Best Free Bouldering Places in Melbourne
There are a number of free bouldering walls in Melbourne. The most popular is Burnley Bouldering Wall which has three different climbing walls of increasing difficulty under shelter. Councils have gradually built more bouldering walls across Melbourne and some playgrounds also have great climbing possibilities.
We have listed the best bouldering locations below:
Burnley Bouldering Wall (Burnley)
Burnley Bouldering Wall is an area under the freeway which has a large number of bouldering climbs on inclined walls set in the middle of Melbourne. Directions to Climbing Wall ..
Holmesglen Bouldering Wall (Chadstone)
A bouldering wall which is free to use and set in an area with seats and attractive art murals. The walls have slight slopes but there are no major overhangs. There are a varie ..
Hopkins Bridge Bouldering Wall (Footscray)
The wall is located a short walk north of Saltriver Place. The wall is located under the bridge and is perfect if the weather is wet. There is a soft spongy base to make any fa ..
Saltwater Reserve Bouldering Wall (Point Cook)
A big climbing wall covered in climbing holds with beginner, moderate and advanced routes. There are no overhanging sections. The wall is located in the middle of the park, nor ..
Wilson Avenue Bouldering Wall (Brunswick)
The Wilson Avenue Bouldering Wall is a free public climbing wall featuring graded bouldering routes. The colours of the holds show the routes which have varying degrees of diffi ..
Alistair Knox Park Playground, Main Road, Eltham
A lovely play area with play equipment dotted amongst gum trees. There are a range of large wooden carvings including a huge platypus, owl and big tree stump seat and lovely metal ..
Bona Vista Rise Playground, Clyde
A highlight are two massive rocks scattered with rock climbing holds and a scrambling rope. There are even some overhangs for gung-ho climbers. Beside the climbing area is ..
Carrington Park Playground, O'Connor Road, Knoxfield
The tall tower has three slides - a wave slide from level one, slightly bent tunnel slide from level two and a curved slide from level three, all of which can be reached by steps i ..
Cascades On Clyde Park Playground, Frankland Street, Clyde North
Fully fenced except for a gap where a gate should logically be inserted. A big dome shaped rope climbing frame, set of climbing blocks with climbing holds, structure with slide, mo ..
Civic Drive Playspace, Greensborough
A compact playground which has a tower with an impressive twisting tunnel slide reachable by steps and some (much smaller) dual wave slides. A huge snake with beautiful mosaic ..
Edgar Avenue Outdoor Gym (Cranbourne South)
The gym has an extensive range of equipment with three kettles which you left on a bar, aerobic cycle with screen (2x), hand cycle, sit-up board, parallel bars, monkey bars, hurdle ..
Goldsworthy Reserve Playground, Delaware Street, Corio
A fantastic playground for climbers with nature play elements. At one end of a very spread out playground (which makes it difficult to track multiple kids) is a big rock with climb ..
Grovedale Park Playground, Grovedale Road, Surrey Hills
This playground should be able to keep kids entertained. High main structure with steps and curved ladder up to a big wave slide. Also balance beam with obstacles, climbing wall wi ..
Hodgson Reserve Playground, 18 Higgins Road, Bentleigh
A play area with a sports focus which has a basketball / netball court, tennis rebound wall with soccer goal and target painted on the wall, table tennis table, great climbing wall ..
Nick Ascenzo Reserve Playground, Waratah Street, Thomastown
Lots of play structures packed together. There is a boat shaped structure with scrambling wall, shopfront, little slide, steering wheel, tic-tac-toe, abacus and fireman's pole. ..
Raffles Walk Park Playground, Grandvista Boulevard, Werribee
A tall tower stands high across the playground with a tightly twisting tunnel slide from the top level and a curved slide from the lower level. The slides are reached by rope tunne ..
Settlers Creek Park Playground, Broughton Avenue, Melton South
A fun and unusual playground. At the centre is an elevated platform with challenging bridges to cross, various wonky ladders, rope net ladders, rope spiders web climbing frame and ..
Vantage Boulevard Playground, Craigieburn
A playground full of active things to do. Two huge metal sculptures of birds overlook the playground. The main structure has a series of hanging nests which can be reached by eithe ..
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