Walking

Walking Tracks

Baw Baw Shire offers many walking trails for you to explore. We have put together the Walk/Ride Baw Baw booklet, a 74-page guide to local paths. You can pick up a booklet from any customer service centre or download the maps.

The booklet includes walks of:

• Baw Baw National Park
• Buln Buln Wetland
• Bunyip State Park
• Drouin Discovery Trails
• Drouin West – Glen Cromie Park
• Drouin West – Robin Hood/ Picnic Point/Thornells Reserve
• Drouin to Warragul – Two Towns Trail
• Erica to Thomson – Walhalla Goldfields Rail Trail
• Jindivick – Nangara Reserve/Bridle Trail
• Labertouche – Flora and Fauna Reserve
• Longwarry – Bollards Trail/Bandicoot Walking Track
• Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort
• Mt Worth State Park
• Neerim and District – Glen Nayook Rainforest Walk
• Neerim and District – Rokeby to Neerim Trail
• Noojee – Ada Tree
• Noojee – Loch Valley Tramway Walk
• Noojee – Toorongo Falls Reserve
• Noojee – Trestle Bridge to Noojee
• Noojee – The Waterwheel Walk
• Trafalgar – Trafalgar to Uralla Nature Reserve
• Walhalla – Horseshoe Bend Tunnel
• Warragul – Linear Park Arts Discovery Trail
• Warragul to Drouin – Two Towns Trail
• Willow Grove Wander
• Warragul - Yarragon Cycle Routes
• Yarragon – Yarragon Trail/Dowton Park Wetlands

A complete copy of the Walk/ Ride Baw Baw booklet is also available, please note this file is approximately 30MB and may take a while to download.

Share the Path

Some tracks are shared with others such as bike riders. Please follow these tips:

• Keep left unless overtaking
• Overtake on the right
• Dogs must be under effective control
• Take litter with you or dispose of in bins provided – including dog poo

You can find more information about walking in Baw Baw at 'Things To Consider' brochure .

Walking Groups

There are a number of informal walking groups in the area including some organised by the Baw Baw Jolly Walkers.

Benefits of Walking

• Walking is free
• Reduced traffic congestion
• Improved local economic development
• Reduced air pollution
• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions
• Improved social cohesion
• Reduced cost

Swooping Magpies

Magpies generally breed between August to October and swooping can occur during this time. To find out more information visit the Department of Sustainability and Environment website.