Running in Plenty Gorge Park, Melbourne

Running in Plenty Gorge Park

Plenty Gorge Park is a 12.0 km² park on Melbourne's north west side. Of the routes Remap built, 22 spend at least 30% of their length inside it. Pick how far you want to run.

Checked 23 October 2026

Terrain

82% park, 55% forest, 18% by water

Surface

59% unpaved

Climb

36 to 404 m up

Routes

22, 4.5 to 20.7 km

Getting there

Every route here starts from one of these stations.

Hawkstowe Station on the north edge. 4 routes start here, 2 to 8 m away.

Stop 71: RMIT Bundoora Campus Tram stop on the south west edge. 4 routes start here, 7 m away.

Tuta Ct/Plenty River Dr Bus stop on the south edge. 4 routes start here, 3 m away.

Brentwick Dr/Plenty River Dr Bus stop on the south edge. 3 routes start here, 6 m away.

Mernda Station on the north edge. 2 routes start here, 2 to 9 m away.

Chapel Lane / Yan Yean Road Bus stop on the north east edge. 1 route starts here, 74 m away.

Montmorency Station on the south edge. 1 route starts here, 4 m away.

Stop 66: Settlement Road Tram stop on the south west edge. 1 route starts here, 9 m away.

Stop 68: Greenhills Road Tram stop on the south west edge. 1 route starts here, 36 m away.

Watsonia Station on the south edge. 1 route starts here, 14 m away.

The best run in Plenty Gorge Park, 7 to 12 km

From Hawkstowe, 11 km

Ranked first of 6 running routes of this length in Plenty Gorge Park.

10.7 km about 1 h 04 111 m up 95% through nature 72% unpaved

Starts at Hawkstowe station.

How it compares with the median run in Melbourne

Through nature 95%median 39%

Quiet streets 100%median 82%

Starts near a station at the station

Longest nature stretch 9.9 km

Away from traffic 100%median 92%

Views 2%median 0%

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2 From Mernda7.9 km 36 m up 82% natureStarts at Mernda station 3 From Stop 71: RMIT Bundoora Campus8.7 km 150 m up 77% natureStarts at Stop 71: RMIT Bundoora Campus tram stop

Running in Plenty Gorge Park

Getting there

The best run in Plenty Gorge Park, 7 to 12 km

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