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Ferntree Gully covers the south western area of Dandenong Ranges National Park, from Upper Ferntree Gully in the south to The Basin in the north. The oldest area of the National Park, Ferntree Gully offers a diverse range of activities including walking, bike riding, picnicking, nature observation and car touring. It even boasts a playground and cafe.

 

A network of walking tracks gives access to most parts of the park where you can spend anything from an hour or a day discovering the forest.

Ramblers Track Loop Walk

1.5km - 45min return. Grade: Medium

Leaving from the Childrens playground, follow Ramblers Track up the hill. Turning left, where the track connects with the lower section of the Kokoda Track Memorial Walk, will take you back to the picnic ground.

This short walk is ideal to experience the lush fern gullies of the Ferntree Gully Creek. The area is home to both the Rough and Smooth tree ferns which suit these damp conditions, with the rough tree fern easily identified by the rough stems on its fronds. Crimson Rosellas and possums favour the newly forming fern fronds as a food source.

Living Bush Nature Walk

2.5km – 1.5 hrs return. Grade: Medium

This walk starts at the Acacia Picnic Ground, across the bridge from the childrens playground and enables you to experience beautiful native bushland, including spectacular fern gullies and tall eucalypt trees.

Kokoda Track Memorial Walk (incorporating 1000 Steps)

3km – 1.5 hr return. Grade: Steep (reasonable fitness required)

Created in the early 1900s the 1000 Steps Walk was originally made from the trunks of tree ferns laid along the wetter areas of the track to make the climb a little easier. These were replaced by wooden palings before the more permanent concrete steps were installed in 1950.

Lyrebird Loop Walk 

4km - 2 hrs return. Grade: Steep (reasonable fitness required)

Lyrebird Track is a steep climb up to the One Tree Hill Picnic area. From there continue down Ramu Avenue, turning left into Link Track and then right, back down Lyrebird Track to the picnic ground.

Belview Loop Walk 

4.5km - 2.5 hrs return. Grade: Steep (reasonable fitness required)

Start at Lyrebird Track which is a steep climb to Link track. Follow Link track to Belview Terrace. Turning left continue to the bottom of the track and turn left into School Track. This will bring you back to the picnic ground near where you started the walk.

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