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WALKS IN NATURE: MELBOURNE

HARDIE GRANT BOOKS, $24.99

Hats off to the creators of this handy compendium of 32 day walks in Melbourne and further afield across Victoria. From the Mornington Peninsula to the Dandenong and Yarra Ranges and even the Victorian Alps, each walk is described on a convenient pocket-sized index card, with a map on one side and brief summary on the other. The walks are colour-coded according to the best season for taking them and each has a digest of important information in a panel beside the text. Hikers will know at a glance how far the start point is from Melbourne CBD, the walk’s distance, its

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