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Melbourne's North Adventure Guide

Melbourne's North Adventure Guide

  • 5 kid-friendly trails
  • 15 Fun Activities
  • LESS than $8 for a day out

"These guides are absolutely fantastic. The amount of detail, information and fun that's gone into them is just wonderful.' Lynn.

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Get ready to ride the ancient rock waves of the North, solve clues from a forgotten forest, set sail to treasure island and more! 

Perfect for weekend adventures in Melbourne’s North, our Adventure Guides will get your family outside and having FUN in our amazing parks, without you needing to plan a thing! Exactly what family time and weekends are made for.

Jam-packed with creative adventures, fun facts, and original hand-drawn illustrations to get your kids engaged, learning, and excited about the day out - because when our kids are having fun, everyone is having fun!

Screen-free family fun with kids aged 2 to 12.

For every guide sold we donate to local conservation projects.
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What's included?

  • 5 mystery trails
  • 15+ Adventures and fun facts
  • Journal Cards to sketch what you see. (only one set)
  • 1 instruction card
  • Short comic stories with hand-drawn illustrations
  • QR code for each trail with map, ID picture library and more!

Extra Journal Cards are available for purchase>.

Made in Melbourne on recycled paper. The trail cards are waterproof and A5 in size for easy handling.

Magnifying glass and pencils shown in pictures are not included.

How does it work?

All the hard work is done for you - the places, the details, the fun. You simply choose your trail and turn up and go!

Each trail includes a comic story, 3-4 adventures to follow, activity sheet, helpful tips and time indicators.

There is also a QR code that loads a handy map and wildlife ID picture galleries.

You can follow the activities closely or just use them as starters - your choice!

What are the activities?

Every trail is 100% unique and the adventures are designed around the history, features, wildlife, and stories of each beach, park or reserve.

Get ready to solve clues on a trail, go on creative scavenger hunts and citizen-science inspired missions, or have fun with nature play!

What areas are covered in the North?

In Melbourne’s North the trails are all within 3 to 20 kms of the CBD.

The 5 trails in Melbourne’s North are located between the areas of Broadmeadows, Greensborough and Melbourne City. The exact trails are a mystery!

They include iconic river trails, bike trails, beautiful forests, epic gorges and even a hidden island!

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Granma gift

I have purchased these for my grandkids for Xmas and hope to join them and their familiarity as they explore our wild neighborhood!

Best family purchase I've made in ages

it is the best purchase I have made in ages. They are so, so beautiful, well-researched and a great way to spend time together outside!

Amazing

Everything is amazing and such a great way for my child to enjoy the great outdoors. This is my second order!

100% recommend

I took my family on our first gumnut trail adventure this weekend and it went SO well. My kids loved every minute of it and it was really fun and relaxing for the adults too. 100% recommend!

Our 4 grandchildren loved it, and so did we!

I recently purchased the South and East Packs. We took our 4 Grandchildren out for their first adventure (twin boys 3 years, girls 7 & 8 years) they all absolutely loved it and so did we! Great day out for all. Highly Recommend.

More time for fun - less time wasted planning!

What gorgeous artwork and such fast shipping , absolutely lovely .
These adventures mean more time for fun and less precious time wasted on planning ( it’s all done for you)…
Cannot wait to check out the adventures!

It gave my family the motivation we needed

The Adventure Guides are an absolute delight, full of surprising locations all across Melbourne. My whole family has loved exploring new places, and our daughter was so excited to go out on the adventure, she didn't even notice the playground near the start (phew). We all had a great time - can't wait to do more.

Kids loved it!

We set off on an adventure and kids were off and running before we knew it! They had such a great time. What a great idea.

Arrived very quickly and it has been an absolute game changer for ideas and confidence going on more outdoor adventures with our 2.5 year old and rescue greyhound. The information is fantastic and every detail included reflects on how much work and passion has gone into making it. The QR codes make it easy to get directions in the car and we feel like we can keep coming back to places to find out more next time. Incredible work and I would buy more if there are ever add-ons.

This little beauty was on my door step just in time to gift my niece for xmas. The adventures inside will be fabulous giving her an opportunity to explore different areas and increase her outdoor knowledge and care for the land. I think this is the most wonderful idea for family's and perfect for Aunty's to gift their niece and nephews. I can't wait to explore with her. Thanks so much

Just gave this to my grandchildren for Christmas. The whole family is impressed and keen to explore

First impression is delight. The bundle is a present so I will have to wait for the recipient to let me know what they think. However, I love the amount of work that has gone into the production of the folders.

We were intrigued by the ads we saw and are delighted with our guide. We are itching to get out there!

I love the look of these cards. Seems like a great way to extend the learning - and of course the fun.

These books are absolutely fantastic, the amount of detail, information and fun that's gone into them is just wonderful. Getting children outdoors and exploring is so important and these books make it so easy.

We are just starting our first adventure and can't wait to see what it brings. The illustrations are so vibrant and it's so beautifully written. I had the fortune to meet Christina - she delivered the package herself as they were on one of their walks nearby. Great customer service, very authentic, great idea! Thank you!!

Gorgeous cards with illustrations and directions for exploring an interesting spot in Melbourne. My 5 year old boy loved his first adventure out West. Spent 2.5 hours exploring beautiful wetlands, looking at leaves, for bugs, birds and other creatures. When he was upset about accidentally drawing over a picture on one of the cards, I emailed Christina and she dropped over a replacement card, no charge just a few days later. Very worthwhile purchase. Looking forward to doing the other adventures!

Beautiful pictures and speedy service and kept me.up to date with postage. Great birthday present for a little friend!

This was the perfect Christmas present for my 5 year old niece and her family. So much so that I wasn't the only one that bought it, another aunty did too. Not to worry, she will share her other guide with a friend and the two families can have adventure together

Brought Melbourne east for my nieces children for Christmas - Parents were very impressed! Can't wait to hear how the kids like it

Our first grandchild hasn't even arrived yet (May 2023!) when i saw the gumnut trails i had to have them. I ordered the East and waiting for the South East to come out. Absolutely delighted with the pack, fantastic content. Great attention to detail, has everything covered for a great adventure.

Was great service. Very prompt. My family thought it was brilliant as I gave it to her family for a present. Very happy. Will get more when they come out

We were so excited receiving our Adventure Guide in the mail and it exceeded our expectations. Our 4 and half year old led the way, card in hand and was so excited to find animal foot prints on the sandy track….and that was just the start.

I bought this guide as a birthday present after my son loved out Melbourne's West Guide. Such a lovely way for little friends to explore the great outdoors together!

These Adventure Guides are beautiful. My 2.5yo son loves these cards! He searches through the pack and picks which park we will explore then carries them for the whole time searching for and matching the illustrations along the way. I love how interactive they make a family walk. His exclamation of "Lets go on an Adventure!" followed by running to the bookshelf to get his guide shows how engaging these are. The illustrations and attention to detail are the icing on the cake. Thank you Gumnut Guides, I look forward to collecting the set and many adventures.