Melbourne's Best Outdoor Adventures | Week 41 · Oct 2026

It’s the final quarter of the year, Halloween signs are up and the diary’s filling with end of year celebrations. This is the week the year picks up speed again, and it’ll be Christmas before you know it.

After the wild weather last week, the sun’s back out, and so are sunsets after work. Time to say yes to getting outside. A paddle and pizza on Friday evening. A night next to a white quartz sand beach, with sunrise over the crystal blue water to greet you.

The best weekends start with a yes.

See you out there
Stella & Chris

Friday evening on the Birrarung (Yarra), with the work week drifting further away with every stroke. TSA's community paddle at Studley Park suits first-timers and the already hooked: easy paddling as the light turns golden, then pizza, a glass of something and good company on the bank.

Come solo or bring a friend. Either way, it’s a great chance to meet and connect with the TSA community. The easiest yes of the week.

📅 Fri 9 Oct, 6 to 8pm 📍 Studley Park Boathouse
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Squeeze, scramble and crawl through a maze of granite boulder caves near Labertouche, with a gentle stream running through it all. Your Kaykaze guide leads the way and fills you in on the caves' history, the rocks and the escape route (!), while you search the dark for glowing worms and cave crickets.

You'll come out a tad muddy, a bit wet and very glad you said yes. A picnic lunch is waiting on the other side.

📅 Sun 11 Oct, 9:45am to 3:45pm 📍 Labertouche
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Legs burning, the Macedon Ranges falling away below you as Hanging Rock and the countryside come into view. This 18km hike covers the full Macedon Circuit: single track and open forest up to the Memorial Cross and Camels Hump, then a rocky descent to finish. Every step uphill pays you back in views.

Say yes to clocking 25,000+ steps this Saturday. The TSA team will provide the food and the cheer to get you through the “was this a good idea? (yes!)” moments.

📅 Sat 10 Oct, 9am to 3pm 📍 Mount Macedon
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Kangaroos on the shore, eagles overhead, turtles gliding under your board. The day starts with a guided paddle across a quiet reservoir in a 1,005 hectare reserve, then Nic takes you to an ocean cove for a second session and a guided snorkel in Port Phillip Bay (Nerm), part of the Great Southern Reef. Along the way, you’ll enjoy a brunch of local Peninsula produce by the water and a floating morning tea.

Transport's included. Say yes and leave the rest to Nic.

📅 Sun 11 Oct, 7:30am to 2:30pm 📍 Tuerong, Mornington Peninsula
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Fall asleep to the surf of Waterloo Bay, a few steps from the sand. From Tidal River, the track crosses the Prom from its windswept west coast to the turquoise water of the east, past lichen-covered boulders where the mountains meet the sea. Your camp for the night is at secluded Little Waterloo Bay. It's 12km each way on good track, which makes it an ideal first overnighter.

Short notice? No problem. The guides carry the extra gear and cook dinner, so all you need to do is pack a bag and say yes.

📅 Sat 10 to Sun 11 Oct 📍 Wilsons Promontory
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A few more this weekend + the ones to lock in over the coming weeks

🌻 Alpine National Park Nature Tour (Full Day) · Falls Creek · 9 Oct
🤿 Freediving Open Water Training (AM) · Sorrento · 10 Oct
🛶 Intro to Packrafting (Full Day) · Thomson River · 11 Oct
🥾 Birdsland - Short Hike (AM) · Belgrave Heights · 11 Oct
🌅 Sunrise Movement + Journal (AM) · Aspendale Beach · 14 Oct (Weekly)
🏄 Peninsula Paddle, Pinot & Pools (Full Day) · Mornington Peninsula · 15 Oct
🌄 Burkes Lookout Sunset Social (PM) · Mount Dandenong · 16 Oct
🥾 Mornington Peninsula Coastal Hike (Full Day) · Portsea · 17 Oct
🌿 Forest Therapy Experience (AM) · Dandenongs · 17 Oct
🧗‍♀️ Intro to Rock Climbing · Werribee Gorge · 17 Oct
🧭 Bush Navigation (Full Day) · Mount Egerton · 17 Oct
🌳 Wilderness Hike & Forests Weekend (2 Days) · Warburton · 17 to 18 Oct
🛶 Everflow Guided Paddle (PM) · Abbotsford · 18 Oct
🌊 Spring Dip Challenge (AM) · Torquay · 7, 13 and 28 Nov
🌾 Touch Grass: The Nature Reset (AM) · Red Hill · 8 Nov
🚶🏻‍♀️ Stride or Ride 2026 (Full Day) · Portsea · 15 Nov

Plan your next escape 🌏
🛶 Artist in Residence Paddle Retreat (5 Days) · Cobram · 8 to 12 Oct
🥾 Bay of Fires Pack-Free Walk (3 Days) · Tasmania · 23 to 25 Oct
🍇 Cycling Tour de SA Vineyards · South Australia · 23 to 29 Oct
🌊 Tasmania Adventure: Escape to the Wild (5 Days) · Tasmania · 30 Oct to 3 Nov
🤿 Vanuatu Freediving & Spearfishing Adventure (7 Days) · Vanuatu · 30 Oct to 5 Nov
🥾 The Aussie Camino Pilgrimage · Vic to SA · 2 to 11 Nov
🏄🏻‍♀️ Women’s Surf & Stretch Retreat (3 Days) · Bermagui, NSW · 6 to 8 Nov
🏞️ Cradle Mountain Guided Walk (4 Days) · Tasmania · 6 to 9 Nov
🚲 Cambodia Cycling Adventure with Purpose · Cambodia · 12 to 18 Nov
🏕️ Grampians Basecamp Adventure (3 Days) · Gariwerd (Grampians) · 13 to 15 Nov
🚵 Tour de Murray to Mountains Rail Trail · Beechworth · 13 to 15 Nov

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