Melbourne’s Best River, Bay & Waterside Walks
Published in December 2018, and co-authored with my long time friend and walking mate, Debra Heyes, Melbourne’s Best River, Bay & Lakeside Walks is the latest in my Woodslane Press guidebook series. It is the first of a 2 volume guidebook set for Melbourne, which will replace the original Melbourne’s Best Bush, Bay and City Walks, which was first published in 2011 and has sold some 10,000 copies.
For this new book, we have focussed on all the beautiful waterside walks that Melbourne has to offer. Some were in the original books (and have all been rewalked and updated), but many more are new, and there are some real gems. There are 40 walks, all with maps, easy-to-follow directions and lovely photos so you will have a good idea what to expect. Broken up by region, here’s a list of the walks to whet your appetites – the books are available in all good bookstores and online.
- The Yarra at Federation Square and Southbank
- Melbourne’s Icons By the Yarra
- Merri Creek Trail South
- Docklands and the Wharves
- Como House and Herring Island
- Albert Park Lake Circuit
- Williamstown Maritime History
- Altona Coastal Park and Cherry Lake
- Werribee River Central Walk
- Werribee River Park
- Point Cook Coastal Park & Cheetham Wetlands
- Tarneit & Skeleton Creek Wetlands
- Maribyrnong River Walk
- Spiritual Creek Walk (Woodlands Park)
- Maribyrnong Creek
- Solomons Ford & Maribyrnong River
- Organ Pipes National Park
- Yarra Bend Park & Dights Falls
- Edwardes Lake Park
- Yellow Gum Park, Plenty River
- Coburg Lake Reserve
- Darebin Creek Parklands
- Gardiners Creek & Glen Iris Wetlands
- Heide & Banksia Park
- Sugarloaf Reservoir
- Cockatoo Creek to Emerald Hill Lake
- Lilydale Lake
- Duffey Lake Park
- Lysterfield Lake
- Cardinia Reservoir
- Wilson Botanic Park
- Jells Park
- Cardinia Aqueduct Trail
- Station Pier to Webb Dock
- St Kilda to Station Pier
- St Kilda Pier & Penguins
- Elwood Canal & Foreshore
- Brighton Beach Boxes
- Red Bluff Sea Cliffs
- Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary
I hope you will enjoy exploring each and every one – please let us know what you think!
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