The walk begins at the far end of the car park for the lower Distillery Creek Picnic Area where there is a sign designating ‘Ironbark Gorge’ Track. This is a narrow walking track that follows the creek to the top of the gorge taking you through a rocky area where some very fine views can be obtained across the gully. The tall ironbarks and other eucalypts reach high into the sky, and the understorey of wattles and other shrubby vegetation is most attractive and includes Common Correa, the Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea which flowers in late September, and a particularly fine stand of Rusty Pomaderris. Closer to the ground there are many small treasures – violets, Cut-leaf Daisy, Tall Greenhoods and many others. Once you reach the top of the gorge there is a panoramic view back down the creek.

The track then winds through the gorge crossing the creek via a number of wooden bridges. Sometimes there is water, but usually the creek bed is dry. Ferns and mosses are a feature of this part of the walk. The feeling of being in a gorge is more apparent at this stage as the rocky outcrops can be seen on both sides of the creek. The high cliffs were once the nesting place of Peregrine Falcons but these magnificent birds have not been seen there recently. Vegetation is now screening sections of this rocky area.

The Ironbark Gorge Track joins a walking track to Currawong Falls 500 m from the Distillery Creek Picnic Ground. There is a sign at this point directing you back to the picnic ground.