Endeavour Fern Gully — Attraction in Melbourne

Beautiful little spot with a variety of ferns, different gum trees, dense leaf litter, fungi, abundant bird life and markers to identify aspects of the landscape, including Aboriginal culture. I got slightly lost as some signposts are overgrown and parts of the track aren't much wider than animal tracks (which criss cross the main track a fair bit). The boardwalk sections are fabulous and cover about 1/10th of the entire track, which can be done on a 1km smaller loop or a larger 2km loop if you miss the turn off as we did. The steep(ish) downhill at the start is the same hill you walk up at the end, and it's quite an incline for the elderly/disabled. The rest of the walk is quite flat and easy. I recommend it for a short easy walk for fit people and a lovely walk with a difficult incline at the end...

I really enjoyed this walk. Make sure you set off anti clock wise around the gully from the main car park (which is free) . It's not signed super well and some shortcuts can be misleading. All in all its extremely pretty and the information on indigenous populations was really interesting. Seeing old cooking sites and also learning how the aboriginal people used the land was great. Be sure to have some good shoes with grip, it can...

It’s subtly located on the road. Google maps use is almost a must as it can be hard to spot the entrance. It’s a very pleasant place on a nice day. The walk is very therapeutic. There are some superb trees and giant tree ferns. There are also some beautiful birds. Well done to the national trust and the volunteers for preserving and improving this important part of the area. We did the longer loop here and that took about...