A hidden gem for nature lovers, especially for anyone who loves orchids. Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve is highly valued for...

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 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

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

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

Part of Lysterfield Park which is less well known, except by mountain bike riders. Starting at the carpark, head down Glen Track then...

Most people stick to the main loop track circling the lake, but there are lots of other fantastic smaller tracks that can offer a quieter...

'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...

Walk from Nobelius Heritage Park to Emerald Lake Park, then along Nobelius Track which follows Puffing Billy to the heritage Packing Shed. H

On this walk you'll explore some of the green spaces of Upper Beaconsfield while walking past some beautiful homes and gardens, & the popular bakery & General Store. Start by parking at the Community Centre then walk east along Salisbury Rd towards A'Beckett Rd. There you'll see the pretty Harris reserve with views of the distant hills beyond. Follow the path past the pond, you'll often see kangaroos here to your right and up the hill. Continue on the path and past the new ho

This walk will take you around an old Pakenham quarry site which is now a lake, and a couple of other pretty green spaces at Cardinia Lakes in Pakenham. From the starting point, cross Windemere Blvd and turn left, walking through the small park on the corner of Bonneville Parade. On the other side of the park is a path to the right which brings you out onto Huon Parkway, turn left and walk up to Superior Waters. Cross over the road and follow the path running parallel to Wate