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Barwon River
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Barwon River

Length9.7 mi
Elev. Gain141 ft
Est. Steps22000
Created by Patti

Barwon River Introduction

Barwon River is a 9.7 mile (22,000-step) route located near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. This route has an elevation gain of about 141 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Barwon River

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Balyang Sanctuary

Place
Balyang Sanctuary is a public park in the suburb of Newtown, Geelong. Situated at 38.1642°S 144.3312°E / -38.1642; 144.3312 on the banks of the Barwon River, it is 20 acres (81,000 m2) in size and consists of open park lands, lakes, and wetlands. It was opened in 1973.

City of South Barwon

Place
The City of South Barwon was a local government area in Victoria, Australia, which contained a number of Geelong suburbs south of the Barwon River, and extending to Torquay in the south and Barwon Heads to the east. The city covered an area of 165.4 square kilometres (63.9 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.

Landy Field, Geelong

Sports
John Landy Athletics Field is situated at the corner of Swanston Street and Barwon Terrace, South Geelong, and was formerly known as Riverside Reserve. It sits adjacent to the Barwon River to the south and the Godfrey Hirst Pty Ltd carpet factory to the east. it is considered the premier athletics venue in the Geelong region, and its track is of national standard.

St Albans Park, Victoria

Place
St. Albans Park is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, 6 km southeast from Geelong's city centre. It is bounded by Boundary Road (West), Coppards Road (East), Townsend Road (North) and the Barwon River (South). The suburbs that surround it are Whittington, Breakwater, Moolap and Marshall. The suburb extends around the St.

Electoral district of Geelong East

Place
Geelong East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1985. It was located south of the city of Geelong, defined in the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858 as:Commencing at the north-western angle of the town reserve of Geelong; thence by a line south to the River Barwon; thence westward and northwestward by the River Barwon to the western boundary of the reserve at the junction of the Moorabool and Barwon; thence east by the northern boundary of section 25, parish of Barrabool; thence south by the eastern boundaries of sections 25 and 11, and by part of the eastern boundary of section 7, all in the same parish; thence south-easterly by a curved line crossing the Waurn Chain of Ponds to the southern boundary of section 3, parish of Conewarre; thence east by the southern boundaries of sections 3 and 4 in the same parish; thence north-easterly by a curved line crossing the River Barwon to the south-eastern angle of section 11 in the parish of Moolap; thence by the eastern boundary of that section and a line north to the shores of Corio Bay; and thence by the shores of Corio Bay to the north-western angle of the town reserve, the commencing point aforesaid, including the remaining portion of the reserve at Point Henry.

Geelong Racecourse railway station

Place
Geelong Racecourse (also known as Breakwater) is a disused railway station on the Geelong-Warrnambool railway line in Breakwater, Victoria, Australia. The station was situated on a loop siding off the main line and was only used for special events at the nearby Geelong Racecourse.In 1910 the Geelong Racing Club, the Geelong Agricultural Society and the Hibernian Society together paid the Victorian Railways £1000 to have the station built.

St Joseph's College, Geelong

School
St Joseph's College (sometimes referred to colloquially as Joeys or SJC) is an independent Catholic secondary school for boys, located in the inner Geelong suburb of Newtown, Victoria, Australia. The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1935, who continue to run the school, and provides education from year 7–12, offering a broad range of curricular choices for its students in middle and senior schools including VCE, VET and VCAL.

Troop Loop

Tourist Attraction

Frederick Moreton Reserve

Park

Bob Morell Reserve

Park
Last updated: May 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

9.7 mi

Elev. Gain

141 ft

Est. Steps

22000
Created by
Patti
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