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Tag: dog-friendly

  • Janefield Wetlands and Plenty Gorge Park

    Janefield Wetlands and Plenty Gorge Park

    Plenty Gorge Park is our favourite place to go for a walk. This time we started from Janefield Wetlands near Uni Hill. We returned on the trail next to the Plenty River. We walked 6.1 km for about 1.5 hours. Recording of our walk on Strava.

  • Scotchmans Creek Trail

    A trail goes through many of Melbourne’s eastern suburbs in the Monash City Council. The trail is NOT a loop and the good thing about that is one can pick any start point along the trail and out east towards Chadstone Shopping Centre or out west to Forster Road. There is no set beginning and…

  • An Oasis in the Middle of a Concrete Jungle – A Day Walk through Yarra Bend Park

    An Oasis in the Middle of a Concrete Jungle – A Day Walk through Yarra Bend Park

    First, I would like to acknowledge the traditional land owners of Yarra Bend Park, the Wurundjeri peoples. I would like to pay my respects to the past, present and any Indigenous people among us today. I also want to acknowledge that I have profited and benefited from stolen land and that Indigenous people were never…

  • Mornington to Mt Martha

    Mornington to Mt Martha

    It was cloudy and gloomy Easter Monday. It was raining from time to time but we decided to risk it and go to Mornington for a walk. We started from the parking lot near the Dava Hotel. The rain stopped. It was nice to walk and be sheltered from the wind by the thick bushes.…

  • Spiritual Creek Walk in Woodlands Historic Park

    Spiritual Creek Walk in Woodlands Historic Park

    Woodlands Historic Park is located in Greenvale, not far from Melbourne Airport. We took our dog for a walk there on Sunday. We started from Woodlands Homestead. They serve Devonshire tea here. Interesting design of benches around trees. Just in front of the Homestead are real Living Legends! Established to bring retired champion horses back…

  • Loader Walk in South Gippsland

    Loader Walk in South Gippsland

    One weekend in South Gippsland, I was eager to find somewhere new and dog-friendly to take a stroll. We’ve taken our golden retriever to the George Bass Coastal Walk in Kilcunda, and dog-friendly beaches like Inverloch and Sandy Point. I came across the Loader Walk in my research, but there wasn’t a great deal of…

  • Rokeby to Crossover Rail Trail

    Just an hour and a half out of Melbourne, you’ll find the leafy little town of Rokeby in West Gippsland. The Rokeby to Crossover Rail Trail is about 4km one way, and is the perfect walk for those who don’t like inclines. As we had an elderly person and 10 year old dog with us,…

  • Emu Bottom Wetlands – Coming back to life

    At 32-acres, Emu Bottom Wetlands, Sunbury is one of the biggest dog parks in Outer Melbourne. There are plenty of amazing walks on Trail Navigator but what if you just want to take yourself, the family or even the dog for a quick stroll? If you live in Melbourne’s north-west I highly recommend visiting Emu…

  • Lilydale Lake

    Lilydale Lake

    We took a puppy for fostering care recently so now I’m always on lookout for dog-friendly walks. Dogs are allowed at the Lilydale Lake and we never been there before so we drove there to meet our friends on Sunday morning. It is definitely a popular spot – our friends had a hard time finding…

  • Mitchell River Walk

    We stopped at Bairnsdale for a lunch on our way from Melbourne to Merimbula. We decided to stretch our legs and go for a short walk. Mitchell River Walk starts right from the town – perfect! It’s a circuit, we got to walk on both sides of the river. The trail is suitable for prams.…