On a 4 km circuit hike, I parked at the gate on Stephen Track, climbed the summit, then descended to the Water Point on the Yarra River, opposite the Bend of Islands.

From there, I explored a seldom visited, un-named and unsigned foot-track to the north, in dense bushland along the river bank.

After reaching a point where this track became overgrown I returned to the Water Point, then along the recognized Mt Lofty River Track to the Mt Lofty Canoe Launching Ramp, at the end of Lower Homsetead Rd. From there, I returned to the car.

The views from the summit are tremendous, looking across the Yarra Valley to the Yarra Ranges and the Dandenongs.

The pictures show the Views, the Tracks, the Yarra, the Summit, the Water Point, and the Boardwalk.