Bendigo Bushland Trail

Bendigo Victoria

Bendigo is  completely surrounded by National and Regional Parks including Box-Ironbark forests which have established themselves over 40,000 years.

The Bendigo Bushland Trail offers both bicycle and walking tracks.  The trail circles the urban area of Bendigo and covers a total distance of 65km. The conveniently blue and gold signposts will guide you along the walk.

There is plenty of wildlife to be seen along this track  so be on the lookout for kangaroos, black wallaby and possums (nocturnal)

Length:  65 kilometres
Cycle:  6 hours return
Track:  Moderate
Grade:  Moderate
Start:  Bendigo Visitor Information Centre
Finish:  Bendigo Visitor Information Centre
Nearby:  Bendigo
Permits/bookings:  None required.

The trail combines the best of the natural and historic features of Bendigo and its rural fringe – wildflowers, abundant wildlife, heritage buildings and relics of the gold rush past.

Pick up a map at the Bendigo Visitor Information Centre and choose your direction. Follow the signs featuring an echidna logo to take in views of the goldfields from One Tree Hill Lookout and Diamond Hill. Inspect the region’s wildflowers and orchids at the Salomon Gully Flora Reserve, and visit Bendigo’s historic attractions along the way. Look out for the region's kangaroos, wallabies, possums, and its colourful bird life, including rosellas, honeyeaters, wrens, thornbills and tree creepers.