I've walked regularly for a very long while but it took me years to get around to Albert Park Lake. I suppose I worried that parking would be a challenge. I needn't have worried about that. If you drive around on Lakeside Drive, there is plenty of paid parking. On weekends it's a cheap, flat rate. Easy peasy. The walk is just under 5km, paths are in good condition, it's level (I'd say accessible) and is a beautiful walk. Why did I wait so long? There are toilets at a couple of points, playgrounds here and there (though they're nothing special), picnic areas and regular benches if you fancy a sit. You can fish (it gets stocked) or canoe/row/kayak. So glad I finally got around to it!

LARGE PARK AND LAKE CLOSE TO CITY CENTRE Albert Park Lake is a beautiful park just out of the CBD. The lake itself is home to lots of wildlife and to various yachting and boating organisations. Great location for jogging - even has fitness stops along the way. Easy access from the St Kilda light rail tram route (get off at MSAC)

Such a lovely trail with a pretty lake view. I like to come here during my work break and it makes me feel so at peace. There are a few benches dotted around the trail if you want to just sit, relax and enjoy the view.

I rarely come to Albert Park Lake and I don't know why as it is such a lovely place to come for a stroll, looking at the beautiful water views and lovely palm trees. I was actually here today for MS Walk, Run and Roll. I did the 10k Walk and could have done without the drizzle! But great event for a great cause in a great location. Will definitely do event next year but won't wait 12 months before I return to Albert Park Lake. 29.10 here for 5k charity walk and was such a beautiful day, so many people out and about, fantastic.

Only 3km from the heart of the city, Albert Park is popular for a range of activities like dog walking, jogging, cycling, sailing and rowing. Apart from the lake itself, other attractions include sporting facilities, ovals, playgrounds, restaurants and a 5km walking and running track. Sporting facilities include a golf driving range, gymnasium and the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. Enjoy a barbecue or picnic with the family. Hire a boat and explore the lake. Walk, cycle or jog around the track, past green lawns and playing fields.

It's just shy of 5kms round the edge of the lake. Trust me. I know. As I've run round it about a million times during this lockdown... And I don't even like running. That's how nice this park is. I heard there used to be a skateboard half pipe here. Not anymore unfortunately. I wish they'd put one back in. Make sure to give momma swan and her babies right of way during the spring/summer months.

"Albert Park Lake is a picturesque oasis in the heart of the city! Its serene surroundings, beautiful wildlife, and recreational activities make it a must-visit destination for nature lovers and fitness enthusiasts alike. A true urban gem!"

Beautiful lookout in the middle of the city . You need to park your car in around the high way and need to walk a long way to see a beautiful city lookout. If the parking is near by it gives more attraction to the scenary

Every spring, we come here to spot the new born swan babies, fluffy and cute. Spring light is dimming through the puffy clouds and Tiffany blue lake. Every is like a magic in a sunny spring afternoon. It is the most beautiful place to chill, to picnic, to have a nice philosopher’s stroll or to just let your mind drift away.

A great place for a morning jog

Albert park has an amazing view.. seeing the swan and birds gives some sort of happiness. I wasn't able to capture the beautiful scenery properly on my phone. Great place to have a walk with your dog. This place has public toilets, but it was smelly. Some toilets didn't have toilet tissues.

Perfect outing with your dog, family or friends. If you love bird life it's even better. So many different species. Dogs must be on lead . Take a drink bottle with you.

Once swampland but today a playground and one of the most beautiful and scenic points in Melbourne, just 3 km south of the Melbourne CBD. There's all sorts of both on and off the water outdoor activities including competitive and leisure sailing, rowing, kayaking, canoeing, model yachting, recreational fishing (Rainbow Trout and Golden Perch), bird watching, cycling, jogging (the weekly Albert parkrun), walking and dog walking.

Nice place for a good long walk unobstructed around the lake.

Beaultiful park, palm trees are a charm.

One of my favourite spot close to Melbourne city. Extremely soothing place with stunning city view. Awesome place for day and night photography. Beautiful track for running or walk, peaceful drive.

Excellent place to relax in the calmness of the lake

Beautiful spot. Amazing views of the city. Could use one or two more cafes though...

Exercise during Melbourne’s lock down has been so important to me , to be able to go outside and fill my lungs with fresh air . To be able to look across the Albert Park and Lake and see the Spring blossoms on all the trees , to see new life on the lake is so pleasing . This small act of exercise makes such a difference to your day

A beautiful, peaceful and excellent 5km walk around the lake; stunning city views of the Melbourne CBD, at sunset.

Nice running track with lots of wildlife and views over the city 🧘🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️💪🏽🏃🏻‍♂️

It’s a beautiful lake drive and walk. Great spot for jogging and listening to music. A complete view of the Melbourne CBD. Such a peaceful place and I highly recommend this.

Amazing! Temporary closed for F1.

Amazing place to walking around and enjoy the view.

Peaceful, family friendly spaces with beautiful gardens

Albert park lake located in the middle of city is beautiful place to relax, walk around, jog & also get the view of the city from the lake. You will find a lot of picnic areas while you take a walk around the lake, it also has BBQ place where you can chill out with your family and friends.

Too many off-lead dogs in the area.

Beautiful 😊 May i ask Does anybody is know how long one lap for running is it 3km , I run on the footpath.

Ample parking space, nice picnic spot, small playground for kids, long walk track, close to city

Very nice and serene. I cannot believe that it was my first time (that's what I said) to walk by the lake on foot. It's definitely a different experience and such a beautiful spot. We took a walk and walked by a few places. Didn't have time to go around the whole lake that day but I thoroughly enjoyed it. A few trees around too to get some sneaky frisbee action in also. On a hot day, the trees give great shade. Embrace the darkness and a break from that blistering heat.

Beautiful lake for a picnic, nice walk (about 5ks), run or a fish. Ample parking and great views of the CBD and swans.

Feel grateful everyday to call Albert Park home! Absolutely love this place! So beautiful and peaceful, the gorgeous swans make me smile every time, there are hundreds of them around the grass and water and they are gorgeous. There are also water fountains around to fill up water bottles. Toilets are spread out, but they are also there. If you're lucky you might come through some sports event during the walk around, and even some hot dogs during some sort of sports fund raising. Then of course, there is the uber exciting Grand Prix! Went for the first time last year, and loved every moment of it! So much fan, super happy vibes, pretty crowded but is the happiest crowd. The happy vibes are all around the neighborhoods. It adds up to the excitement to watch them building all stands etc during the months approaching the grand prix. Kudos to all the people working building all of it to make the magic happen. :)

Fantastic venue for a lake view plus amazing views of the city. Take a nice walk around the large lake to capture great photos, panoramas and videos and showcase your work. As most people will agree, the best times are sunrise or sunset, but if you can’t make it at those times, you can go on a nice clear day and see marvellous scenes, not only the lake, but ducks, birds and others. Unfortunately I went on a cloudy day, but if you have a good quality camera, even on cloudy days the photos will look great. If you like scenery, I would recommend a visit to this place.

A very large lake with a surrounding trail of about 5 km. There are many ducks, swans, seagulls and other birds. They feed, swim, fly and sunbathe in and around the water. Watch the wildlife and the mirror of the water. Forget about the worries of the city life. Listen to the sounds of the animals, water and the winds. Apply sunscreen because of the hot sun. You can jog or walk your dogs. Cycling is not easy because of the sand and narrow path which is close to the lake. Don’t feed the animals.

Possibly one of the best multifunctional inner city parks in the world. Featuring beautiful views of the city, rowing clubs, sailing clubs, and even fishing. The sports complex within its grounds are world-class, and there are a dozen ovals in which to play ball sports, not to mention a 9 hole golf course and covered driving range. And of course Albert Park is the home of the annual Melbourne Formula One race. Hint: To get a photo like the ones I took you’ll need to be up by 6am, and shoot from the eastern edge of the lake.

I love coming here! It’s great all year round and even better experiencing it on a hot air balloon. 😊

lovely spot for a walk !

The most relaxing place ever

There's always people here exercising or just having a coffee from the cafe. There's a pretty large lake to walk around and enjoy nature. Baby birds are aplenty this time of year and they don't mind people getting close. The yachting club looks like fun, I went about 10 years ago when working in disability and they had assistance equipment for the disabled. Pretty sure they still would. There's a a play ground for the kids and free parking on Albert Rd on Sundays.

Very peaceful place. Amazing views of the lake, birds and Melbourne skyline

nice place in city. Too hot in midday as not engouh tree.

We like this place, nice and good equipment for picking

Beautiful beach

This place is magical... From a morning jog to an after-work bike ride, gym session, multiple olympic size swimming pools, driving range, golf course, etc. you can find anything and everything in between in this one spot. A stunning lake, gorgeous city views/skyline, MSAC (Sports and Aquatic Centre), golf course and the home to the legendary Australian Grand Prix. The transformation from a normal Albert Park to the race track is one of the most amazing features of the city...

Great place to relax by the water. Always something happening throughout the year and good facilities.

Great place. Fabulous views of the city,lots of wildlife,cooking facilities,playgrounds, workout out machines,4.8km running track around the lake. Bit of everything for everyone!!

Ornamental lake with great views of the city.

(Translated by Google) F1 (Original) F1

Well maintained park by Parks Victoria. Many birds to see such as swans and swamp hens plus there's a big toilet block that's relatively clean and some water fountains around the place. Nice to come on a sunny day but there isn't any shelter if it rains unless you duck under a tree

Fantastic place for a run with beautiful scenery and cool lake Breeze which makes your run less sweaty. One round around the lake is about 5.8km and there’s plenty of water points and rest rooms along the way. Lots of ducks and swans as well. You can either run on the pavement directly beside the lake or the sand surface near it, in which both are flat. Grab a running jacket along if you are someone afraid of running in the cold weather because the wind can get quite chilly here!

Around the Bay, 2019.

Great relaxing and beautiful location overall and the Swans are majestic

Fantastic park plenty to see@ do picnic areas childrens play area , can't go past the bowling club amazing friendly cheerful staff @ locals.. Grand prix 2019

Don't miss a chance to walk around Albert Park Lake :)

Well maintained, relaxing escape from the city. A shame there is no longer free parking for a couple of hours visit.

Great place to walk, run, cycle around at any time of the day. Full round will cover distance of 5+kms ???

Fantastic place to walk / run around

Amazing walk around lake great photos

Just great all around.

Iso walking with one friend around the lake has been great.

As we were at the BBQ all the birds came the big swan scarring the children and pecking the food from the kids hands took bread out off the kids mouths had to go to the pools 2min walk from each other .

An amazing location & perfect for a walk or jog. The park also has the an aquatic centre with swimming, sauna & spa facilities along with many cafes scattered around the lake. Great day out!

Nice views.

Amazing place.

Great place for a walk and picnic~

Perfect track to walk/jog around. Also great for picnics.

Amazing

Nice place for a walk and picnic and enjoy the views of Melbourne.

Great for long walks and skating. Grab a coffee at Carousel cafe!

Nice place to walk and have a run so many beautiful birds.

One of the best place catching sunset in Melbourne CBD.

(Translated by Google) You can also run with a virtual bicycle app called FulGaz. (Original) FulGaz という ヴァーチャル自転車アプリでも走行可能です。

Love Albert Park lake

always a great area for all kinds of outdoorsy activities

Absolutely beautiful experience to walk around this lake, and the perfect distance for a walking track/keeping fit with not too many show-pony’s here unlike the TAN. Brilliant, natural, yet inner-city location too.

Always a pleasant walk with friends

Beautiful walking area.

This is a lovely spot to visit for a casual stroll, and there's even a few places for a coffee near the boat shed. It can get rather windy though!

(Translated by Google) Great view. The skyline is very visible. And you run on the Formula 1 track. Great. (Original) Toller Ausblick. Die Skyline ist sehr gut sichtbar. Und man läuft auf der Formel 1 Strecke. Großartig.

A really nice spot for a parkrun

Great place and awesome views of the city!

Beautiful spot

(Translated by Google) Melbourne parks are amazing. Albert Park is also pretty because there is a big lake in the middle. Take a slow walk. (Original) 멜버른 공원들은 정말 대박입니다. 이 알버트 공원도 가운데 큰 호수가 있어서 더 예뻐요. 천천히 산책해보세요.

Peaceful and good for seeing the majestic Black swans in their element

Great place to relax and unwind they have bbqs around for free, myself and friends used this area to have a bbq chill out and played a bit of football, if you are with the right crowd you can have a good time here

Found syringe on the grass.

Caught a fish here. Not bhed, gud syze

Beautiful spot for a walk, picnic, etc. I absolutely love the swans 🥰

Perfect for morning runs

Perfect walk around the lake!

Best place for relaxing, either morning or evening walks,cycling or running

Great place for running and riding. Very crowded on sunny days. A couple of places to eat, toilets and taps around the lake. Parking is very expensive!!

A beautiful lake for walking, running, boat riding and enjoying time with friends and family.

Great to walk and run around but windy

Love to go for a run around the lake.

Beautiful spot

Good place to come for a walk or picnic! Plenty of grass and benches to sit on.

My favourite time of the year when the black swans have babies, cygnets @ the lake ❤

What a nice spot to go for a walk or a jog. The whole loop is about 5km

If your running at the lake, it’s recommended to go early to beat the wind

Great Place to visit , great Place for walk,, Love it

A big open space for all activities such as dog walking, canoeing, jogging, or a picnic. Even the playground is catered for kids with disabilities 👍🏻 There’s a big car park available if you drive, but it is also accessible by trams too.

Albert Park lake is a man-made lake close to the city of Melbourne. It’s a 5 km loop lined by trees and the beautiful city skyline. It is also home to the Australian formula 1 Grand Prix every year. Lots of Black swans, ducks and seagulls around. Great place to watch sunsets and sunrises or run or walk your dog.

Perfect for a 5km run, beautiful sunsets over the water. Love watching the swans and seeing their babies every year! Just keep your dog on the lead tho! Don’t want them attacking the swans.

One of the greatest parks nearby Melbourne CBD offering the finest view to the city skyline. Often overlooked by tourists, it's a gree oasis only a stroll away from the city.

one loop running around the lake would take 5 km with a lot of birds greeting you along the way! great spot to watch the city skyline as well.

beautiful view and a pleasant yet slow scenic tour around park driving qt 40km, which is essential because there are always plenty of swans with their young strolling over the roads! nice walk path around the lake with multiple ovals, children's playgrounds and the aquatic pool building!

Spacious area with stunning city views, and the serene presence of swans, ducks, and various birds make this spot a nature lover's paradise. A perfect haven for fishing enthusiasts, the picturesque setting enhances the overall experience. Highly recommend for those seeking tranquility amidst urban charm."