Begin the walk behind the lower Distillery Creek Picnic Area. There is a small sign indicating the Nature Trail. Take the righthand branch of the track, go over the boardwalk and continue until you come to a cross track (about 170 m).

Turn left at this intersection and head along Ironbark Drive through the tall ironbarks after which the track is named. In places there is quite a dense understorey of wattles, daisy bushes, pomaderris, Dusty Miller and other vegetation, while in other areas the ironbarks, with their blackened trunks, stand in cleared areas and are a reminder of the 1983 bushfires.

Ironbark Drive meets Loves Track where you turn right. There is a short section of downhill terrain before you come to the Currawong Falls Walking Track. Turn right again at this point and follow the narrow track alongside Distillery Creek to the picnic area. The vegetation has changed dramatically with a variety of tall eucalypts: Manna Gums, peppermints, Mountain Grey-gums and messmates, providing a canopy for the tall, dense understorey through which the track meanders. Sometimes a Powerful Owl can be seen in this area. The Victorian Christmas Bush flowers here from December to January.

After about 4 km you will reach the Aireys Inlet Nature Trail. You can turn right and return to the picnic area. However consider continuing straight ahead, cross Ironbark Drive and then return on the same short section you walked at the beginning of the walk.