This weekend (October 3 and 4) we are commemorating 40 plus years of our club, and the amazing “greenlisting” of the Warby Ovens National Park with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – the first in Victoria, and only the 4th in Australia – see https://iucngreenlist.org/about/ and https://iucngreenlist.org/explore/green-list-sites/ It will be an interesting…
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Alpine Views Track : September 26
There were 20 participants on this walk, and we had two pods, so as to comply with the covid-19 restrictions. Having met up at Rotary Park, we headed off to the starting point of the walk, Wenhams Camp. The distance planned for walk was about 12 kilometres, and we had a beautiful sunny day, with…
Loggers Lane – Wenhams Loop : September 25
This was an event that was originally envisaged as part of the visit to the Warby Ranges by the Boroondara Bushwalkers from Melbourne. As with many other events, this one was cancelled because of restrictions imposed by covid-19. However, it was decided to still offer a weekend of walks in the Ranges. Today’s walk involved…
Mount Barambogie: September 19
For this interesting adventure we met at Rotary Park at 8.30am, organised the plan for the day, and headed off to the Hume Freeway, and the Chiltern-Beechworth Road, where we would meet up with some more walkers from Myrtleford. Mount Barambogie is located about 15km south-west of Chiltern, stands at about 500m, and was our…
Lake Benalla : September 15
This was an easy walk around Lake Benalla, and its environs, including the Broken River. Our small group had a delightful morning, walking around the Lake, plus briefly following the Broken River downstream of the weir to visit some very special trees. Other items of interest included the Art Gallery the Ceramic Wall, and the…
Lake Eildon : September 10-12
On the weekend of September 10th – 12th a group of walkers were able to participate in the Eildon weekend. The easing of some Covid-19 restrictions were not quite enough to enable more to partake, but those in attendance were enthusiastic about the prospects of walking in a new location for the club. The weekend…
Warby Ranges North-to-South
This weekend (October 3 and 4) we are commemorating 40 plus years of our club, and the amazing “greenlisting” of the Warby Ovens National Park with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – the first in Victoria, and only the 4th in Australia – see https://iucngreenlist.org/about/ and https://iucngreenlist.org/explore/green-list-sites/ It will be an interesting…
Alpine Views Track : September 26
There were 20 participants on this walk, and we had two pods, so as to comply with the covid-19 restrictions. Having met up at Rotary Park, we headed off to the starting point of the walk, Wenhams Camp. The distance planned for walk was about 12 kilometres, and we had a beautiful sunny day, with…
Loggers Lane – Wenhams Loop : September 25
This was an event that was originally envisaged as part of the visit to the Warby Ranges by the Boroondara Bushwalkers from Melbourne. As with many other events, this one was cancelled because of restrictions imposed by covid-19. However, it was decided to still offer a weekend of walks in the Ranges. Today’s walk involved…
Mount Barambogie: September 19
For this interesting adventure we met at Rotary Park at 8.30am, organised the plan for the day, and headed off to the Hume Freeway, and the Chiltern-Beechworth Road, where we would meet up with some more walkers from Myrtleford. Mount Barambogie is located about 15km south-west of Chiltern, stands at about 500m, and was our…
Lake Benalla : September 15
This was an easy walk around Lake Benalla, and its environs, including the Broken River. Our small group had a delightful morning, walking around the Lake, plus briefly following the Broken River downstream of the weir to visit some very special trees. Other items of interest included the Art Gallery the Ceramic Wall, and the…
Lake Eildon : September 10-12
On the weekend of September 10th – 12th a group of walkers were able to participate in the Eildon weekend. The easing of some Covid-19 restrictions were not quite enough to enable more to partake, but those in attendance were enthusiastic about the prospects of walking in a new location for the club. The weekend…