This week’s walk is #17 from “Walk Victoria” by John Crouch. This walk has a short route, which Crouch says takes 1.5 hours to walk, and a long walk (2.5 hours). My friend R., usagi-chan, and I decided on the short route, which was roughly 7km long.
We started at Broadmead Shopping Centre (Broadmead was the name of the racing horse the late 19th century Victorian business man, R.P. Rithet, owned.)
Headed to Falaise Park.
Walked in a forested path along the Royal Oak Burial Park.
Instructions for the forested route were not very clear. Example, “Cross an intersecting trail and, after about 300 metres, in a cluster of tall cedar trees, follow the…” (the forest is FULL intersecting trails and cedar trees!!! Which cluster is he referring to?) I didn’t freak out too much as we were close to civilization, but I might bring an ordinance map next time.
There was a section which mentioned an alder filled gully… I misread it as Adder filled gully. I’m glad I had R, who is knowledgeable about plants, with me… I was about to hightail it out of there!
When we got to the top of the trail ( it was uphill a lot of the way) there was a Reservoir and the a path to McMinn Park via Grant Park.
We then walked through some residential areas and through another park path .
And back to the shopping mall.
The weather was quite warm 12•C and it was foggy. Perfect weather for a walk.
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