*POSTPONED DUE TO WET WEATHER* Warrandyte State Park - Gold Heritage Circuit Walk

A series of interconnected walks to check out scenic Warrandyte’s gold mining past. The focal point of our walk will be a memorial cairn that has been erected on Fourth Hill. Travel via public transport is possible.
** This event has postponed due to the poor weather forecast for Sunday **

GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Moderate to medium walk (due to hills and terrain). The estimated total walk distance is around 9 km. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: The first activity will be the circuit walk around the Fourth Hill area with ample time to inspect the eight protected sites in this sector. Then the walk will proceed along the Wildcat Gully and Whipstick Gully Tracks to another circuit walk around the site of the Victory Mine. The area is well sourced with storyboards. Additional walks will be taken along the many interconnecting management vehicle tracks.

The first discovery of gold in Victoria was in 1851 at Warrandyte; now an outer suburb. Detailed mining of the area did not occur until after other areas in the State were exhausted. Many of the mining sites are available for observation.

Optional Afternoon Tea in the nearby village of Warrandyte will be organised at the conclusion of the walk.

BOOKING: By Thursday 11th November. To register, click on Get Tickets.
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NOMADS COVIDSAFE CHECKLIST: Checklist 211114: Warrandyte State Park - Gold Heritage Circuit Walk.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

• parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/sites/fourth-hill---gold-memorial and 
• parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/sites/fourth-hill---whipstick-gully.

MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:30am at the Gold Memorial Picnic Area in Gold Memorial Road Warrandyte - located on the left when coming from Harris Gully Rd, shortly after the Gold Memorial Cairn. 

MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 35 grid E2 | Google map goo.gl/maps/7q2b3EG1MbiQARwv9.  

DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 25 km from the Melbourne CBD, 1 hour by car using the Eastern Freeway, Springvale Rd then Old Warrandyte Rd into Tindals Rd then Harris Gully Rd.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Three bus options: #364 (Ringwood Station) | #578/#579 (Eltham Station) | #906 (City via Victoria Parade, Hoddle Street then Eastern Freeway) to Warrandyte Rd/Harris Gully Rd then a short walk to the entry point. Timetables at ptv.vic.gov.au. All travel is within Myki zones 1 & 2 with weekend daily caps of $6.50 full fare, $3.25 concession and free for seniors.

FOOD: Carry lunch, snacks and at least 1 litre of water.

APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Dress for a mid winter day (layers recommended). Check the weather forecast on bom.gov.au. Wear sensible footwear since the walking track is steep in parts and may be slippery, especially after rain.

LEADER: Garry Oliver | Email LeaderGarryO.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions.
Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.

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