Wurundjeri Walk

Wurundjeri Walk created by D Chuck B

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Summary

Wurundjeri Walk is a 20-hectare bushland park in Blackburn South. The park is managed by Whitehorse Council and provides a mix of recreational activities in a natural setting.

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Starting at the Orchard Grove Reserve car park walk in a westerly direction past the children’s play space (on your right) and down to the footbridge over the tributary. Take the left fork over the bridge and continue on to the Bush Block (the Wurundjeri Creek is located to your left). Don’t go across the wooden footbridge yet but continue straight on to Indra Road. Take care when crossing the road then take the circuit walk around the Wurundjeri Wetlands. These human-engineered wetlands slow and filter water sourced from the Wurundjeri Creek and act as a fantastic
habitat for water birds. Walk back over Indra Road through the Bush Block and turn right across the wooden footbridge. Take the path to the left past the park information board and continue on the south side of the creek through beautiful bushland for 500 metres until you reach a bitumen path and bridge across the creek. Turn left over the creek and continue on the bitumen path back to the Orchard Grove Reserve car park.

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Points of Interest

1. Orchard Grove Reserve car park and Children’s Playground

Great view down to the dam and Wurundjeri Creek. An excellent location for a picnic . Drinking fountain and dog water bowl (dogs must be on-lead at all times in the park).

2. Tributary footbridge

This small creek is a tributary to the Wurundjeri Creek to the south. There is lovely remnant bushland in the vicinity.

3. Bush Block and Wooden Footbridge

The Bush Block from this location west to Indra Road contains the most remnant indigenous vegetation in the park including a magnificent Yellow Box tree.

4. Indra Road and the Wurundjeri Wetlands

There’s a great view overlooking the wetlands from this location. Care crossing Indra Road.

5. Wurundjeri Wetlands

How many bird species can see while walking around the wetlands? A great spot to explore the ponds and reed beds ‘off-track’. The playground provides wetland views and is a popular picnic spot.

6. Inlet to the Wetlands

The Wurundjeri Creek is barrelled and runs under Fulton Road with water entering the first wetland pond at this point. The water is filtered In the wetland and exits in the north-west corner.

7. The Wooden Footbridge

This bridge was built in the early 1990s and links the north and south sections of the park.

8. Bushland meander

This is one of the loveliest walks in the park through a mix of remnant and planted bushland. Rare White Stringybark trees are located near where the tributary joins the main creek.

9. The ‘Old’ Footbridge

The path across the bridge joins Orchard Grove and Fulton Road/Samuel Road. Orchard Grove (north) ends at Blackburn South shops and Samuel Road (south) goes to Eley Road and Eley Park.

10. Many Points of Interest

Walking north, the dam and old horse ‘lunging’ area on the left and a ‘Raingarden’ wetland and Bungalook nursery on the right . Mirrabooka Oval is adjacent to Orchard Grove Primary School.