Victoria Walks

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While thoughts of walking in Victoria conjure up high country and classic coastal trails, there’s also a host of scenic city and regional rambling routes to explore. Victoria Walks promotes these walks, and also encourages walkers to share their own favourites.

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About Victoria WalksSome of Victoria’s diverse walking trails have been made more accessible thanks to Victoria Walks. Showcasing classic strolls as well as urban secrets, their walking maps have provided useful tips and suggestions for countless walkers.

Since 2009, Victoria Walks has been inspiring more people to get out and walk with free online walking maps covering Victorian towns and neighbourhoods. Victoria Walks also offer a host of helpful and contemporary walking activity sheets and suggestions on how to advocate for more walkable neighbourhoods.

Victoria Walks is an independent walking for health organisation with a mission to nurture supportive walking neighbourhoods in Victoria. They promote positive walking experiences for all, and have developed some super online resources for walkers, by walkers.

Walks on every doorstepVictoria certainly ticks the boxes for great wilderness walks. But when you have limited time to walk while staying in shape, or you’re gently introducing friends and family to walking, you sometimes need to look closer to home.

Regional towns and Melbourne’s suburbs have a walk on every doorstep, and Victoria Walks demonstrates that you don’t need to go too far to experience what’s on offer.

The Victoria Walks online Walking Maps are a great planning resource, and are the result of walkers sharing information. With a keen walking family who frequently hosts international travellers, I’ve found the site to be incredibly helpful planning around varying abilities, interests and budgets for visitors.

Recognising that not every walk needs to be an epic adventure, the site features over 1300 shared urban and outer Melbourne and regional Victorian walks, and a few national highlights as well. The website is

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easy to navigate, allowing you to search walking routes via locations, or keywords such as parks, green walks, art and culture and historical interest. For the best walks, select Staff Picks. The images are a key feature, submitted by people who’ve actually walked the trail and demonstrating realistic conditions of paths and access points. The list is growing as avid walkers

continue to upload images and walking track descriptions detailing locations and points of interest, length, duration and walk rating. No glossy brochure images and poetic licence, just realistic tips for exploring by foot.

Walkers can create and submit their own walks and share favourite local routes. We’ve enjoyed submitting walking routes from our neighbourhood, and uploading images of landmarks and conditions, before sharing it on social media with friends.

Melbourne has proven to be the perfect walking city, merging nature with urban sprawl. The story of a city unfolds on the Princes Bridge Yarra River Loop Walk or you can head for history with the Carlton Historical Walk.

Regular contributors are continually updating their favourite local walks. The Brimbank Park Nature Trail wanders by western plains and Maribyrnong River scenery, while the Jells Park Circuit is a firm favourite with the birders.

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Established in 2009, Victoria Walks is all about inspiring more people to get on their feet! Whether you walk for health or leisure, Victoria Walks is on a mission to encourage more people to walk every day. They actively nurture supportive walking neighbourhoods throughout Victoria so that people can enjoy positive walking experiences. victoriawalks.org.au and at facebook.com/victoriawalks1

You can search for walking routes, create your own maps and share your walking experiences at walkingmaps.com.au. This free on-line resource helps you find and prepare walking routes right where you live, work and play.

Beyond the city there’s a picture perfect forest trail at Gembrook. Towns like Bendigo allow you to stretch your legs and your mind, as you connect with culture, history and country Victoria.

For coastal walking experiences the Mornington Peninsula’s Sorrento Backbeach to Portsea Village, and across the Bay at Edwards Point, St Leonards offer coastal woodlands, lovely views and family friendly trails.

There’s the iconic walks too like the Prom’s Tidal River to Squeaky Beach and the Alpine National Park’s Moroka Gorge - both consistently gaining praise from experienced walkers.

From Mildura to Mallacoota, so many of these routes have been uploaded by others keen to share walks on their doorstep. Victoria Walks has presented them as a comprehensive resource to plan regional and urban meanderings, and it’s all supporting a more connected and healthy walking community.

You can discover Victoria’s walks, download track routes and notes, or map your favourites to share with others at walkingmaps.com.au

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