Essendon Bushwalking Club

The 40 hectare Malcolm Creek Linear Park has been landscaped with asphalt and concrete footpaths ,playgrounds, toilets and shelters, all built around 120 existing river red gums which have been protected due to their age and environmental significance.
There is also a conservation area set aside for the endangered Golden Sun Moth. The breeding time for the Golden Sun Moth  is over a six week period in November/ December. Walkers may therefore get lucky and see some of the moths as we pass by the conservation area.

The meeting place will be the smaller of the two car parks at Craigieburn Bunnings -Melway 387 C5 . The easiest way to get to Bunnings is to take the Hume Freeway north and leave it at the second Craigieburn turnoff (Amaroo Road). Bunnings is directly across Amaroo Road.

First event to celebratel EBWC 50th Anniversary. BYO Dinner and  meeting starting at 6pm in Queens Park  next to Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds. 

Dress up in formal or mock formal gear. Bring your dinner on a plate, cutlery, drinks and a chair. White tablecloths supplied. 

In the event of rain gather in the sound shell.

This is a delightful easy walk following an old rail trail from Trentham to Lyonville.  The trail is mostly in tall forest making for a shady walk.  The return walk will divert onto a 4 wheel drive track for part of the walk which will give a different aspect to the walk and make it more interesting.  You will see the impact of the storm in 2021 which flattened large areas of the forest.  The walk may be modified depending on weather conditions and cancelled if a Total Fire ban day or over 30oC forecast.

This is a repeat of the walk in Jan 2024, which was interrupted by heavy rain and flooding in Diamond Creek. Better luck this time?

The walk is 14.5km on good walking (and cycling, so take care) paths. Flat generally, gradually descending.

We start at Hurstbridge Station. Meet at Wild Wombat cafe, (2/784 Heidelberg-Kinglake Rd, Hurstbridge - just East of the station). Walking to commence 10am, arrive earlier if you want a coffee. The walk finishes at Eltham Station, with a variety of cafes nearby.

Be aware that the Hurstbridge line has a relatively infrequent train service - the two services to look for arrive at 9.39am and 9.57am.

As well as registering on this system, please also phone Ron to nominate for this event.

Meeting inside Flinders Street station at 10 am. From here we will walk to the Botantical Gardens and take in the sights and sounds before looping back to the station. Lunch will be near the Terrace restaurant.

(This is a repeat of a Wednesday walk in Jan 2024 - we had a lot of torrential rain early on. Let's hope for better weather this time - but not too hot ...)

Most people travelling up the Hume Freeway near Broadford will have noticed the forested, distinctly conical hill off to the left of the highway - very different in appearance to the other, more rounded hills in the area. What's going on there? (No, it's not a volcano).

This walk has two sections - we'll meet in Broadford, drive out to Mt Piper (about 5km) for the first part, then return to Broadford for the second.

The conical hill is Mt Piper, and as well as being geologically interesting, is clothed in a varied eucalypt forest and is the habitat of two species of rare butterfly!

This walk will go around the hill and ascend to the top (steep, but an OK track and only 150m vertical ascent). The Mt Piper part of the walk is just under 7km, so after that we will return to Broadford for lunch (BYO or bakery) and then undertake a pleasant walk around the Broadford Town Common (one of only a few official "Town Commons" remaining in Victoria). That part is just over 5km and flat.

(The meeting place for car-pooling is the Airport West Shopping Town car-park to the West of Target. The meeting place in Broadford is at the "Lions Park", on High Street, just before you cross Sunday Creek on the way into town.)

Somethng different .. a lovely easy and reasonably shady walk followed by lunch at the Trentham Hotel.

A beautifull and easy 10k circuit walk commencing in Trentham. We walk to the historic railway station, then along part of the disused railway and turn off at the old railway bridge. We then cut through the Quarry St Rec Reserve to the Stony Creek Track. This takes us past the historical Trentham Cemetary where we cross to commence the walk to the site of the old Trentham Racecourse track. 

Once we complete the circuit, we wander back through unsealed roads to town and lunch at the Trentham Hotel.

While this walk has reasonable dappled tree cover for a good portion, hats, water etc recomended. Runners are suitable for this walk. Bring morning tea only if you are having lunch..

Park in Market Street under the shade of the beautiful trees and toilets nearby. We commence and return from the walk here.

Even though this walk is easy, its still in bushy terrain and its been a bumper year for snakes. So even though you've got more chance of indigestion after a big meal at the pub than encountering a snake, your1st aid kit and snake bite kit should always be included in your pack.

Trentham Hotel is at 31 High Street, Trentham

As well as registering on this system, please also phone Ron to nominate for this event.

For those choosing to stay at the Marysville Holiday Park, the cost is $125 per night for a two bedroom cabin (Maple cabins) for 3 nights.  All linen supplied. BYO food.  Four cabins have been set aside for the Club.  Please call Kim the owner to arrange your accommodation.

Walks will be in the Marysville area and there will also be a walk in the Beech Forest with giant trees in the rain forest and waterfalls.  Some longer walks will be led by Melanie Telford and rated at least medium. 

For all walks meet at the Marysville Holiday Park entrance.

Note: Subject to weather conditions some planned walks may change.

Day 1 - Tuesday 28 January.  There will be two walks on offer:

One walk led by Ron where walkers meet at the Holiday Park entrance at 11.30 am and bring lunch. A walk will follow after lunch and will be about five kilometres.

Mel may also lead a slightly longer walk after lunch of up to 10 kms to Taggerty River Lookout and surrounds.

Day 2 - Wednesday 29 January - there will be two walks on offer.

Ron will lead the Cambarville circuit walk where we will wander through the Alpine Ash and Myrtle Beech forest.  Along the way we will discover Cora Lynn and the Cumberland Falls hidden in a deep fern-laden gully.  Distance will be about six kilometres.

The other walk led by Mel will need walkers meeting at the Cooks Mill Campground in the Cathedral Ranges National Park at 9.00 am.  This walk will start with a steep climb up St Bernards and Jawbone Creek track. The walk then takes us along the ridge track (this is a rugged ridge line with exposed rocky outcrops to Cathedral Peak). Continue down Neds Gully Track. The walk is classified as medium/hard due to rock scrambling along the razorback which can be slow going and for which a degree of confidence is required. Distance is about 11 kilometres. 

Day 3 - Thursday 30 January. There will be two walks on offer.

One walk led by Ron will go to the Keppell Falls and the walk will be about five kilometres.

The other walk led by Mel will be a longer version of Ron's that will go via four lookouts, starting with Keppel's lookout then across to the top of Stevenson's falls before going down and making our way back to Marysville. This walk will be rated medium and about 14 -15 kilometres. 

On Thursday night dinner will be at the Buxton hotel.

Day 4 - Friday 31 January we will return to Melbourne.