rules that must be followed. This process includes the following steps:

  • Names are reviewed by Hepburn Shire Council officers for compliance with the Naming Guidelines. COMPLETE
  • The draft list of names and the rationale for each is submitted to GNV for a first review. Repeat until all names are pre-approved. COMPLETE
  • Draft list of names are placed on public exhibition for 30 days. During this time letters of objection or support to one or multiple names can be submitted. CURRENT
  • All letters of objection and support are considered. A written letter of advice and response must be provided to all who submitted an objection. Please note that offensive, racist or inappropriate objections may not be considered.
  • Objectors have 30 days to make an appeal to Geographic Names Victoria.
  • The list of names is reviewed and amended if required. Additional engagement may be required depending on the level and type of objections and the changes required to the list of names.
  • Once the names are confirmed, a Naming Report is submitted to GNV along with a justification for each name, demonstration of compliance with the guidelines and evidence of engagement.
  • GNV review the report for approval. Once approved the names will be formally gazetted.

The State Government’s Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) has the final authority to approve and gazette place and trail names. This process needs to be undertaken now to ensure readiness for the opening. All names must be compliant with GNV’s naming guidelines.

Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) is the authority that approves and gazettes place, trail and road names. To be considered by GNV, any name proposed must comply with the guidelines. These guidelines are:

Ensuring public safety. Names must not put public and operational safety for emergency response at risk or cause confusion for transport, communication or mail services.

Recognizing the public interest. To preserve our cultural heritage, names should be enduring contributing long-term benefits to the community, businesses and visitors.

Linking the name to the place. Names should have a link to the place to ensure the preservation of our cultural heritage.

Ensuring names are not duplicated. Names must not duplicate or sound similar to another name within a locality or nearby area (30 km radius).

Recognition and use of Traditional Owner languages. Traditional Owner languages are often based on location; languages deeply rooted to the land and offer an ideal opportunity to connect a name to a place.

Names must not discriminate or be offensive. Place names must not discriminate or cause offence.

Gender equality. Gender equality in naming is encouraged. A maximum of 30% of commemorative names should be for males.

Dual Names. Dual names may only be assigned to geographic features.

Using commemorative names. Naming can commemorate an event, person or place. When considering a commemorative name:

oIf named after a person, that person should be or have been held in strong regard by a whole community over time.

oConsent will be sought from surviving family members.

oNames of people who are alive must be avoided because community attitudes and opinions can change over time. A commemorated person should be passed for at least 24 months.


For more information, please visit https://www.land.vic.gov.au/place-naming/understand-the-naming-process/the-naming-rules

The current alpha numeric names will remain as part of the trails full name. The final, gazetted name will be of the format "G5 Name".

Construction on Djuwang Baring continues

Work continues to progress on the remaining portion of trails with completion and opening expected later this year. Please stay out of construction zones to help us meet our opening milestones. We are working hard to get all 60km of trails open in time for the end of the year holidays.

In the interim, Council has been managing and maintaining the trails that are open. While they are new, it is very important to let them 'bed in' properly. What this means is that we may need to close some trails in the wet weather to protect them from damage from use until they have a chance to firm up. These closures are in addition to those that might be necessary due to inclement weather - like wind, bushfire or flooding etc.

Trail closures are noted through signage onsite and at the trailhead as well as social media posts. We will amend the www.djuwangbaring.com website to include a place for announcements. If you have questions, please reach out to tourism@hepburn.vic.gov.au.

Get out there and ride - 32 km opened early!

On 2 August, Council opened 32 km of trail on Djuwang Baring (Creswick Trails) and launched a new website for the network www.djuwangbaring.com. This website contains information relating to planning a ride, trail maps and other need to know information.

Construction on the remaining trails continues to make great progress with the completion date of December 2024 well within sight. While you're out there exploring, please only ride the trails that are open and have clearly marked temporary signage with the trail number, difficulty rating and direction of travel.

Djuwang Baring Website

Please help us get trails open early!

As we’ve made progress toward completing a cluster of trails that we can consider for an early opening, we’ve had increasing challenges with people bypassing, damaging and otherwise vandalizing site exclusion measures and trespassing in the construction site of Djuwang Baring (Creswick Trails).

Breaking in to the construction site and riding the trails before they are open is causing damage and could lead to injury as the site is an active construction zone and trails signage is not yet in place.

These site exclusion measures are a mandatory part of the project and are intended to maintain the safety of the public, contractor and to protect the trails asset.

Measures may include:

  • Signage identifying that the area is construction site, part of the Creswick Trails and/or that trail cameras are in use
  • Rope with orange flags (bunting) and/or orange webbing for trail junctions and trail starts to cue people to stay out of the construction area
  • Chains across trails that intersect with bush roads where cars may be expected to cue drivers to stay out of the construction area ahead of signage installation
  • Thicker rope, segments of temporary fencing or orange webbing at points along the trails in construction to cue trespassers that there are where they are not meant to be and that there are hazards within the construction zone.

If you are removing, damaging or vandalising site exclusion measures and riding the trails before they are open you are responsible for delaying progress on completing trails suitable for an early opening.

If you are removing the safety measures put in place to keep people out of the construction zone and keep them safe, then you are creating a potentially dangerous situation where someone could be hurt.

Trail builders are wasting time repairing the damage instead of getting trails ready for opening.

Before we can consider an early opening of trails, they must be complete and handed over to Hepburn Shire Council and signage must be in place to let users know the trail difficulty rating and how to navigate the network. Please let us get on with our work so that we can open some of the trail network ahead of schedule.

​New name for Creswick's trails


Hepburn Shire Council and DJARRA are proud to announce the name for the network of mountain bike trails in Creswick as Djuwang Baring, meaning ‘long track’ in Dja Dja Wurrung language. This name will feature on trails signage and promotional materials.

Naming of the approximately 70 trail segments that make up the trails network is progressing. These segments will be named half featuring words in the Dja Dja Wurrung language and half proposed by the community. All naming proposals have now been received and are being assessed against the naming criteria published by the State Government's Geographic Names Victoria office. Once this process has been completed, a draft list of trail names to be released later in the month.

To celebrate this milestone, we've put together a short video showing some of what you can expect to see later in the year when the full Djuwang Baring - Creswick Trails network is open. Please be patient as we work to bring the trails to life by staying out of the construction zone.

Click here for our full media release.

To hear Djuwang Baring spoken, please click here.

Illegal Tree Felling - Help us catch the vandals!

Since the weather has turned cooler, we have noticed a large uptick in the presence of illegal tree harvesting operations taking place within and close to the Creswick Trails project area. This season illegal tree harvesting activities have claimed the lives of 30-50 mature native trees on or near the project construction area. Tree fellers drop the trees mostly at night and come back to cut and remove the wood for use as firewood. Sometimes this wood is sold illegally through local Buy, Swap, Sell sites. Please be wary and only purchase legally sourced wood.

Trees are often felled in-expertly across paths and bush roads. Some of the trees have been felled on partially constructed trails and have damage that will need to be rectified before we can open the trails.

Hepburn Shire Council and our contractors, Dirt Art, have made great efforts to reduce the need to remove native trees as part of our construction and strongly condemn the practice of illegal tree harvesting. If you come upon illegal wood operations, please do not approach or engage with the perpetrators. If you can safely get a vehicle registration, please do so.

Please report any suspicious activities to Victoria Police or directly to the State Government's forest report line. We've included a link here for convenience.

Progress Update - the path to opening

Construction Progress - Moving right along!

Our crews continue to make great progress on trails construction with excellent trail building weather in the last months of Summer 2024. Bridges and platforms are beginning to take shape and some work on the northern skills area has commenced. We've been able to re-purposed some soil from a nearby Council project to enhance what we planned to build, and it looks amazing!

As we move into the cooler months, we will need to be mindful of wet weather that is predicted with the onset of autumn and winter. Completion of the project is still on track for December 2024 or before.

Excavator on mound

If you're making such great progress, can we open some trails before 2024?

Without question, this is the most common question we receive about the Creswick Trails. We get it, we are excited too! Being able to declare segments or loops of trails complete and ready to open involves more that just the physical infrastructure. Once a logical segment or loop of trails has been nominated as complete and our project team agrees that it meets the criteria for completeness and quality, we can consider the other aspects that need to be complete before we can open any trail publicly.

Other aspects to be considered are installation of directional and wayfindinig signage; emergency services mapping and readiness; managing environmental issues like parking and road safety for trails coming online early; pre-opening permissions and other site specific approvals. To date we do not have any segments or loops of trails that have been nominated for completion. We'd like to be able to open some trails early and before December 2024, however we must make sure that everything is in place before we do.

To help us get to an on time or early completion, please stay out of the construction areas and off the trails in progress. If trails are ridden early and damaged, rectification works are required before these trails can be considered for opening. This takes time and actually delays opening. Staying out of the construction zone is also important to maintain your and our contractors safety as well as to keep progress on track.

Trails Naming - Thank you and Next Steps

Thank you to all who participated in the trails naming process by submitting a naming proposal. We received 158 naming submissions for the 35 trail segments requiring names. Of those 158, only 15 were compliant with the naming guidelines and 99 required more information from submitters to evaluate for compliance with the guidelines. Additional information has been requested where required. Once this information has been received, names will be released to the community for information and comment, if required.

The naming guidelines are set by the State Government. As the State Government is the approval authority for all formal names, we must make sure that we consider the guidelines before we propose names to the State Government for consideration.

Naming sections of the Creswick Trails

We invited submissions from the community to help name segments of the Creswick Trails. Of the 70 individual trail segments and hubs, 50% (35 segments) will carry names in Dja Dja Wurrung language. The remaining 50% will be named by the community with ten names being suggested by Creswick's VOGA cycling club and 25 names from the community and stakeholder groups.

Thank you to everyone who made a submission. This engagement has now closed.

A panel will review the names for compliance with the State Government principles and compile a list of the draft names which will be published on this website.

The draft list will be presented to Council and submitted to the State Government’ s Geographic Names Victoria who will have the final say in determining where and how the names are assigned.

Construction Update - February 2024

The construction of the Creswick Trails continues to progress on schedule with the good summer weather. Crews have begun to lay the foundation work for bridges and platforms that will form part of the completed trail network. The footings are square with yellow caps. Underneath the ground there are supports and anchors to secure the platform in place.

As we progress toward opening in December 2024, we begin to look toward naming of the trail segments. Starting on 19 February, we will be making a call out to the community to submit name proposals for the trail segments. There are some guidelines set by the State Government that we will include as part of the call out. So put your thinking caps on!

While we are in construction, please stay out of the construction zone and off any trails that are in construction. Trespassing is not only unsafe for you and our construction crews, it has the potential to damage new trails and slow down our progress.

Footings for Platform

Construction Update - December 2023

We have a lot to celebrate at the end of 2023 as our network of trails at Creswick begins to emerge. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of the journey from the trails network being an amazing idea in 2015, advocating for the project, supporting funding proposals to State Government, participating in design engagement and now watching as the network comes to life.

We are over halfway through the construction now with work to take an end of year break until early January 2024.

In the early part of 2024 priorities will be continuing to build trails, progressing with implementing bridges and platforms and beginning work around St Georges Lake and Koala Park. Works in these key visitor nodes will mean that some areas will be inaccessible to visitors to allow trails construction to commence. There will be signage onsite as well as more information on Council and Parks Victoria's website regarding any temporary disruptions to the Wallaby or Goldfields Track.

In January, we will be reaching out to you for suggestions for names of individual trails or loops. There are some guidelines published by the State Government that we will need to be mindful of, but we'd love a local flair on trails names.

This engagement will be launched here and through Council's social media platforms.

Wishing you a happy end of year season. Stay safe!

Restricting Access to St Georges Lake Road

A portion of St Georges Lake Rd has been incorporated into the alignment of the Creswick Trails. This portion travels along the northern edge of St Georges Lake and is a windy dirt section of road. Because trails in this location are designed to carry both walkers and cyclists, the road in this location will be closed to cars and trucks with exception of emergency services.

This change will take place in early 2024 and yes not have an end date.

Map

Construction Update - November 2023

Construction of trails has hit the 50% mark with a collective 30 kilometres of trails complete or in progress. This is an exciting milestone and we are very happy with the progress. While we have crossed the halfway point, we are not yet able to open up any trails for use at this time. We've put together some FAQs below with answers to some common questions we've received.

We have 4-6 crews active at any one time, each building elements of the overall alignment. Because of this, the trails we've been working on are are not all in a continuous line. Trails currently in construction are not complete and do not have bridges and platforms in place. This means that they may not be safe to ride. Please stay out of the construction zone to assist Dirt Art, our contractor, to maintain a safe worksite for the public and the trail builders. Time is wasted repairing trails and exclusionary barriers that could be spent building trails!

We have always expected construction of the network of 60 kilometers to take up to two years to build. This places the anticipated completion date for the network as December 2024. This has not changed since we began construction and we are working within this timeline for an on time delivery.

Protection of Native Habitat

In order to construct trails, some native ground cover and trees have to be removed. We are careful during construction and only remove what we have to in order to build trails. The top layers of soil are scraped away exposing the subsoil which is shaped according to the ride experience and challenge of the trails being constructed.

The native vegetation is worked back into the edges of the trails as part of the finishing process. We have also greatly reduced the need to remove native trees through careful ground preparation and micro siting on the ground before constructing and alignment.

Creswick Trails Network - Construction Methods

Construction on the Creswick Trails began in late January 2023 with the appointment of construction contractor Dirt Art. Crews will be constructing trails with 4-6 crews active in the bush at any one time. Each crew contains a small excavator and several trails groomers. The machine operator roughs in trails with the groomers following with pruning shears, rakes, shovels and other hand tools to build the trails.

Before construction, each alignment is walked by the team with input from our project experts - an archaeologist, cultural historian and ecologist - as required. Trails are being constructed to the approved trails alignments. You can see maps of the approved alignments in the Document Library on this page.

Hammon Park - Open for play!

Hammon Park Trailhead (Water Street, Creswick) is complete and has been formally opened for use.

In addition to serving as the trailhead for the Creswick Trails, Hammon Park is now a fully self-contained community-focused reserve with cycling being the primary activity, for all ages.

Hammon Park Highlights include:

  • Cycling jumps to complement the existing pump track
  • Children’s Playspace with undercover sandpit, nest swing, balancing, hopping and bouncing equipment
  • Large rope climbing structure
  • Undercover BBQ area with double burner electric BBQ and picnic table
  • Learn to ride track with a scaled down version of elements found on the Creswick Trails
  • Accessible concrete paths
  • Garden beds, new turf areas, tree planting and naturalized drainage swales
  • Paved area for food trucks and three GPOs for events
  • Shaded seating area x2
  • Carpark extension to double available parking
  • New toilet block with 3 ambulant and one accessible cubicle (with shower)
  • Changing Place toilet facility accessible with MLAK key (available upon request according to need)
  • Cyclocross stairs and sandpit
  • Pedestrian and cycling bridge across Creswick Creek
  • Bike wash, Bike repair station, E-bike chargers x2
  • Bins, seats and 2 water fountains.

Please reach out for more information.

Planning the Creswick Trails

We undertook a substantial amount of planning and design for the Creswick Trails Network. It's all linked here. Please note, any reference to Stage One and Stage Two trails should be understood as a remnant of the historic planning process. The complete Creswick Trails Network is the 60 kilometres currently under construction.

  • FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions. This is a good place to start learning more about the planning of the Creswick Trails Network as it provides a series of questions across key categories including Approvals, Engagement, Environment and Experience.
  • Community Feedback and How it was used to progress the Trails design. This document contains community engagement feedback detail and how that information has been used to progress the design for the Creswick Trails Project.
  • Creswick Trails Network maps.Taking on your feedback from the earlier engagement, the maps have been designed to provide information on land tenure, trail type, proximity to existing landmarks and formal trails and site context
  • Creswick Trails Trail Development Plan. The Trail Development plan provides detail for how the trails will be constructed and the ride experience the offer.
  • Creswick Mountain Bike Trail Cultural Heritage Management Plan. A report assessing the cultural heritage of sites, areas or artefacts within the project area. This report has been discussed and provided to the Dja Dja Wurrung. Note: This report was updated on 30 June 2021 with a formal letter stating that the plan has been approved by Djarra (Dja Dja Wurrung).
  • Creswick Mountain Bike Trails, Victoria: Historic Survey Report. Document detailing the survey of European history within the project area and the methodology for avoiding and managing significant areas and artefacts. This document has been discussed and provided to Heritage Victoria.
  • Arborist Report/Tree management Plan: Creswick Trails Project. Report assessing the trees within the project area and methods for managing impact during planning, use and construction. Note: This report has been updated on 30 June 2021 to correct an error and provide clarification. No substantive changes were made to the report.
  • Creswick Mountain Bike Trail: Flora and fauna assessment. Document assessing the flora and fauna of the project including relevant legislation and compliance measures.
  • Creswick Trails Environmental Management Plan. Plan detailing how environmental concerns will be managed during the construction of Trails. This document is a practical and procedural document.
  • Bushfire Management Statement for the proposed Creswick Trails. Statement regarding bushfire risk in the project area. Note: An Emergency Management Plan (EMP) will be developed and tested before the Creswick Trails Network Trails open for use. The EMP will detail emergency procedures, indicators, roles and responsibilities and other practical information.
  • Contact Us

    Should you have questions or just want to learn more about this exciting project, contact our Project Manager:

    Contact Information
    Name Alison Breach
    Email abreach@hepburn.vic.gov.au