Great wheelchair-friendly and accessible bushwalks

We asked our InLife team members for their favourite accessible bushwalks.

Here are some of their favourites:

1. For all the senses: Dementia friendly forest and sensory trail (Ballarat)

Pay a visit to Australia’s first dementia-friendly forest and sensory trail in Ballarat’s Woowookarung Regional Park. This wheelchair-accessible track is an experience for everyone.

Location: Katy Ryans Road, Canadian

Length: 1km trail

Special features:

• Interactive barcode story/information about the animals

• Wetland area fills with frogs during the rainy season

• A sneaky wombat statue that peeks out from under a bridge.

2. Views for miles: Boroka Lookout (Grampians)

You’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to picturesque spots in the Grampians. There is a range of accessible tracks available, but you can’t miss a trip to Boroka Lookout. Wide-ranging and scenic views towards Halls Gap and Lake Bellfield

Location: Mt Difficult Rd, Halls Gap

Length: 90m

Special features:

• Two viewing platforms suitable for people with limited mobility

• Disabled toilets available up a mild incline.

3. Chasing waterfalls: Steavenson Falls, Marysville

Who doesn’t love a waterfall? And this one is hard to beat. Soak in the view of one of Victoria’s highest waterfalls on this wheelchair-accessible track.

Location: Falls Road, Marysville

Length: 700m

• Two viewing platforms with wheelchair access

• Take a look at one of the state’s highest waterfalls.

4. Forest and Ferns: Margaret Lester Forest Walk (Dandenong Ranges)

The Dandenong Ranges National Park is a great spot to get away from the hustle and bustle without having to travel too far from the city. The Margaret Lester Forest Walk was designed with assistance by Margaret Lester, who was an architecture graduate and paraplegic.

Address: 70 Monbulk Rd, Kallista

Length: 300m

Special features:

• Beautiful forest and fern glades

• Information boards about the forest and its ecosystem.

5. Rainforest ramblings: Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk (Yarra Valley)

Another great spot to get back to nature without travelling too far from the city. Soak in the peace and tranquillity of the rainforest on this accessible circuit walk through the Toolangi State forest.

Location: Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk, Toolangi

Length: 700m return

Special features:

• A 450m boardwalk wide enough for wheelchairs

• A tree canopy of ancient myrtle beech trees and southern sassafras.

Going further off the beaten track?

TrailRider all-terrain wheelchairs are now available at some Victorian Parks. These chairs allow access to more rugged walking trails not otherwise accessible via conventional wheelchairs.

Go to Parks Victoria to find out more.