Note: Neil Duncan is the new leader for this event.

This walk will take us to areas of the park not usually accessed by the public.  It does involve some off track walking and 2-3 steep hillsides to scramble up without a path.  Gaitors would be useful as grass seeds will be prolific and poles would also be useful if you use them.

A loop walk of the Olinda section of the national park including the Arboretum 

1. Catch the 8:15am 906 Bus (towards Warrandyte) from Lonsdale Street beside the QV Square near Swanston Street. We get off the bus on Heidelberg/Warrandyte Road near Beasley’s Nursery at Deep Creek Reserve.

Description:   We start from the bus stop and walk north along the Mullum Mullum Creek trail for about 4kms were we join the Yarra river and continue along the Main Yarra trail to Warringal Parklands, then along Burgundy Street to Heidelberg Station.  There is some hard-surface walking, but it’s mostly gravel and we’ll be walking on some narrow tracks off the main trail.   Walking shoes or boots are recommended but there are no steep hills, so poles are not necessary.   Toilets are only available at Melbourne Central (before the bus ride) and at Warringal Parklands which is near the end of the walk.   Return trains from Heidelberg station are at about 20-minute intervals, or bus 903 to Essendon, or bus 513 to Glenroy.

On 16 February 1983 twelve CFA firefighters, in trucks from Narre Warren and Panton Hill, also lost their lives on a narrow bush track at the Critchley Parker Junior Reserve when the fire overran them.  This walk commemorates their lives.

The walk consists of 10km of easy walking and an optional 3km of medium walking.

Part One - 5 km loop of Beaconsfield Upper to visit the recreation reserve, Sutherland Park and bush tucker garden. Back to the cars for morning tea. Option to buy coffee at the general store (please bring your Keep Cup and help our environment).  

Part Two - 6km walk along St George's Road path to visit the secuded firefighters' memorial at Critchley Parker Junior Reserve. This includes a 3km medium loop with two very steep descents on a 4WD track and a  steady long ascent.  Option to sit out the medium section but bring your walking poles and boots if you do come.

Part Three - 2km walk to visit the second firefighters' memorial and do a loop of another part of town on paths.

The ferny gullies and tall mountain ash trees provide a much cooler walking environment in summer and still within striking distance of the city.  This walk starts (and ends) at Grants Picnic Ground in the Dandenong Ranges.  This walk is all on walking tracks and once away from the road, it is hard to believe that suburban Melbourne is nearby.  Along the walk we will have a chance to view Sherbrooke Falls and hopefully see lyrebrids as well as the many other bird species that frequent this area.  Being the Dandenong Ranges therre are a couple of hills to navigate.  Parts of the track are likley to be muddy if there has been recent rain, but overall this is a very pleasant walk to kick off the 2023  walking season.

Suitable for Bobs and non-Bobs alike!

An easy walk to get back into the walking routine. The walk starts at Werribee Station and follows the Werribee River north to Heaths Road where we enter Presidents Park. Here we follow a hidden track alongside the river to reach a pleasant spot for a morning tea break. Leaving the river, the walk continues across Presidents Park to the Adventure Playground where there are toilets.

The walk then continues south along a floodway to the Gordon O'Keeffe Reserve and on to Bulban Road which takes us past the Werribee Racecourse and then into Wyndham Park and back to the finish at Werribee Station.

No hills to climb, perhaps a few undulations and a bit of uneven ground alongside the river, so walking poles not required and walking shoes or runners should be ok.

Meet at Flinders Street Station Coffee Shops by 8.30 am. in time to catch the 8.37 am. train to Werribee.This train stops at North Melbourne Station at 8.44 am. and those coming by train from the northern suburbs may choose to catch the Werribee train at this station.

Those walkers from the Tarneit or Werribee areas can use one of he local bus services to Werribee Station or travel by car. Parking may be a problem close to the station, but the meeting place and start of the walk will be at the northern entrance to Werribee Station next to the bus stopping areas- in time for a 9.30am. start.

Please note: If the weather forecast for the Werribee area on the walk day indicates a forecast maximum temperature of 30 degrees or above, the walk may be postponed to another day and all registrants informed by email.

We meet at  Lysterfield Beach Picnic Area Melways 108D3(enter via Horsewood Road, turn Left at the roundabout and continue past spotted gum Carpark to Beach area. this walk takes in the lake .The former Boys farm , Donelans Farm  and a short section of the  construction tramway.   , which are mostly early 20th Century There is a few uphill climbs 

Meet at:

1. Heidelberg Rail Station at 9:00am,  (It's an early start to beat the heat).
2. Change trains at Melbourne Central from Platform 1 for any train on the Hurstbridge Line. Trains to Heidelberg run from Melbourne Central at about 7-minute intervals – latest train is at 8:32am for 9:01am arrival at Heidelberg.
3. Buses 903 from Essendon and 513 from Glenroy also stop at Heidelberg.

Description:   We start at Heidelberg station and walk a short distance through (mostly) backs streets to re-join the Main Yarra trail.  We then walk along walking tracks and shared paths linking up with the Anniversary trail at Deepdene and onto Burwood Railway station.   Terrain is undulating (no steep hills) along a combination of gravel and sealed paths.   We walk through Heidelberg, Ivanhoe East, Kew East, Balwyn, Deepdene, Canterbury/Camberwell and Gen Iris.   Walk boots are recommended for wet weather and poles are optional.   Toilets are at Heidelberg station, morning tea, and lunch stops.

1. Meet Place and Time: Carpooling from Daylesford Post Office. (Vincent Street) before 9:00am.
2. Meting Place and Time: Blackwood General Store before 9:30am.

Details: A walk to the southeast of Blackwood along Golden Point Road, Moring Star Track and Thompson Road.  Moderate undulations, and two steep hills of about 80 meters and 120 meters.

1. Meeting Place and Time: Carpooling from Daylesford Post Office. (Vincent Street) before 9:00am.
2. Meeting Place and Time: Trentham Lions Park (at the end of Market Street (near the railway station) before 9:30am.

Details: Visit Trentham and take an easy walk along the old railway line towards Lyonville.  Moderate undulations.