Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton

Relaxing and fabulous place for exploring nature. People can have fun here by walk, bike, or skateboard. I enjoyed the River Walk and the Terrace Trail to the hill. I sighted a kookaburra while approaching the railway, a lizard on the trail, and five planes flew over the garden.

This ‘garden’ was an interesting experience. A lot of nice sculptures and installations but considering it was mainly designed to be all about preserving rare and endangered native plants, the only ones that were thriving were the native Winter Apple ground cover. We were desperate for the loo and couldn’t find one anywhere at this site. Finally hidden away was what looked like the workmen’s portaloo. Used it anyway!

Great place to stroll or power walk! The top of the gardens has a nice view but it may be a bit steep for some with mobility issues. The tracks are gravel and well formed. There are many track options leading through a garden circuit, bush trek or track going all the way across to Aquamoves with a pleasant view of the river along the way. There is wildlife in the area so be aware of your surroundings, especially during snake seasons.

Not much available for nix these days, however this is certainly providing as much as you would like dependant only on how far you would like to walk. Number of tracks with individual characteristics, great for family photos, beware of the Odd Sun Baking Tiger or Brown that start to occasionally appear near water late September onwards!