To Galada Tamboore
To Galada Tamboore
A walk through the Merri Creek Grasslands (or Galada Tamboore) from the Whittlesea Public Gardens.
Summary
A walk through the Merri Creek Grasslands (or Galada Tamboore) from the Whittlesea Public Gardens.
Description
Start at the car park of the Whittlesea Public Gardens. Walk around the lake to the very conspicuous bridge crossing the Hume Freeway. Then walk along a wandering path through the Merri Creek grasslands, known as Galada Tamboore (Wurundjeri for 'stream waterhole',) along a rougher, wetter path for a section, cross Merri Creek and head west towards the Campbellfield light industrial area, where the track turns south parallel to Merri Creek, with fine views of the city and the plains. There are some side tracks, one descending into the Merri Creek gorge, and the other with good views in all directions. The track continues as far as Horne St, but is being extended across the Somerset Rd drain.
4248 Views
Points of Interest
1. Bridge over Hume Freeway
A good view of the city from this conspicuous piece of engineering
2. Urban Jetsam
Thr grasslands have been used as a dumping ground. Occasionally, inadvertently, a piece of urban sculpture, twisting slowly in the wind against the backdrop of cars rushing along the freeway, results
3. Crossing Merri Creek
The creek winds through grasslands on either side.
4. Merri Creek
The creek starts to cut through a gorge.
5. Factory Art?
A message on a warehouse wall. A sign of the times where urban meets pre-urban.
6. Merri Creek Gorge
View from over the creek as it cuts through the gorge.
7. Merri Creek flowing freely and cleanly
Take a short and not too steep marked path down into the gorge.
8. The City
A fine view towards the CBD
9. The Plains
And a view back across the gorge and grasslands from a short side path.
10. Map of Galada Tamboore
The path used to start or end here at Somerset Rd
11. Southern Extension
But it is now being extended further south, crossing the Somerset Rd 'drain'.
Features
Seating available
Lake, creek, river
Park / Garden
