Sunday Walk: Maribyrnong River Trail – 8 km (Grade 2) + Lunch | Dogs Welcome 🐾

Last-Minute Sunday Walk: Maribyrnong River Trail – 8 km (Grade 2) + Lunch | Dogs Welcome 🐾

This Sunday is looking beautiful, with some sunshine and temperatures reaching the low 20s, so I’ve decided to organise a last-minute walk along the Maribyrnong River!

We’ll meet at Lost and Found Café before heading to the Maribyrnong River Trail. We’ll follow the trail north, passing Pipemakers Park and Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West before continuing to Afton Street Pedestrian Bridge. From there, we’ll turn around and return along the same riverside trail.

The complete route is approximately 7.9 km. It is mostly flat, easy to follow and offers lovely river and parkland views. This will be a relaxed social walk with plenty of opportunities to chat along the way.

🐶 Dogs are very welcome!

Please keep your dog on a leash throughout the walk and bring water and waste bags.

Walk Details

📅 Sunday, 13 September
🕙 Start time: 10:00 am
📍 Meeting point: Lost and Found Café
🥾 Distance: Approximately 7.9 km
📊 Grade: Grade 2 – easy and mostly flat
⏱️ Duration: Approximately 2–2.5 hours, depending on the group’s pace
🚻 Facilities: Public toilets are available along the route at Pipemakers Park

Please arrive around 10 minutes early so we can introduce ourselves and begin walking together at 10:00 am.

Our Route

Lost and Found Café → Maribyrnong River Trail → Pipemakers Park → Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West → Afton Street Pedestrian Bridge → return along the same trail

Optional Lunch

After the walk, anyone who would like to stay can join us for an optional lunch or drink at Lost and Found Café. Its outdoor area is also dog-friendly.

What to Bring

• Comfortable walking shoes
• Water
• Sun protection
• A light jacket for Melbourne’s unpredictable weather
• Water and waste bags if bringing your dog

This is a social group walk rather than a professionally guided hike. Everyone is responsible for their own safety, fitness level, personal belongings and dog. Please be mindful of cyclists and other trail users, as this is a shared path.

As this is a last-minute event, please RSVP only if you genuinely intend to come.

Looking forward to a relaxed Sunday walk, good conversation and meeting some lovely four-legged companions too! 🐕🌿

Meeting point:
Lost and Found Café⁠