Severin Walk

Severin Walk is located in Belmont and stretches along a waterway. It is secretly enclosed in between buildings. It is hard to believe such a place exists in the midst of all the surroundings. Walking along the trail seems like entering a magical place. It felt like we have set foot off the Earth Planet and walk into a different universe. 

I really enjoyed the peaceful walk. There were several random flowers and plants, coupled with nice views along the path. We stumbled across few bridges- all different. This seems to add to the magic feel, just like everytime you come across another bridge, you are stepping into a different part of this world. The below plant weirdly had some bird's features, with the beak and eye and the building looks very old and unlike any I have seen before.

Overall, it was a short walk, but definitely a peculiar one. We also spotted a rainbow as we finished our walk. 

Mary Carroll Park

Mary Carroll Park is located in the City of Gosnells. It is meant to be a wetland, but when we went on the 10th of April, it was completely dry. It was a quiet and peaceful stroll along the paths, which offered nice views over the hills and surroundings.

 

It was quite a shock to see no water at all on the land. The area was very dry. It almost seemed like a walk through dessert, with the dried branches and soil. The wetland is seasonal and should hopefully filled up in Winter to welcome all the birds and wildlife.

It took us less than an hour to complete both circles by walk. The paths do accommodate for bikes as well. This was definitely a short and leisurely walk.

There are parking spots on Eudoria Street.

For more information:
http://www.gosnells.wa.gov.au/About_our_City/Environment/Caring_for_our_environment/Bushland/Mary_Carroll_Park_wetlands

Canning River Regional Park

Canning River Regional Park stretches along the Canning River and is a beautiful place to have a leisurely walk, a picnic or a barbeque. It is incredible how this park is just around 5 minutes away from where I live and I just came across it the other day, looking for new places to visit.

We first went there on Easter Monday and it proved to be a delight. We were, obviously, not the only one having this idea, as many people were spending their afternoon there. Some were having picnics, others were canoeing or just having some fun time.  The park is very green and has several walk trails ranging from 1.5 to 4 kms.  There is a cafe and several public facilities, including a kids' playground. Parking is available near Kent Street. 

On our walk, we were welcomed the beautiful scenery across the river. The walk trail is very well maintained and the changing landscape is awesome. I loved walking across some many different bridges. There is just something so special about bridges. I saw my first dragonfly and there were many of them along the river. 

Beside the park, there is a miniature train station - Castledare Miniature Railways. It hosts the Wilson Park station and it operates on a 3-weekly Sunday basis. It was not at the time we went, but I would gladly like to hop on one on day. 

It was certainly an enjoyable walk and place to visit. 

For more information, please refer to below websites:

Park: https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/canning-river
Walk trail map: http://www.sercul.org.au/docs/CRRP_Walk_Trails.pdf
Railway: http://castledare.com.au/