From leaving the house a bit earlier to making sure you pack a raincoat, it is all about being prepared.

These maps are a great place to start providing you with hints and tips to make active travel easier and assistance in planning to your routes. This can be particularly important if you are new to travelling by bike and wanting to choose a safer route.

When starting out, consider setting yourself a small goal such as walking the kids to school at least once a week and build from there.

If you live a long way from your destination, consider whether you might be able to use public transport or park your car a bit further away and walk the remaining distance.

Ultimately the most important thing is just to start somewhere – anywhere – because once you do you are already on your way to better health.

Useful resources to get you started

• Tips on cycle commuting
• Safety tips and road rules for bike riders
• Parking your bike at train stations:
  • Metro trains
  • Parkiteer
• Journey planning
• Information on public transport ticketing call 1800 800 007 or visit Myki
• Greater Geelong paths trails and tracks
• Tips on how to walk more

Mobility and accessibility

When travelling on public transport with a mobility aid, you may need to book in advance or check the service you wish to use is accessible. Visit:

• V/Line trains and coaches
• Regional buses

or phone 1800 800 007.

Other active travel ideas

Why not try:

• buying a trolley for shopping or panniers for your bike so you can easily carry your groceries home from the shops
• choosing extracurricular activities for the kids that are close to home or near public transport
• organising catch-ups with friends in local public spaces so you can walk there and back
• letting younger kids on to a scooter as soon as possible instead of pushing them around in a pram
• deciding not to take the car on outings less than one kilometre away.

Our active travel maps

View our active travel map series:

1. North/central Geelong and Lara 
   (temporarily unavailable until an updated version is provided)
2. South/central Geelong and Leopold 
   (temporarily unavailable until an updated version is provided)
3. Bellarine Peninsula

Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information provided on these maps is accurate, however, if you find an error, please contact us.