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  • A day walk through the Werribee Gorge State Park

    First, I would like to acknowledge the traditional land owners of Werribee Gorge State Park, the Wadawurrung and 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…

  • Lake Elizabeth – A Wonderful Refuge from the Heat

    With the recent abundance of warm days, I had quite the hankering for a nice cool forested walk. Seeing as though I was heading out to the Geelong region a couple of weeks ago, I thought it’d be the perfect time to finally visit the serene Lake Elizabeth located within the Great Otway Ranges. With…

  • Plenty River Trail

    Plenty River Trail

    We went for a short walk on Sunday. Even though we live in the area for about 18 years we never walked to the northern end of the Plenty River Trail. We started from a car park at Calparrin Avenue near Greensborough Plaza. The wide track consisted of concrete slabs. There was an alternative earthy…

  • Warrandyte Park Loop

    Warrandyte Park Loop

    We went to Warrandyte State Park on Saturday. We’ve been there before but we never combined several walks in a loop. The walk starts from the car park next to the Yarra River. We saw some ducks. The river was still pretty full after the recent flood in October 2022. We walked on the quiet…

  • Heidelberg to Templestowe

    Heidelberg to Templestowe

    We’ve been on Main Yarra Trail many times before but we decided to take a walk from Heidelberg to Templestowe again. It was a nice Sunday afternoon and the starting point in Warringal Parklands was just a 10 minute drive from us. We saw trace of the recent flood – mud on the trail and…

  • 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.…