The walk starts from The Puffing Billy Playground area, then goes across the road down the path next to Gemco, which follows the Puffing Billy track. At the netball courts, cross Emerald Beaconsfield Rd, continue to the station, then go left to the lower carpark. From there, head right towards the main park tracks. On the right, you'll see beautiful flower gardens full of lavender & salvia, along with amazing heritage trees Then back the way we came via the path next to the s

PLEASE NOTE: Unless you have an annual local's parking pass from Cardinia Shire Council, there is a fee to park at Emerald Lake Park - $2 for 2 hours or $6 per day. Payment is by Credit or Visa/MasterCard Debit card only (not cash or debit only card). This walk begins at the Emerald Lake Park main car park. It's part of the 14.5km Eastern Dandenong Ranges Trail, which goes from Clematis to Gembrook via Wright Forest & Cockatoo. It's a shorter walk than usual, but you can eas

The Cardinia Creek Regional Parklands will eventually encompass more than 600ha of parkland from Beaconsfield to Clyde on both sides of Cardinia Creek. These new, larger parklands will help protect native plants & animals & will include new conservation areas. The Parklands will eventually link up with existing parks, including Cardinia Creek Regional Park, Grasmere Wetlands, Akoonah Park, Beaconsfield Flora & Fauna Reserve, Beaconsfield Recreation Reserve, Beaconsfield Park,

This walk starts & finishes at Heritage Springs Shopping Centre. The walk takes you through the local streets & green spaces to Edenbrook...

The large Arena housing estate in Officer contains many pretty paths, wetlands, playgrounds & a platform with scenic views over the area....

PLEASE NOTE: Unless you have an annual local's parking pass from Cardinia Shire Council, there is a fee to park at Emerald Lake Park - $2 for 2 hours or $6 per day. Payment is by Credit or Visa/MasterCard Debit card only (not cash or debit only card). This walk begins at the Emerald Lake Park main car park, which is part of the 14.5km Eastern Dandenong Ranges Trail that goes from Clematis to Gembrook via Wright Forest & Cockatoo. Walk along the lake path running alongside the

The park is open to the public during daylight hours, so times vary throughout the year. It can be accessed from Wellington Road or Red Hill Road. A one-way road loops around the main areas of the park. It is home to several groups of wild kangaroos, which are best seen early in the morning or late afternoon. Note: Feeding and approaching kangaroos are strictly prohibited & be sure to stay at a safe distance away from them. This popular walk along the dam wall provides specta

The Hallam Valley Trail is a 10km circuit opened in May 2014 that meanders through the Hallam Creek Valley among native wetlands and...

The Eastern Dandenong Ranges Trail starts at the Clematis Puffing Billy Station. The 14.5km trail goes from Emerald through Cockatoo and continues on to Gembrook. Our walk starts in Emerald and goes the other way to Clematis Station and back again. There's a well made path that roughly follows the line of Belgrave-Gembrook Road and alongside the Puffing Billy track, but below the road with views to the fields, some shade from the trees, plenty of birds and plenty of signs of

The park has walking, riding & mountain biking trails. This walk is a nice flat, simple figure eight around the two lakes.

The Berwick Heritage walking tour was created by the City of Casey with support from the Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation. This walking tour is designed to highlight the well known & not so well known aspects of Berwick’s rich heritage & takes you through some of the oldest streets in Berwick. The start of the walk is quite steep and other parts of the walk involve a moderate gradient or incline. Car park areas are marked on the PDF map below if you prefer to drive between

Frog Hollow Reserve in Endeavour Hills has a number of sporting fields and is an established wetland providing a significant environmental and landscape corridor. The land has always been a bit swampy, low-lying lying and flood-prone due to its proximity to the Eumemmerring Creek, perfect frog habitat, and so the name Frog Hollow was suggested by Cr Keith Wishart instead of Hallam North Road Recreation Reserve as it was known when it was first proposed around 1986. There are

This little gem doesn't look much when you drive past it, but it's well worth visiting. Full of towering old-growth trees, abundant...

Morning tea in Gembrook after the walk for anyone who wants to come along (outside because of the dogs - weather permitting). The 14.5km trail from Emerald to Gembrook is now called the Eastern Dandenong Ranges Trail. The original 6.2km Emerald to Cockatoo section of the trail passes through Emerald Lake Park and Wright Forest and was previously known as the Emerald to Cockatoo Trail. Another 6.5km section from McBride Street, Cockatoo to Gembrook Station has been added to th

A popular park with the locals, dog walkers and families, as there is plenty of space to walk or run, playgrounds for the kids & a new Fitness & Play Zone. There's an abundance of birdlife and some gorgeous views across the lake to the hills beyond. In the centre of the park, away from the paths, there is a large grassed area with some smaller ponds, ideal if you want some peace and quiet, but it gets very wet after rain. From the starting point walk left, following the path

With 39 hectares (96 acres) to be explored, the park has over 1000 different plants species, both natives and exotics, 80 species of birds, turtles, frogs, lizards and snakes, picnic areas, BBQ facilities, a playground, ball games area as well as the walking tracks. Our regular route starts on the path going up to the left, behind the little duck pond that's just beyond the entrance to the park itself. Near the toilets, you have a choice of two parallel outer tracks that offe

Akoonah Park is 11 hectares including a showground, small caravan park, recreation reserve, various community groups & buildings alongside bushland with Cardinia Creek running through it. A very popular weekly market also operates every Sunday from 8.00 am - 1.30 pm, which can make parking difficult. Begin the walk by following the path to the left of the playground, then cross over the bridge and turn left once you reach the junction of 4 paths. This section takes you throug

'Grand Designs' meets Berwick. There's some beautiful, weird & wonderful architecture along these 'no through' roads, hidden among the rolling fields, and large manicured gardens in a part of Berwick that many people have never seen. From the starting point, walk back the way you drove in up to the Y-intersection, following the path from the end of Pagebrook Rd, which cuts through to Beaumont Rd. Directly opposite is Beaumont View Lane, which is quite steep at the start but h

This walk doesn't require a lot of notes and it's easy to adjust the length, just walk until you've gone far enough, then turn around and...

This walk doesn't require a lot of notes and it's easy to adjust the length, just walk until you've gone far enough, then turn around and walk back. There are no off-shoot tracks until you get right near the end, so there's no chance of getting lost. The trail continues across the road if you want to extend your walk. There is lots of bird life and you might see the odd kangaroo or wallaby. The track is good, mostly gravel and nice and wide. The only really hilly bit is at th