A pleasant naturist walk to the top of a forest ridge, just south of Bendigo for great views to the south. Lunch at the top and hopefully some wildflowers to see along the way. Bendigo generally has more sunny weather than Melbourne and its Springtime happens earlier than the Spring in Melbourne.
Please Note: This walk has been postponed from Saturday 9th September to Sunday 17th September because of the freezng weather forecast on the 9th, only 14C max.
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Moderate 6.5 km circuit walk. We have designed the walk to be not too long so that we will have time to enjoy the scenery & the wildflowers, and get our legs back in shape after the winter break. Nevertheless there is a pleasant climb to the top of the ridge.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: We will first meet for a coffee and catch up at Kangaroo Flat MacDonalds. From there we will car pool or drive your own car approximately 7 km (10 mins) to the start of the walk on the edge of the forest. Clothes can be removed soon after the start of the walk as we are walking in a remote section of the forest. We will stop for a leisurely lunch on the top of the range. From here we continue for a bit further along the ridge-top and then circle back through the backcountry forest to the cars. We then plan to return to Kangaroo Flat to the Windermere Hotel bistro for cool drinks, coffee and snacks. If you wish, you can stay on for dinner which starts at 5.30pm. If you happen to be travelling by public transport, it is an 8 min (550m) walk to the train station. For details see the Public Transport section below.
BOOKING: Preferably by Thursday 14th September. To register click on Get Tickets.
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MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 11 am at MacDonald's, 166 High St, Kangaroo Flat (a southern suburb of Bendigo). High St is also the Calder Highway into Bendigo. There is a good sized parking lot at MacDonalds. If that is full there is another parking lot next door at Aldi.
MAP REFERENCE: Melway map X909 grid D4 | Google map https://goo.gl/maps/nS72rptZnUP8kUQm6
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS LOCATION: Windermere Hotel bistro. The bistro is towards the rear of the hotel. The hotel is at 112 High St, Kangaroo Flat, 200 metres north of MacDonald's. The best parking is in the Champions IGA in Dunlop Lane behind the hotel. The hotel serves meals in the bistro starting at 5.30pm.
DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 145 km, approximately 1 hour 40 minutes via Calder Fwy/M79.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: You can catch the V/line train leaving Southern Cross at 9.05am, arriving Kangaroo Flat railway station at 10.50am. This is a very pleasant relaxing trip. From the station it is a 9 min, 750m walk to MacDonald's. There are public toilets along the way in the Kangaroo Flat Native Botanic Gardens on the left hand side in Station St as you walk to the cafe at 124 High St.
For the return trip to Southern Cross there is a V/line train leaving at 4.29pm. Trains then depart regularly every hour to 1.5 hours after that, until 9.43pm.
FOOD: Carry lunch, snacks and a litre of water. You can buy sandwiches and rolls at the meeting place cafe if you need to. However it may be better to bring your lunch from home so that we don't overwhelm the cafe.
APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots/shoes, hat, sunscreen, dark glasses. Shorts will be needed for the start and end of the walk. You may need a light windproof jacket when we stop for lunch. However let's hope there is no wind!
LEADERS: Joint leaders Bruce Mc and Russell W. | If you have any questions email LeaderRussellW.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com. From this email address questions will be sent to both leaders.
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