| Sat, 20 Jul |
DAY |
Lerderderg Heritage Track via Green Gully. Starting walk at St Erth Garden, Blackwood. Follow Easter Monday track, Green Gully and back to St Erth via Lerderderg Heritage track. |
M |
15 km |
| Sat, 15 Jun |
DAY |
You Yangs. You Yangs circuit walk starts with a walk to Flinders Peak for sweeping views of Melbourne and Geelong.
Circuit walk offers high views of the Stone Bunjil, created after the Commonwealth Games.
Some short steep hills along the way. |
M |
12 km |
| Sun, 12 May |
DAY |
London Bridge - Bay of Isles. A scenic beach and cliff walk in the Mornington Peninsula National Park, with lunch on the beach. |
M |
14 km |
| Thu, 9 May |
DAY |
Wattle Glen and Kangaroo Ground. Travel by Metro to Wattle Glen (Hurstbridge line) the least used station on the suburban network. Walk to Yirrip Reserve (Kangaroo Ground) with some nice ridge line views along the way. Yirrip Reserve has remnant stands of Red Ironbark trees and on a clear day the northern hillcrest provides a panoramic view in almost all directions. At the end of the walk, board Metro at Wattle Glen to Flinders Street arriving 3:46pm. Please don't book unless you are sure of being on the walk. |
M |
14 km |
| Fri, 17-19 May |
CON |
AAWT Low Saddle to Mt McDonald. Clearing of the AAWT from Low Saddle to Mt McDonald. |
M |
5 km |
| Sun, 14 Jul |
DAY |
Portsea and Sorrento walk. Meet behind the Portsea shops car park Melway 156 E 2 at 9.00am. There is a short drive to London Bridge. There will be a car shuffle involved. Walk along Portsea Back Beach. Then on to Sorrento, past the shops. Lunch will be at Sorrento park, then back along footpath to Portsea. |
M |
15 km |
| Sun, 2 Jun |
DAY |
Around the 1000 steps. Meet at the 1000 steps lower carpark at 9.00am. Start walking at 9.15am. The walk is recommended for experienced walkers who are used to climbing hills. This walk will include numerous tracks with multiple ascends and descends which are very steep and at times on gravel tracks which can be slippery. We will descend on the track next to the 1000 steps called the Lyrebird track. Lunch will be at One Tree Hill. |
H |
14 km |
| Wed, 8 May |
DAY |
THE ISLAND & Werribee Gorge. 'Novel' walk to The ISLAND, for superior views. Cross open scrub to join Werribee Gorge walk for fascinating Gorge footpad and then back to Quarries picnic ground. |
H |
15 km |
| Sun, 7 Jul |
DAY |
Creswick Forest in late Autumn. Starting and finishing at Lake St George. Walking on part of the Goldfields track through pine plantations and La Gerche Forest. On our return we walk in the gardens of Melb Uni Agriculture Campus. |
E/M |
14 km |
| Sat, 1 Jun |
DAY |
St. Kilda Art Deco walk. An easy walk along St Kilda streets seeking out the lovely Art Deco houses and apartment buildings. The walk stops for morning tea in public gardens, lunch in a community garden, and to complete the day coffee in Fitzroy St. THis walk was originally devised and led by long term member Judith Hampton. It is walk # 2 in the BBC book Favourite Victorian Bush Walks. |
E |
10 km |
