This is a lovely walk through Gardiners Creek with interesting features including a hut in the gardens which replicates early Australian housing and geological specimens and posts depicting various geological periods.
Melway Map reference: 61A7 - 60F12
"Maps reproduced from Melway Editions 23 and 33 with the permission of Melway Publishing Pty Ltd"
Toilet facilities and coffee stop: Holmesglen Tafe coffee shop
We park our cars along Sinnott Street and enter the local history park to see the hut in the gardens which replicates early Australian housing.
Cross the bridge to enter the Gardiners Creek track. Turn left along the track and continue along the track past Tudor street to view the geological specimens and posts in the ground which show the various geologic periods.
Watch this 30 second video to enjoy and learn of the sights you will see along the way.
Cross Highbury Road at the lights and follow the Gardiners Creek track past the wetlands to High Street Road.
Cross High Street Road and walk along this road for about 20 yards until you see the track on the opposite side. Enter the track again and continue past the hockey fields and the Harlequin Rugby fields to Warrigal Road.
Cross under Warrigal Road and turn left to continue along Warrigal Road to Holmesglen Tafe for coffee and toilets. The coffee shop is in block 8.
Return along same route and stop for lunch at the hut in the local history park.
The return walk is about 7.3 km.
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