Bundoora Park/Greswell Loop to MacLeod Ramble
About this event
Take a scenic walk through forests, parks and some urban streets in Melbourne's north. This walk is designed to be accessed by public transport.
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Moderate semi-urban approximately 12 km walk through open parklands, forest and nature reserves, mostly on off-road paths, mainly easy walking with a few steep inclines around Greswell Forest and Hill.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Meet/Start 10:30am at the main entrance of Bundoora Park on Plenty Road, adjacent to Tram Stop 61 out from CBD. We will initially head up through open Bundoora Park loop to Mt Cooper before calling in at John Smith's Queen Anne Mansion house for a little bit of history and optional coffee/tea break. We continue across Plenty Road, onto Grange Road, skirting the golf course down onto Main Road and entrance into the Greswell Habitat Reserve, before working our way up into Gresswell Forest. From the forest's Arcadia Track, we exit the forest and take a steep track to the summit of Greswell Hill with CBD and Dandenongs views through the bush and optional BYO luncheon break at the water tower. We then work our way down through Cherry Creek and Portage Reserves into MacLeod for approx 2pm, and optional final coffee before catching a homeward bound train at nearby station (Hurstbridge Line); trains every 20 minutes.
BOOKING: By Friday 21st October. To register, click on Get Tickets.
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MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10.30am at the main entrance of Bundoora Park on Plenty Road, adjacent to Tram Stop 61 out from CBD; Trams every 10 minutes.
MAP REFERENCE: Melway maps 19 & 20 | Google map: www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.7195839,145.0403807,14z
DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: Approx 25 km; Collin's Street Bundoora/La Trobe Uni tram 1 hour out to Bundoora.
FOOD: Carry lunch, snacks and at least 1 litre of water.
APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Face mask, hand sanitiser, comfortable walking boots and dress according to the weather forecast.
LEADER: Michael Cowan | Email LeaderMichaelC.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions.
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