{"id":10093,"date":"2025-03-23T10:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T00:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=10093"},"modified":"2025-03-23T11:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T01:12:12","slug":"grampians-zumsteins-to-mackenzie-falls-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=10093","title":{"rendered":"Grampians &#8211; Zumsteins to Mackenzie Falls walk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A popular medium day walk is to hike from the Zumsteins car park area (public toilets available) up to Fish Falls and then on up to Mackenzie Falls then return.<\/p>\n<p>This should take around 1.5hrs and you should take the usual hiking gear such as water, sun protection, snakebite bandage (just in case) and mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>There are possibilities of taking a dip in the water but avoid doing so at Mackenzie Falls as drownings have occurred there.<\/p>\n<p>Zumsteins to Fish Falls part is a bit boring but the falls and the walk from Fish to MacKenzie falls is much nicer and far more interesting &#8211; so you may wish to cut this walk in half and park at the much busier Mackenzie Falls car park and walk down to Fish Falls then return.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/gary\/photos\/Victoria\/walks\/Grampians\/Fish_MckenzieFalls\/IMG_1345.jpg\" alt=\"Fish Falls\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fish Falls in late Nov with minimal water flow<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/gary\/photos\/Victoria\/walks\/Grampians\/Fish_MckenzieFalls\/IMG_1355.jpg\" alt=\"Above Fish Falls en route to MacKenzie Falls\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Above Fish Falls en route to MacKenzie Falls<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/gary\/photos\/Victoria\/walks\/Grampians\/Fish_MckenzieFalls\/IMG_1358.jpg\" alt=\"MacKenzie Falls\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The more impressive MacKenzie Falls even with relatively low flows.<\/p>\n<p>Walk up the steps to the MacKenzie Falls car park (tends to be very busy especially on weekends and school holidays)<\/p>\n<p>The nearby <strong>Smith&#8217;s Mill camping ground<\/strong> is in walking distance from the car park. This camp ground requires prior online booking through Parks Victoria &#8211; there is minimal if any mobile reception in this region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See <a href=\"https:\/\/ayton.id.au\/wiki\/doku.php?id=australia:vic:grampians_camping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my wiki page<\/a> for more details on camping in the Grampians<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>See <a href=\"https:\/\/ayton.id.au\/wiki\/doku.php?id=australia:vic:grampianswalks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my wiki page<\/a> for more details on walks in the Grampians.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A popular medium day walk is to hike from the Zumsteins car park area (public toilets available) up to Fish Falls and then on up to Mackenzie Falls then return. 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