As I set off for a short bushwalk last week, I realised how fortunate I am to live so close to a National Park. Just step outside our front gate and you are in the Bendigo National Park. It’s an area that I love, with it’s walking trails, both hilly and rocky. I haven’t walked […]
Three Lost Children Bushwalk #Daylesford
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Walk 8/150 Dargile State Forest
Today I had a welcome day off, so I headed out early to tick off another walk, for the 150 Walks in Victoria Challenge. This time, I headed over to Heathcote, about 45 minutes from home, by car, to walk in the Dargile State Forest. The forest features mainly stringybark, box and iron bark trees […]
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Walk 7/150 Taradale
Taradale is a tiny community, about 45 mins drive from my house, on the old Calder Highway, between Bendigo and Melbourne. Being off the Freeway, I had never been there at all until today. Today’s walk around Taradale and it’s surrounding area, was one of the most enjoyable walks, so far from the 150 Walks […]
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Walk 4/150 Maldon
I’ve been to Maldon many times, and before setting out on this walk, felt that I knew the town well. But not at all, it seems. Firstly the route took me to Anzac Hill, followed by the ascent up Mt Alexander to the summit, using fairly rough four wheel drive tracks. After stopping to look […]
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3/150 Mt. Alexander
Mt. Alexander is almost in my backyard, so just a short drive to the start. This walk is rated easy, with a peak of 746m. In the 19th century it was a huge gold rush area. There are also large, very old outcrops of granite rocks to walk around and over. The walk forms part […]
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Walk 2/150 Castlemaine
Today I headed to Castlemaine for my second walk of the 150 Walks in Victoria Challenge. The walk went into the National Heritage Park of the Kalimna Gold Diggings, on to the Botanic Gardens and then followed a route along the creek and around town, including passing the Old Castlemaine Gaol. This was a really […]
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Walk No 1/150 #Heathcote
Today I did my first walk for the ‘150 Walks in 2018 Challenge’, that I set for myself. I had an early start at work but finished by lunchtime so set off to walk in the Heathcote Graytown National Park. This walk started almost in the centre of Heathcote, but in no time at all, […]
