{"id":220,"date":"2023-01-22T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T03:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/?p=220"},"modified":"2023-02-02T15:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T04:18:01","slug":"lilydale-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/2023\/01\/lilydale-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Lilydale Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We took a puppy for fostering care recently so now I&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5851-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5851-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5851-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5851-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5851-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5851-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is definitely a popular spot &#8211; our friends had a hard time finding a parking spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We walked clock-wise and took detour to the boardwalk which lead to a bird hide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5850-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5850-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5850-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5850-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5850-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5850-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The trail was wide and flat, very easy to walk on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5852-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5852-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5852-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5852-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5852-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5852-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5853-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5853-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5853-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5853-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5853-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5853-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With lamp posts on the way it definitely felt like a walk in a park, not a hike in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5854-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5854-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5854-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5854-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5854-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5854-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5855-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5855-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5855-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5855-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5855-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5855-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The walk around the lake is about 2 km long. We decided to extend it to 4 km by walking along Olinda Creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5856-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5856-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5856-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5856-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5856-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5856-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Swimming in the lake was &#8216;not recommended&#8217; but we saw a lot of kayaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5857-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5857-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5857-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5857-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5857-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5857-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5859-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5859-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5859-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5859-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5859-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trailnavigator.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_5859-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All picnic tables under cover were taken but we still had a nice picnic on the grass in shadow under a tree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took a puppy for fostering care recently so now I&#8217;m always on lookout for dog-friendly walks. 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