February 2026 - St Crispin's Well, Pipeline Track

Nine of us presented for our February walk, which would be a relatively easy stroll along the gently inclining Pipeline Track to find St Crispin's Well, and then a simple return along the (now) slighty declining track. Di, Bob, Wayne, Gerwyn, Summa, Janet, Angie, Heather, and Fin arrived at the carpark near the turnoff to Morphetts Rd at 9.30am. It was Heather's first walk with our group (hi Heather), and our leader today was Di. The day was warm but not hot, perfect for a walk.

There was a short steep section up a fire trail to reach the Pipeline Track, then we turned left and enjoyed the pleasant (almost flat) gravel path which runs alongside or on top of the historic water pipeline which has carried water down from the back of the mountain towards the city since the early days of the colony. ...

When we got to the all weather shelter and the turnoff up the hill to St Crispin's Well, we were a bit confused by the signage. We pushed around the barrier, determined to see the Well since we had walked all this way. The path up the hill is very pretty.

It wasn't long before we reached the small lookout platform. It had taken about an hour and a half to walk to here.

Here we saw that there had been some damage, with parts of the decking out of place. So we carefully avoided the gaps while we had our drinks and snacks. The Well is still working well.

We didn't stay long here, as the cool breeze generated in the glade by the falling ice cold water was quite chilling, despite the warm day. We headed back down to the main Pipeline Track again, and headed back down the hill. In about an hour we were back at the turnoff from the track down towards Huon Rd. Those of us at the head of the pack waited for the others to catch up. It had taken about an hour to walk back. So total time taken was about three hours.

Wayne entertained us with some Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band songs after we suggested he might have ants in his pants from sitting on an ants' nest.

We regained our cars, and drove back along Huon Road to the Ferntree Tavern, where we enjoyed a nice counter meal, before heading back home.