Allans Flat Tourist Drive

Perhaps the best view of Mount Big Ben is along this fascinating drive. In winter months you’ll be able to see beyond the snow capped mountains, across the surrounding hills, valleys and forest.

Encounter the ghosts from our early mining days as you sweep past the remains of old digging sites. ‘The Flats’ you’ll see along the way were once thriving gold mining towns between 1845 and 1904, a time of great prosperity. Today, little remains of this past, though the disturbed ground still bears the scars of gold mining activity.

Osbornes Flat, named after James Osborne, the first white settler in the area, is located just outside of Yackandandah. It was established as a gold town in the 1850’s and had five hotels, several stores, a school, several trades’ people and a lodging house.

Nearby is the Rowdy Flat site, a gold mining village that was considered to be a ‘rough and noisy’ township, once rich in alluvial gold.

The scenic drive towards Wodonga Road is just 9 kilometres away from Yackandandah and close to Allans Flat. Gold digging was active here from 1850 till the late 1890’s. This is now a beautiful grassy picnic and BBQ area with a man made lake, created by hydraulic gold dredging.

Things you will see along the drive include: The Allans Flat Water Hole, The Strawberry Winery, The Vienna Patisserie, Various digging remains and story boards, the Osbornes Flat Primary School, The Osbornes Flat hall, and various accommodation venues including Creek Haven Cottages and Colonial Inn Guest Rooms.