Parks Victoria - Great places to walk
Parks Victoria walks
Parks Victoria look after some of the best spaces for walking in Victoria. Parks Victoria is an independent statutory authority and its role is to protect, conserve and enhance Victoria’s parks and waterways on behalf of all Victorians.
NOTE: Please avoid parks and areas impacted by the wild weather and storms that occured across southern Victoria mid-June 2021. See this Parks Victoria page about National Park closures (including many / most walk tracks in the Dandenond Ranges, Macedon region and East Gippsland) before planning your walking adventures this winter.
COVID-19: Please check this link to see if your intended destination is impacted.
Parks Victoria walking tracks
Click on the name of the walk in the list below to see the map. Share this page with your friends and follow our Facebook page or subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more great walking ideas.
* Remember to check link above for park closures in 2020.
GREATER MELBOURNE
East
- Plenty Gorge Walk, South Morang (north east)
- Warrandyte State Park - Blue Tongue Bend (north east)
- Lysterfield Park (south east)
- Jells Park Walk, Wheelers Hill (east, south east)
- Maroondah Reservoir Park walk (east)
- Kurth Kiln Walk, Kurth Kiln Regional Park Gembrook (outer east)
- Lysterfield Lake Welcome Walk
For Dandenong Ranges gardens managed by Parks Victoria see our Yarra Ranges walks page.
South
North and West
- Brimbank Park Nature Trail (north, north west)
- Werribee River Park
- Organ Pipes National Park
GREATER GEELONG (75 kms south-west of Melbourne)
- Barwon River Walk
- Brisbane Ranges
- You Yangs East-West walk
- You Yangs Big Rock Walk
- You Yangs Flinders Peak walk
- Edwards Point walk, Swan Bay, St Leonards
BENDIGO
SHEPPARTON
MOOROOLBOOL AREA (45 minutes west of Melbourne)
CARDINIA AREA (Melbourne’s eastern fringe)
- Button Grass Walk, Bunyip State Park Tonimbuk
GIPPSLAND (east)
- Tarra-Bulga National Park
- Stringybark Ridge Track - Morwell National Park
- Fosters Gully Nature Trail - Morwell National Park
- Nyerimilang Heritage Park circuit
- Den of Nargun, Mitchell River National Park
- Raymond Island Koala Walk
WILSON’S PROMONTORY NATIONAL PARK (southernmost tip of Victoria, Gippsland)
- Loo-Errn Track
- Tidal River to Squeaky Beach return
- Fairy Cove from Dary River (6km return)
- Mt Bishop Summit Walk return
- Tidal River to Refuge Cove overnight hike
- Lilly Pilly Gully loop walk
- Darby Saddle to Darby River via Tounge Point
- Darby River to Tongue Point
THE GRAMPIANS (far north west)
GREAT OTWAY NATIONAL PARK (south west)
- Crayfish Bay circuit walk
- Maits Rest rainforest walk
- Lake Elizabeth
- Great Ocean Walk - Blanket Bay to Cape Otway lighthouse
- Great Ocean Walk - Elliot River to Apollo Bay
- Cora Lynn Cascades Waterfall Walk
Parks Victoria run regular guided walks in some of its parks. See this link for times and dates.
More links
- 2020 Covid-19 / Cornavirus popular parks closed list here
- For general information on walking and Parks Victoria, head here.
- More dog-friendly walk ideas try our list here.
- For dog-friendly Parks Victoria walks, head here.
- Changed conditions: Is the park currently affected by fire, flood or other? Check this page
- Planned burns: Is your walk subject to a planned burn by park managers? FFM link to check