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The land of the Dandenong Valley Parklands was reserved by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works in 1973 as part of a plan to create more public open spaces. Plans for the Parklands were originally announced in 1975, and the first publicly accessible section, Jells Park, was opened in 1976.
Cycling—the Dandenong Ranges is one of Melbourne's most popular cycling areas. Popular road cycling climbs include the "1 in 20" on the Mountain Highway, "The Wall", a steeper route between Monbulk and Olinda, and the also-steep "Devil's Elbow", heading north from Upper Ferntree Gully along the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road to Ferny Creek ...
The Dandenong Ranges National Park is a national park located in the Greater Melbourne region of Victoria, Australia.The 3,540-hectare (8,700-acre) national park is situated from 31 kilometres (19 mi) at its westernmost points at Ferntree Gully and Boronia to 45 kilometres (28 mi) at its easternmost point at Silvan, east of the Melbourne central business district.
The Dandenong Creek (Aboriginal Bunwurrung: Narra Narrawong [1] or Dandinnong [2]) is an urban creek [3] of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the eastern and south-eastern Greater Melbourne region of the Australian east coast state of Victoria.
The Dandenong Creek Trail then arrives at an intersection with display cabinet and shelter. Towards the east is the west end of the Blind Creek Trail. To the north is a dead end trail to Nortons Park. Dandenong Creek Trail continues to the south past the map cabinet.
The Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden, formerly known as the National Rhododendron Gardens, is a botanical garden in Olinda, Victoria, Australia. The gardens are known for their rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, cherries and daffodils. The collection includes more than 50,000 plants, some of which are rare or endangered. [2]
Both Dandenong Creek Trail and EastLink Trail run through the park on the primary north–south concrete path, before the trails split near the southern car park. [10] All trails were originally of fine crushed gravel, but in mid-late 2007, the existing Dandenong Creek Trail was upgraded to 3-metre (9.8 ft) wide concrete bike path from Boronia Road south to the former toilet block as part of ...
Olinda is a popular tourist destination in the Dandenong Ranges, home to cafes, restaurants, antique and craft shops, and numerous art galleries, showcasing local, national, and international artists in such areas as sculpture and painting. The town is surrounded by a number of walking trails and natural waterfalls, including the Olinda Falls ...