Outer Circle Linear Park - Belford Road to High Street Dog Off Leash Area

19 Valerie Street, Kew East VIC, 3102


The High Street area is very busy and hectic. A multi-use track leads past a bus stop and car park where there is a bin and an interpretative historical sign to an area with limited grassy area which is 210m long.

The information board says "The line from Fairfield Park to Riversdale opened in March 1891 but closed in 1893, after a scant two years of operation. East Kew was reopened for goods service from 1925 until 1943, while electric trams which had connected East Kew to the city from 1915 catered for passengers. The section of line from the north side of the Yarra to Princess Street, Kew was dismantled in 1930 to allow the building of the Chandler Highway. The Railway Dismantling Act 1938 authorised the removal of the section between Princess Street, Kew and East Kew Station. These tracks were removed by June 1940."

This is not really an area well suited to off leash dogs. A dog needs to be well controlled to be off leash in this area due to the small area and busy road. This area can be combined to form a continuous walk, with some short on leash sections to cross roads. These sections run from Argyle Road to Princess Street (a total of 2.8 km).