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AustraliaVictoriaSouth Melbourne
Yarra River Walk
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Yarra River Walk

Length5.7 mi
Elev. Gain111.5 ft
Est. Steps13000
River
Scenic views
Historic site
Quiet place
Created by 🦘Joseph.🇦🇺

Yarra River Walk Introduction

Yarra River Walk is a 5.7 mile (13,000-step) route located near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This route has an elevation gain of about 111.5 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Beautiful walk. But an even better walk would be walking further south along the Yarra river & exit at Swan Street bridge to Botanic Gardens. Another glorious area in the heart of Melbourne. The Rod Laver Arena is opposite Swan Street bridge.

Attractions Near Yarra River Walk

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Batman Park

Park
Batman Park is an urban park, located on the northern bank of the Yarra River in central Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Batman Park is a small open grassed space with paths and planted Eucalyptus trees bordered by Spencer Street at the west, Flinders Street Viaduct at the north and King Street to the east.

Melbourne Maritime Museum

Historical
The former Melbourne Maritime Museum, now, the Polly Woodside tall ship and museum, managed by the National Trust of Australia, is situated in South Wharf on the Yarra River in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It is home to the barque Polly Woodside, the now restored cargo vessel launched in 1885.

Australian National Academy of Music

Place
The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) is a classical music performance training facility. ANAM is a national organisation with students from across Australia and New Zealand. Located in South Melbourne, Victoria, it is a member of the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence. Current Artistic Director Nick Deutsch was appointed in 2016 and past Artistic Directors include composer Brett Dean and clarinettist Paul Dean Established in 1994, ANAM's Professional Performance Program is flexible for students wishing to study their instrument in the following categories - strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, harp and keyboard instruments.

South Melbourne Town Hall

Building
South Melbourne Town Hall is a civic building located on Bank Street in South Melbourne, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is of state heritage significance to Victoria being listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (H0217).

Charles Grimes Bridge

Place
The Charles Grimes Bridge is a twin road bridge that carries the Docklands Highway over the Yarra River in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was named after New South Wales surveyor general Charles Grimes, who was the first European to see the Yarra River.As originally constructed in the 1975 it ran north–south over the river, connecting Footscray Road to the West Gate Freeway and Montague Street.

Clarendon Street Junction

Place
Clarendon Street Junction is a tram stop located at the intersection of the St Kilda and Port Melbourne light rails with Normanby Road, Whiteman and Clarendon Streets in Southbank, Victoria. It is served by Yarra Trams routes 96 and 109 on the Melbourne tram network. It is also the terminus for the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant.

Seafarers Bridge

Building
The Seafarers Bridge is a footbridge over the Yarra River between Docklands and South Wharf in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.The bridge connects the north and south banks of the river while providing a formal entrance to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The bridge main span is supported by steel ties connected to elliptical arches, with three arches on the north side and four arches on the south side.

Polly Woodside

Place
Polly Woodside is a Belfast-built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque, preserved in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), and forming the central feature of the South Wharf precinct. The ship was originally built in Belfast by William J. Woodside and was launched in 1885. Polly Woodside is typical of thousands of smaller iron barques built in the last days of sail, intended for deep water trade around the world and designed to be operated as economically as possible.

Electoral district of Melbourne South

Place
Melbourne South was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1889 to 1904.Melbourne South was defined by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 as:"Commencing on the Yarra River at Prince's Bridge; thence southerly by the St. Kilda-road to Park-street, South Melbourne; westerly by Park-street to Palmerston-crescent; south-westerly and westerly by Palmerston-crescent and Raglan-street to Cecil-street; north by Cecil-street to the St.

Flinders Wharf

Place
Flinders Wharf (previously known as Flinders Wharf Apartments) is located in the Docklands area, along the northern bank of the Yarra River on the edge of the Melbourne city centre. The 300-apartment complex is home to a multicultural blend of personalities and is a short walk from Southern Cross station, Flinders Street station, Crown Casino, Docklands Stadium and many of Melbourne's other attractions.

Comments

🦘Joseph.🇦🇺
2024/09/03
🦘Joseph.🇦🇺
2025/10/16
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

5.7 mi

Elev. Gain

111.5 ft

Est. Steps

13000
Created by
🦘Joseph.🇦🇺
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