| Wed, 5 Jun |
CON |
Freemans Mill Track - continue building stone steps. Continue building stone steps on the steep section of the track. |
E |
1 km |
| Wed, 8 May |
CON |
Freemans Mill Track - start building stone steps. Commence building stone steps on the steep section of the track. |
E |
1 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 |
| Thu, 9 May |
CON |
Track clearing of Freemans Mill Track. Track clearing from adjacent to Wombat Syphon to the boardwalk. There will be an opportunity for volunteers to camp at Freemans Mill Campground on the Wednesday night of 08 May following the installation of stepping stones. |
E |
5 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 |
| 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 |
| Thu, 23 May |
DAY |
Reservoir to Rosanna. Travel by Metro to Reservoir (Mernda line). Walk along the Darebin Creek Trail, through the grounds of La Trobe University (Bundoora campus), on the Macleod to Mont Park goods railway (1911 to 1964) alignment and on trails through Rosanna Parklands to Rosanna station (Hurstbridge line). Please don't book unless you are sure of being on the walk. |
E |
12 km |
| Sat, 27 Apr |
DAY |
Bungal Forest. A lovely walk through open forest passing disused mine sites, gravel pit and with views over adjacent farmland. Off track walking to the top of some knolls and across country if we take the northern access road. This will depend on state of flooding of the southern access road and ford. |
M/H |
13 km |
| Sun, 28 Apr |
DAY |
Anakie Gorge/NelsonsLookout. Starting at Anakie Gorge, climb to Nelsons lookout for terrific views of the city, Mt Macedon and surrounds. Walk part of the Burchell Track, side trip to Stony Creek Reservoir.
Walking back to the start through the Gorge.
Chance sightings of soaring Wedgetail Eagles, Robins and Honeyeaters. |
M |
13 km |
| Sat, 4 May |
DAY |
Four Brothers Rocks Loop Gembrook. A fairly strenuous circuit in the Bunyip State Park, on a combination of walking trails and management tracks, starting with the Mortimer Nature walk circuit (some parts may be muddy if it's rained.) then a steady, gradual climb on management tracks up to the lunch spot at the Four Brothers Rock. A very steep descent (approximately 20 minutes) on narrow clay & gravel track, then a leafy undulating track through the forest, back to the cars. Hiking poles are mandatory for the steep descent. |
M/H |
13 km |
