Check out our Trail Watch report card, which covers many of Victoria’s most popular parks and reserves. These ratings indicate the overall quality of a parks walking trails based on construction and maintenance, and how clearly they are signposted. Admittedly these ratings are fairly general, but it will give walkers a chance to gauge just how much effort a particular park or reserve is putting into its walking trails.
NP National Park
SP State Park
SR Scenic Reserve
HP Historic Park
RP Regional Park
| PARK NAME | WALKING TRAIL MAINTENANCE | WALKING TRAIL SIGNAGE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALPINE NP | POOR / AVERAGE | POOR | Irregular trail maintenace and generally poor signage. |
| ARTHURS SEAT SP | VERY GOOD | GOOD / VERY GOOD | Urban bushland. |
| AVON WILDERNESS PARK | WILDERNESS WALKING | WILDERNESS WALKING | There are no marked walking trails in the park. |
| BARMAH NP | GOOD | AVERAGE / GOOD | |
| BAW BAW NP | GOOD | GOOD | |
| BEECHWORTH HP | VERY POOR / POOR | VERY POOR / POOR | Quality of trails are getting worse by the year. Very poor signage. Could be a major walking destination. |
| BENDIGO RP | VERY POOR | VERY POOR / POOR | |
| BIG DESERT WILDERNESS | WILDERNESS WALKING | WILDERNESS WALKING | There are no marked walking trails in the park. |
| BLACK RANGE SP | POOR | POOR | Few walking trails. Never maintained. |
| BRISBANE RANGES NP | AVERAGE / GOOD | AVERAGE | More work needs to be done with trail maintenance and signage. |
| BUNYIP SP | AVERAGE | POOR / AVERAGE | |
| BURROWA-PINE MOUNTAIN NP | AVERAGE | GOOD | Walking trails badly need more regular mainenance. |
| CAPE LIPTRAP COASTAL PARK | GOOD | GOOD | |
| CAPE NELSON SP | GOOD / VERY GOOD | AVERAGE | |
| CASTLEMAINE DIGGINGS NAT HP | GOOD | POOR | Too many unmarked 4WD tracks make this area very confusing for walkers. |
| CATHEDRAL RANGE SP | VERY GOOD | EXCELLENT | |
| CHILTERN-MT PILOT NP | POOR | Walking is mostly on vehicle tracks. | |
| CHURCHILL NP (LYSTERFIELD PARK) | GOOD | VERY GOOD | Walking is on shared bike paths and vehicle tracks. |
| COBBOBOONEE NP | GOOD | GOOD | Great South West Walk. |
| COOPRACAMBRA NP | VERY GOOD | POOR | Mainly wilderness walking. A couple of established trails. |
| CRESWICK RP | AVERAGE | VERY POOR | Too many 4WD vehicle tracks and generally no signage. |
| CROAJINGOLONG NP | GOOD | AVERAGE | |
| DANDENONG RANGES NP | VERY GOOD | GOOD / VERY GOOD | |
| EDWARDS POINT WILDLIFE RES | EXCELLENT | VERY GOOD | |
| ENFIELD SP | GOOD | AVERAGE | |
| ERRINUNDRA NP | GOOD | AVERAGE | Limited walking trails. |
| FRENCH ISLAND NP | AVERAGE | AVERAGE | Walking is almost entirely along management vehicle tracks. |
| GRAMPIANS NP | VERY GOOD / EXCELLENT | VERY GOOD | |
| GREAT OTWAY NP | VERY GOOD | VERY GOOD | |
| GREATER BENDIGO NP | POOR | VERY POOR | |
| HATTAH-KULKYNE NP | GOOD | AVERAGE / GOOD | |
| HEATHCOTE-GRAYTOWN NP | AVERAGE | AVERAGE | Walking is mainly along 4WD management vehicle tracks. Signage getting old and is confusing in places. Too many illigal trail bikes. |
| HEPBURN RP | VERY GOOD / EXCELLENT | VERY GOOD | |
| HOLEY PLAINS SP | AVERAGE | POOR | Walking is entirely along management vehicle tracks. |
| HOWQUA HILLS HISTORIC AREA | AVERAGE | POOR | |
| KINGLAKE NP | VERY GOOD | New trails and signage are under construction. | |
| KOOYOORA SP | VERY GOOD | VERY GOOD | Excellent off-trail walking. |
| LAKE EILDON NP | VERY GOOD | EXCELLENT | Excellent off-trail walking. |
| LANGI GHIRAN SP | GOOD | POOR | |
| LERDERDERG SP | VERY GOOD | AVERAGE / GOOD | Excellent wilderness walking in the gorge. |
| LERDERDERG SP (PYRETE SECTION) | VERY POOR | VERY POOR | Excellent wilderness walking. |
| LITTLE DESERT NP | VERY GOOD | AVERAGE / GOOD | |
| LONG FOREST NATURE CONS RES | POOR / AVERAGE | VERY POOR | |
| LOWER GLENELG NP | GOOD | GOOD / VERY GOOD | Great South West Walk. |
| LYSTERFIELD PARK (CHURCHILL NP) | GOOD | VERY GOOD | Walking is on shared bike paths and vehicle tracks. |
| MACEDON RP | VERY GOOD | GOOD | |
| MALDON HISTORIC RES | AVERAGE | VERY POOR | Walking is mainly along management vehicle tracks. |
| MITCHELL RIVER NP | GOOD | AVERAGE / GOOD | |
| MORNINGTON PENINSULA NP | VERY GOOD / EXCELLENT | VERY GOOD | |
| MORWELL NP | GOOD | AVERAGE | |
| MT ALEXANDER RP | POOR | POOR | The southern section of the West Ridge Walking Track has now vanished. Most of the signage in the park has gone. |
| MT ARAPILES-TOOAN SP | VERY GOOD / EXCELLENT | VERY GOOD | |
| MT BECKWORTH SR | POOR | VERY POOR | |
| MT BUANGOR SP | GOOD | GOOD | |
| MT BUFFALO NP | EXCELLENT | GOOD | |
| MT ECCLES NP | EXCELLENT | VERY GOOD | |
| MT SAMARIA SP | GOOD | GOOD | |
| MT WORTH SP | AVERAGE | AVERAGE | |
| MURRAY-SUNSET NP | WILDERNESS WALKING | WILDERNESS WALKING | There are no marked walking trails in the park. |
| PADDYS RANGES SP | AVERAGE | POOR | |
| POINT NEPEAN NP | VERY GOOD | EXCELLENT | |
| PORT CAMPBELL NP | GOOD | VERY GOOD | |
| SNOWY RIVER NP | AVERAGE | GOOD | |
| ST ARNAUD RANGE NP | AVERAGE | POOR | Walking is entirely along management vehicle tracks. |
| STEIGLITZ HP | AVERAGE | POOR | |
| TARRA-BULGA NP | GOOD | GOOD / VERY GOOD | |
| TERRICK TERRICK NP | GOOD | POOR / AVERAGE | Walking is mainly along management vehicle tracks. |
| WARBY-OVENS NP | GOOD | AVERAGE | |
| WARRANDYTE SP | VERY GOOD | AVERAGE / GOOD | |
| WERRIBEE GORGE SP | AVERAGE | GOOD | More trail mainenance is required on eroded sections of the trail. |
| WILSONS PROMONTORY NP | EXCELLENT | EXCELLENT | |
| WOODLANDS HP | GOOD / VERY GOOD | VERY GOOD | |
| WOMBAT STATE FOREST | AVERAGE / GOOD | GOOD | |
| WYPERFELD NP | VERY GOOD | EXCELLENT | |
| YARRA RANGES NP | VERY GOOD | VERY GOOD | |
| YOU YANGS RP | VERY GOOD / EXCELLENT | VERY GOOD |