Ready-made trails
Walks worth a day
Hand-picked walks around Melbourne with a story, practical tips and how to get there by public transport.
- City history
Gold-rush Melbourne in four stops, from the gaol to the steps of Parliament.
Melbourne CBD · 4 stops · About 3 hours, 2 km on foot - Garden trail
The city's Victorian-era gardens, strung along the edge of the grid.
Around the CBD · 4 stops · About 3½ hours, 4.5 km on foot - Laneway crawl
Street art and bluestone lanes in the heart of the CBD.
Melbourne CBD · 5 stops · About 1½ hours, 1.5 km on foot - Brighton bayside
Bay views back to the city and the famous striped bathing boxes.
Brighton (bayside) · 3 stops · About 2 hours, 2 km on foot - Rainy-day galleries
A whole wet day indoors, and it doesn’t cost a thing.
Melbourne CBD & Southbank · 5 stops · About 5 hours, 1.8 km on foot - Birrarung & the arts
Along the Yarra from Federation Square to the arts precinct.
Melbourne CBD & Southbank · 5 stops · About 2 hours, 2.5 km on foot - Shrine & Botanic Gardens
Kings Domain: the Shrine, a governor’s cottage and 38 hectares of garden.
Kings Domain, South Yarra · 3 stops · About 3 hours, 3 km on foot - Williamstown by the water
A seaport village with a timeball tower, a maritime precinct and bay views.
Williamstown · 5 stops · About 4 hours, 4 km on foot - Founding & Docklands
Where Melbourne began, and where the old docks became a new suburb.
Melbourne CBD & Docklands · 4 stops · About 3 hours, 3 km on foot - Dights Falls & Yarra Bend
Bush, a weir on the Yarra and a flying-fox colony, 4 km from the city.
Abbotsford & Kew · 3 stops · About 3 hours, 5 km on foot - Museum & playground
Dinosaurs, a World Heritage building and a big playground, all in one park.
Carlton · 3 stops · About 4 hours, 1 km on foot