COVID-19 Musings - Exercise - Dandenong Creek (4)

Bushy Park
Recently we walked along the Kooma Park boardwalk and then crossed Burwood Highway (near Morack Road) at the lights to follow the Dandenong Creek Trail to Bushy Park.

Trail to Bushy Park - Google Maps

The trail took us past the skateboard ramp and the motorcross club as we skirted the Whitehorse Recycling and Waste Centre. Much of the walk was through bush until we came to open land near the entrance to Bushy Park. We shall explore Bushy Park on another occasion and also some of the smaller tracks we passed during the walk. The Dandenong Creek Trail through Bushy Park leads to Jells Park.

EastLink Trail to Blind Creek - Google Maps

On another occasion we left the Wantirna Reserve carpark and walked down Mountain Highway to Burwood Highway where we crossed at the lights. We then walked to the entrance of the EastLink Trail which we followed towards High Street Road. After crossing High Street Road we continued to follow the track past the Knox Waste Transfer Station and then branched off onto the Blind Creek path for a while before returning to the car.

Continuing along the EastLink Trail also leads to Jells Park. There are many paths for us to still explore.

NB: Today (26 May) was a perfect autumn day with bright blue sky and plenty of sunshine so we decided to drive to the entrance of Bushy Park Wetlands in High Street Road and walk back towards we entered the park two weeks ago. A short walk into the park took us past the wetlands.

A path led to the bird hide where we found a number of enthusiastic water birds including a variety of ducks and Eurasian coots. As soon as we approached the hide the birds enthusiastically swam towards us.

We then followed the path through the open parkland, passing some cattle grazing in a nearby paddock. When we arrived at the path leading to Burwood Highway we decided to climb the steps of a small steep hill. At the top there is a good view of the surrounding area. Following a path from the hill led to another track that we followed back to the main path near the recycling depot.

After a short walk back towards Bushy Park we turned right and walked down steps to another path which we followed until eventually coming to a small bridge, once again on the main track. Several other paths also lead back to the main track. Back in Bushy Park we strolled back to where we had parked the car.

Reference:

Bushy Park Wetlands and Dandenong Creek Trail - Tracks, trails and coasts near Melbourne

Burwood Walks No. 14 - Bushy Park Wetlands - Burwood Bulletin

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