Discover Lilydale: Lake, Walking Trails and Museum

Lilydale offers three distinct starting points for planning a stay: Lillydale Lake, the mapped walking trails of Art and Sole, and the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum. At the lake, fishing and walking trails are as much a focus as the playground, barbecue facilities and picnic areas. Art and Sole adds nine mapped trails to the options; the museum offers a cultural focus. This lets you assess Lilydale according to which of these themes suits your stay.

At Lillydale Lake: Fishing and Time Outdoors

Fishing is permitted at Lillydale Lake. The lake also has a fully accessible playground, barbecue facilities, shaded picnic areas and walking trails. The different uses can help you decide what to do: fishing, a playground visit, a picnic in the shade or a walk each offer a different focus. This lets you plan your visit around the activity that matters to you, rather than treating the different options as alike.

Mapped Walking Trails and the Rail Trail

Art and Sole offers nine mapped walking trails in Lilydale, connected with other well-known trails and local facilities. The Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail, in the wider regional area, is on a different scale: it is described as a 40-kilometre trail for walkers, cyclists, people with dogs and horse riders. The figures answer different questions when compared. The nine refers to the number of mapped walking trails at Art and Sole, while the 40 kilometres refers to the length of the Rail Trail. This lets you distinguish the number of trails from the length of the route and choose the scale that suits your plans.

The Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail is signposted from the old railway station building in the car park at Lilydale Station. As conditions at the trailhead may change, check the latest directions before your visit. The geographic scale is also relevant when choosing Lilydale as a destination: Lillydale Lake, the Art and Sole trails and the museum are in Lilydale, while the Rail Trail extends into the wider regional area.

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum

The Yarra Ranges Regional Museum in Lilydale has exhibition spaces, programs for all ages and abilities, a specialist library, a museum shop and a café. It is considered architecturally distinctive, and its surroundings are considered peaceful. These features give the museum its own character alongside the lake and walking trail offerings. The exhibition spaces and programs offer a different focus from the specialist library, museum shop and café. If culture is one of your travel interests, the museum complements outdoor activities with a cultural theme to consider when deciding on Lilydale.

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