Cobb & Co Way

Suggested duration 3 - 5 hours

The Cobb & Co coaches rattled through colonial Australia, linking communities, delivering mail and bringing supplies to rural and regional communities. Take a more comfortable trip back in time to when the coaches rolled over flat terrain and tranquil creeks, and see evidence of the townships that sprang up along the route.

Travel the 85 minute loop, starting anywhere and stopping along the way.

Times and distances:

• Henty – Cookardinia (23km, 20 mins)
• Cookardinia – Holbrook (24km, 20 mins)
• Holbrook – Morven (22km, 20 mins)
• Morven – Culcairn (9km, 10 mins)
• Culcairn – Henty (18km, 15 mins)

Landmarks along the way:

• Henty Machinery Field Days site,
• Ruins of the Squatter’s Arms Inn (at the bridge at Cookardinia),
• Holbrook airpark,
• John McLean’s grave at Round Hill, Morven,
• Agricultural scenery and
• Homesteads.

Meals and refreshments are available at any of the lovely cafes or hotels in Culcairn, Holbrook and Henty.