Woodlands Historic Park and Moonee Ponds Creek Walk (Greenvale)
Stretch your legs in bushland on this 3.8 km loop in Woodlands Historic Park. This popular park has kangaroos, abundant birdlife and ancient River Red Gums along the Moonee Ponds Creek and has many walking paths worth exploring.
This 3.8 km loop walk begins by following the Moonee Ponds Creek along Murrup Gurrong Yan (Spiritual Creek Walk). The interpretative signage about Aboriginal culture and history is moving.
One of the highlights of this walk is the abundance of River Red Gums. With gnarly, sculptural trunks and limbs, these ancient trees alone make the park worth a visit.
Within the park, there is a large population of resident Eastern Grey Kangaroos and a huge variety of birdlife. Look out for fairy-wrens, flame and rose robins, striated and spotted pardalotes, weebills, rosellas and kookaburras, to name a few.
Woodlands Homestead is an easy detour for history buffs interested in colonial Australia. The homestead is a rare example of a large pre-fabricated timber house brought to colonial Australia from Britain.
The park is close to Tullamarine Airport and bordered by busy Somerton Road and the Calder Freeway, so there can be a bit of traffic noise.
Woodlands Historic Park is managed by Parks Victoria and is open daily from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm. During daylight saving, the opening hours on weekends and public holidays are extended to 6.00 pm.
Toilets and drinking water at Somerton Road Picnic Area.
Interactive Map
Points of Interest
1. Start of walk
From the Somerton Road Picnic Area, head across the bridge and into the park.
2. Spectacular River Red Gum
Large, hollow-bearing red gums are widespread in the Moonee Ponds Creek flood plain.
3. Gravel path
Follow the wide, gravel path into the woodland.
4. Laughing Kookaburra
The park is home to a huge variety of birdlife including kookaburras and kingfishers.
5. Sculptural forms
With gnarly, twisted trunks and limbs, no two red gums are the same.
6. Follow the creek
This walk follows the Moonee Ponds Creek beyond Murrup Gurrong Yan, Spiritual Creek Walk.
7. Slight uphill stretch
A gravel road leads towards the homestead. The paddock on the right is popular with kangaroos.
8. Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Kangaroos are easy to spot feeding in the open, grassy areas of the park.
9. Weebill
Listen out for birdsong to help locate tiny birds such as weebills, thornbills and pardalotes.
10. Red gums galore
The red gums support biodiversity in the park.
11. Bridge towards the picnic ground
Cross the creek once again the complete the loop.
12. Picnic area
The Somerton Road picnic area is a lovely place to have some lunch or a snack.
Access for Dogs:
Dogs are allowed but must be on leash at all times to protect the wildlife.
Location
Providence Access Road, Greenvale 3059 Map
Web Links
→ Woodlands Historic Park, Moonee Ponds Creek (Walking Maps)
