Southbank

Southbank created by HRCC

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Summary

This return walk (double the distance) starts from the Wimmera Bridge and follows the river along the new "Southbank" area. Most of the surface is concrete with a littel sealed section at the start.

Description

Southbank has recently been opened up for residential properties. Prior to this, it was farmland and was not easily accessible to the public. You may like to park your car on the south side of the Wimmera Bridge near 3WM to commence your walk. From here it is a simple walk following the river. For a start the track is sealed gravel which then becomes a concrete footpath. This track will take you along the bank of the river until the houses run out. With future developments it is anticipated this track will officially continue on. Currently there is a dirt track which does continue on by the banks of the river but is quite rough. This unofficial track continues to the ?Boardwalk?, the only other way across the river other than the Wimmera Bridge, a few kilometres along.

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Points of Interest

1. Wimmera Bridge

The main bridge in Horsham crossing the Wimmera River. Being one of the main entrances to Horsham the city of Horsham was split in two for a couple of days during the 2011 floods

2. 3WM Radio Station/Weekly Advertiser

One of the AM radio stations in Horsham servicing the Wimmera Mallee. It is also the home of "The Weekly Advertiser" newspaper delivered free to all houses within the Wimmera

3. Wimmera River

The entire track follows the Wimmera River. The Wimmera River begins in the Pyrenees and flows northward into Lake Hindmarsh and Lake Albacutya and into a chain of ephemeral lakes further north.