On Sunday morning 10 of us completed our planned walk in Havilah, north-east of Myrtleford, and we had two new members who joined us for their first walk with us. Our walk started in the farmland of the valley, but soon we were in the mature forest, and the road meandered very gradually up the…
Category Archives: Walks
Stanley Village Walk : March 3
This walk started at the Stanley Recreation Reserve, with nine walkers prepared for a walk in hot, but fine, conditions around, and through, the pretty village of Stanley. Led by former resident (Greg) we learnt a lot about the early days of the gold diggings, and the recent days of orchards and pine forests. Good…
Beechworth Tree Walks : March 2
For this urban adventure, a small group met at Mayday Hills in Beechworth to complete the three tree walks of this historic township. The gardens were planted in the late 19th century, with trees and shrubs donated by the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne, and it took about two hours to explore, and locate the…
Mount St Bernard weekend : February 7-9
There were 29 participants on the Mount St Bernard weekend, staying in the ski lodge at Mount St Bernard. Adrian was to have led a walk to the nearby Mount Smythe for the early arrivals on Friday, but this didn’t go ahead as it was raining. Saturday’s walks all started at the Mount Loch carpark…
Myrtleford Trails : January 19
On Sunday, January 19, a small group of hikers met in Myrtleford looking forward to some interesting walks. The first walk, a 6km loop walk, started from Myrtleford’s Rotary Park. With a sunny, and cool, 17 degrees, we walked along the Rail Trail to Monroe lane, along the lane, and on to the old Ovens…
Moonlight Walk : January 10
This walk was scheduled to take place in Yackandandah, but was moved to the Winton Wetlands, because of track problems at the original venue. Twelve walkers started the circular Lunette walk in the cool of the evening, after driving through the Wetlands, dodging kangaroos. Luckily we didn’t score a hit. We set off across a…
Category Archives: Walks
Havilah : March 9
On Sunday morning 10 of us completed our planned walk in Havilah, north-east of Myrtleford, and we had two new members who joined us for their first walk with us. Our walk started in the farmland of the valley, but soon we were in the mature forest, and the road meandered very gradually up the…
Stanley Village Walk : March 3
This walk started at the Stanley Recreation Reserve, with nine walkers prepared for a walk in hot, but fine, conditions around, and through, the pretty village of Stanley. Led by former resident (Greg) we learnt a lot about the early days of the gold diggings, and the recent days of orchards and pine forests. Good…
Beechworth Tree Walks : March 2
For this urban adventure, a small group met at Mayday Hills in Beechworth to complete the three tree walks of this historic township. The gardens were planted in the late 19th century, with trees and shrubs donated by the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne, and it took about two hours to explore, and locate the…
Mount St Bernard weekend : February 7-9
There were 29 participants on the Mount St Bernard weekend, staying in the ski lodge at Mount St Bernard. Adrian was to have led a walk to the nearby Mount Smythe for the early arrivals on Friday, but this didn’t go ahead as it was raining. Saturday’s walks all started at the Mount Loch carpark…
Myrtleford Trails : January 19
On Sunday, January 19, a small group of hikers met in Myrtleford looking forward to some interesting walks. The first walk, a 6km loop walk, started from Myrtleford’s Rotary Park. With a sunny, and cool, 17 degrees, we walked along the Rail Trail to Monroe lane, along the lane, and on to the old Ovens…
Moonlight Walk : January 10
This walk was scheduled to take place in Yackandandah, but was moved to the Winton Wetlands, because of track problems at the original venue. Twelve walkers started the circular Lunette walk in the cool of the evening, after driving through the Wetlands, dodging kangaroos. Luckily we didn’t score a hit. We set off across a…