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

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

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

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