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Covid restrictions apply. All walkers must be fully vaccinated.

Toolangi is a very scenic area inside the temperate rain forest northeast of Melbourne, with some lovely gardens also around the town and beautiful scenery. Afternoon tea will be at the Singing Gradens, once the home of the legendary C.J.Dennis, and also famous for its afternoon tea with scones, cream & jam. This will be our last chance to visit the Singing Gardens before the owners retire and close the cafe forever.

Meeting place will be at the back of Aldi at Westfield shopping centre (off Moore Street) where there is all day parking, (Mel 15 K5) at 8:00am, or at 9:30am at the C.J.Dennis Hall in Toolangi.

The walk starts at Corio Station, walking a circuit of the perimeter of the Shell Refinery before arriving at Corio Bay Foreshore. From there, we will pass or see Geelong Grammar School, Limeburners Bay Boat Harbour, Hovell Creek, the You Yangs - in the distance -  and the Princes Freeway. In Lara, we will visit the Kevin Hoffman Walk along Hovell Creek, before making our way to Lara Station for the train journey back to Melbourne.

Covid restrictions are to be adhered to where applicable, and all walkers must be fully vaccinated.

The walk is mainly flat and on walking /cycle tracks, but boots are recommended.

Meet at Southern Cross Station Vintage Clock by 8.50 am. for the 9.10 am. V Line train to Corio.

This train stops to pick up passengers at Footscray (9.18 am), Sunshine (9.23 am.), and Deer Park (9.28 am.) An alternative is to drive to Lara and catch the above train at 9.57am. to Corio. The return trains from Lara all stop at the above stations to drop off passengers.

Ingliston Gorge Walk is a 4.2 kilometer moderately trafficked loop trail located near Ingliston, Victoria, Australia that features beautiful wild flowers.

Falcons Lookout is a 3.4 kilometer lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Ingliston, Victoria, Australia that features a river

Both locations will require some rock scrambling, and plenty of short sharp ascents/descents

The walk starts by crossing over Mount Ridley Road into Mickleham and entering the Conservation Area. The walk will be mainly on gravel tracks with grass verges and quiet suburban streets that are used to connect various parts of the reserve. A short part of the walk will involve easy off track walking alongside Malcolm Creek. Boots are recommended.

Covid restrictions are to be adhered to where applicable, and all walkers must be fully vaccinated.

Meet at the Mount Ridley Conservation Car Park by 9.30 am. Melway 387 A1. The car park is at the top of the hill opposite the grammar school.

Please note:  All participants in this activity must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (or have a medical exemption) and able to prove this if requested by the leader.

Walk the streets and reserves of Lara to and from the Serendip Sanctuary.  We will meet under the vintage clock at Southern Cross Station at 8.15am to take the 8.30am train to Lara (Geelong train), or make your own arrangements to get the Geelong train to Lara to arrive there at 9.18am.  (Train from Southern Cross leaves 8.30am).   Drivers can meet us at the Lara station.  BYO lunch etc, sneakers are OK.

For the stay at homes, those not venturing out of Melbourne for Easter, why not have a pleasant day out exploring new territory, new even for the well seasoned walkers of the club.  We aim to take the train out to Ringwood and then stroll up to the Ringwood Lake and enjoy a pleasant circuit of the lake in this attractive park.  Leaving the park and via several suburban streets, we head out on the Heathmont Rail Trail. After a few easy kms of walking we change over to the Dandenong Creek trail and continue on until we reach the point of crossing under the railway line and head north to connect to the Tarralla Creek trail. A civilized lunch stop at Gracedale Park with picnic shelters, tables and toilets before rejoining the trail to stroll along the green , attractive and at times quite bushy path to reach the sports and Civic complexes of Croydon.  The last km is of course via a coffee shop (milk shakes) before we reach Croydon Rly Stn to return to the city.  Guaranteed easy, not a hill in sight, good surfaces for walking, and green and pleasant scenery for most of the route, all should make for nice way to make the most of one of the days over Easter. Meet at 8.55 at the Flinders St coffee shops area (we seem to congregate on the steps at the back of the metro info centre) for the 9.06 to Ringwood. Bring the usual lunch, drink, hat UV cream etc. Comfortable walking shoes will be fine.

Meet outside the entrance gate to You Yangs. We will park in the carpark near the rangers info centre. There are quite a few undulations and two hills. For those wanting to do a slightly shorter walk Paulene will be parking at The Big Rock carpark and waiting there to join us. This will reduce the walk to 11k. We are basically walking around the perimeter of the You Yangs and then climb back up to the Turntable carpark and then back down to the start.

This walk will take us into the Taradale Nature Conservation Reserve which is a lovely piece of bushland just east of Taradale.

Commencing at Taradale Railway Station we will head south on Potts Road to until arriving at Back Creek which we will follow until we arrive in the enchanted forest for morning tea.  We will take a litte time to admire the Taradale Railway Viaduct before making our way into the Conservation Reserve.  The walk will take us down Swing Bridge Road which will provide lovely views over fields with the viaduct in the background.  At the end of Swing Bridge Road we will cross the Coliban river which at the time of writing could be easily stepped across without getting wet  feet. 

Arriving back at Potts Road we will make our way back to the cars, followed by afternoon tea at the Taradale Wine and Produce Store.

This is a  pleasant walk, with no substantial climbs. The walk includes quiet country roads, 2WD and 4WD tracks and possibly a cross country walk across the Taradale Streamside Reserve as long as the grass is not too long.

This is a very Bob Friendly Walk.

Meeting at 10am at the car park opposite the general store / cafe past which is over the bridge and past the service station.  From here we will make our way following the Anglesea River to Coogoorah Park before heading away from the river to Coalmine Road which will give views of the old Alcoa mine site.  From here we head upwards to the high point of the walk Mt Ingoldsby. It is now downhill through the Otway National Park to the beach.  We will walk along the beach to Pt Roadknight  beach then head up to the cliff top walk with wonderful views before descending to the Anglesea River and back to the car park..  Walking poles could be uesful in some sections.

They say variety is the spice of life. Well this walk has plenty  -- uphill, downhill, flatter sections and a mix of rocky, gravel and dirt surfaces. Starting at Steiglitz Courthouse car park, we follow Deadman's Track for about a kilometre along rocky, uneven surfaces and then cross two creeks before a steady climb to Meredith Steiglitz Road.  We'll walk down to the Crossing Picnic area for morning tea.  After morning tea there is a steep ascent for about 2 kilometres before the track flattens out to the Graham's Creek picnic area, our lunch stop. After lunch we follow the Hazel, Back and Mulrooneys tracks before linking up with Hay Track and back to the car park. Coffee and refreshments will be available at Anakie General Store - a short drive on the way back to Melbourne.  Boots and poles recommended.