Buninyongs Walks Website
See Buninyong's Walks website Walks Around Buninyong and District for detailed maps, descriptions and points of interest on a wide range of interesting walks around Buninyong.
Blue Plaques Walk
Historic Township Walk
- Start / Finish: Old Library.
- Time: 1.5 hours
- Distance: 4km
- Conditions: Mostly Paved, gently undulating
This walk around the township gives a good sense of the history, important buildings, and the community ‘feel’ of this charming village. On the map are more than 40 sites of interest dating from the mid-1800s. Each has a blue Historical Building of Buninyong plaque affixed to it, providing interesting historical information about the building or location.
Started in 2013, the Buninyong Blue Plaques Trail project resulted from the cooperative work of the Buninyong & District Historical Society with funding support from the Buninyong Community Bank.
Botanic Gardens
Gravel paths with gentle gradients wind amongst lawns shaded by mature trees and over small bridges crossing a small stream and ponds in Buninyong's atmospheric Lower Botanic Gardens. Facilities such as a rotunda, children's play areas, barbecues, and toilets make this restful place popular for picnics.
In the Upper Gardens, another level path skirts The Gong, with steeper tracks leading up to the Catholic Church and to Mt Innes.
Union Jack Creek and Desoza Park
A level gravel path runs through Desoza Park for a kilometre or so along both sides of the Union Jack Creek, making an easy circuit walk. It is suitable for prams, wheelchairs and bicycles.
The eastern end of the park, next to the Information Centre, has a rotunda, children's play area, barbecues, and toilets.
The best nearby parking is on the NW corner of Learmonth and Warrenheip Streets, next to the Crown Hotel.
De Soza Park circuit walk
- Distance: 3.7 km;
- Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes;
- Difficulty: Grade 1
De Soza Park - Coleman's Springs
Not signposted, follow map in Heritage Walks booklet
- Distance: 3.5 km
- Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
- Difficulty:Grade 1
De Soza Park - Mt Innes
Not signposted, follow map in Heritage Walks booklet
- Distance: 3.9 km
- Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
- Difficulty: Grade 3 (one steep hill).
Buninyong - Bird Park Circuit
- Start at De Soza Park
- Distance: 4.7 km
- Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes (more if Bird Park is visited)
- Difficulty: Grade 2.
The Buninyong Bird Park Circuit is documented fully on Walks Around Buninyong & District, a website featuring local walks with provide plenty of support information. It has a detailed Summary Sheet, Walking Notes, Background Information on points of interest and a downloadable Geo-referenced Map. The website also allows for walkers to contribute photos and data concerning birds and plants identified along the walk.
Union Jack Reserve
A 72 hectare area of bush on the north-east corner of Buninyong that was extensively mined in 1857. A maze of bush tracks wander through the old gold mining area.
Two walks are sign-posted and self-guided:
- Short Walk: 40 minutes, Difficulty: Grade 2p
- Long Walk: 2 hours, Difficulty: Grade 3. Includes the Locomotive Mine, one of the few accessible mine shafts left near Ballarat.
A free self-guided map from Parks Victoria is available from the Buninyong Information Centre or is downloadable here
Goldfields Track: Buninyong - Mt Innes - Mt Buninyong
Part of the Wallaby Track section of the Goldfields Track developed by the Great Dividing Trail Association, the Buninyong Walk starts gently at the eastern end of The Gong, following the Yuille St reserve then climbs quite steeply up to Mt Innes where there is a seat and good views. From there, the track continues up to the summit of Mt Buninyong.
The Goldfields Track (Mt Buninyong to Bendigo) is 210 km. The Wallaby Tack (Mt Buninyong to Daylesford) is 90 km.
