Hawthorn Five Parks loop walk
Hawthorn Five Parks loop walk
Join us for a lovely walk through Hawthorn's green spaces for the Women Who Walk 2024. We'll visit St James, Grace Park, Glenferrie Oval, L.E Bray Linear Park and Smart Street Reserve.
Summary
Join us for a lovely walk through Hawthorn's green spaces for the Women Who Walk 2024. We'll visit St James, Grace Park, Glenferrie Oval, L.E Bray Linear Park and Smart Street Reserve.
Description
This Spring Victoria Walks and The Y (Boroondara) are connecting local women who enjoy walking.
On this walk we'll be discovering some of the lovely green spaces in Hawthorn.
Just because your local parks aren't huge it doesn't mean you can't get out for a big, long walk in nature!
The five green spaces on this walk route offer lovely walking paths, seating and a variety of garden styles. We'll visit a a linear park along the old railway branch line. The parklands are connected by easy and pleasant walking. The whole route can be readily traversed pushing a pram.
Water and public toilets are available along the way. Dogs should be on a leash unless otherwise specified. We will be using signalised pedestrian crossings to get across Power Street but other streets are smaller streets with less traffic.
Well serviced by public transport, you can pick up this route at multiple points either by train from Hawthorn or Glenferrie stations, or the No 109, 75 or 16 tram.
Our meeting Point: St James Park (Hawthorn), corner of Burwood Road and Barton Street (near the public toilets).
Car parking at Barton Street (St James Park)
Restricted 1-hour parking on East side of the streets ends at 6pm.
There is also car parking on the west side of Barton Street along the park, The 4-hour limit ends at 6pm.
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Points of Interest
1. Getting to St James park
Our walking event will start at the Barton Street / Burwood Road corner of St James Park in Hawthorn. It is a short walk from Hawthorn Station.
2. St James Park
Enjoy sloping, smooth paths, historic points of interest and a playground at this lovely old park.
3. Burwood Road shops
From St James we will head east along bustling Burwood Road, past Hawthorn Station toward Power Street.
4. Entry to Grace Park
Slip down this secretive Power Street entry to find Grace Park.
5. Grace Park
This generous pocket of suburban greenery is a lovely place to spend time.
6. Leaving Grace Park
Smooth paths make for attractive places to exercise for people pushing prams or walkers.
7. Entry to Glenferrie Oval
We'll pass by a community garden to make our way into this historic footy venue which still has a lovely old stadium and turnstile.
8. Just for kicks
The oval is now a space for everyone to enjoy, not just those playing AFL!
9. Hilda Cresent
This is a lovely residential street however there were some footpath works occurring when we last visited (so take care!)
10. Linear Park
L.E Bray Park is a lovely place for walking stretching over three blocks! According to TripAdvisor it's situated on the middle part of a former railway reserve between planned stations.
11. Grove Road
There is an interesting mix of architectural styles and periods along this suburban street. Some drivers go quite fast, despite the speed bumps - so take care if crossing.
12. Church Street
We'll walk along a short stretch of busy Church Street, which still holds some charm from yesteryear!
13. Entry Smart Street Reserve
Turn left from Church Street when you see this little path.
14. Smart Street Reserve
This small park holds appeal at all times of year!
15. Honour Avenue
The western end of St James Park is home to Honour Avenue and you may also wish to visit the war memorial (it's hard to miss!)
Features
Public Transport
Playground
Picnic spot
Drinking water available
Seating available
Dog off-leash area
Public toilets
Pram friendly
Historical interest
