Myrtleford

Quick facts

• Population approximately 3800
• 295 kilometres north-east of Melbourne
• Food and Wine

Myrtleford is a town of some 3800 people located 223 m above sea-level on the Great Alpine Rd between Wangaratta and Bright. It is beautifully positioned in the northern foothills of the Mt Buffalo Range adjacent the Ovens River, Happy Valley Creek and Barwidgee Creek. As a result of its location it serves as a gateway to Mt Buffalo National Park and its associated skiing resorts. Myrtleford is 273 km north-east of Melbourne via the Hume Freeway.
Beautiful scenery, tranquillity, rivers and mountain views will enchant visitors to Myrtleford nestled in the Ovens Valley with Mt Buffalo providing a dramatic backdrop. The town is a flourishing commercial centre and the hub for the timber and hops as well as the expanding premium winegrape market.

Traveling on foot or by bicycle is the best way to explore Myrtleford and its surrounds. There's a wonderful view of the town from Reform Hill which you can reach via the walking tracks. On the western side of town on the Great Alpine Road is the Phoenix Tree, where, to the centre of its root system you will see the Phoenix Bird sculptured by Hens Knorr. At the entrance to the town is a old log Tobacco Kiln which has been relocated and represents one of the industries that Myrtleford has been built on.

Approaching Myrtleford travellers are struck by the beauty of the mountains. From these mountains run fresh clean waters forming the rivers and streams, which finally join together to form the Ovens River.
Festivals

• Tobacco, Hops and Timber Festival, April
• Alpine Valleys Gourmet Weekend, January