Short Winter Yarra River circuit ramble from Fed Square
About this event
A very pleasant and relatively short circuit ramble from Federation Square up the Yarra River, with picnic lunch at Como Park or cafe lunch at Kanteen Cafe before a leisurely walk back to the CBD for an optional social drink.
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Grade 2: Moderate 10.9 km circuit walk (graded according to the AWTGS: Australian Walking Tracks Grading System) on flat well formed shared cycleway/footpaths. If opting for a picnic lunch at Como Park, use of the pedestrian crossing is strongly recommended to cross busy Alexandra Ave from the Kanteen Cafe to Como Park.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Meeting below Federation Square/Birrarung Marr (beside the path that runs from Swanston Street towards the MCG), a very pleasant and relatively short ramble from Federation Square up the Yarra River, taking in the sights, smells, wild-life and river activities, upstream as far as the MacRobertson Bridge, before crossing to walk city-bound on the opposite bank, stopping for an optional cafe lunch at Kanteen Cafe (see map) or a picnic lunch at Como Park on the opposite side of Alexandra Ave, before walking back to the CBD for an optional well earned post-walk drink opposite Flinders Street Station.
BOOKING: By Friday 11th July. To register click on Get Tickets.
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MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 11am at Federation Square/Birrarung Marr beside the bike parking hoops on the path that runs from Swanston St towards the MCG. This is the intermediate level, below the main Federation Square and above the river level. There are toilets nearby.
MAP REFERENCE: Google map maps.app.goo.gl/7K8VwsWEGaCHTcVB7.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Use of trains/trams to Flinders Street Station is recommended. The meeting point is a couple of hundred metres from Flinders Street Station.
FOOD: Carry snacks and a litre of water. You can bring a picnic lunch or purchase lunch from the Kanteen Cafe.
APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots/shoes and dress according to the weather forecast.
LEADER: MichaelC. | Email LeaderMichaelC@nomads.org.au if you have any questions.
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