Tim Bach
Bushwalking Victoria is celebrating it’s 90th year by promoting bushwalking through it affiliated clubs across the state.
Bushwalking clubs are opening their guided walks up to new participants to showcase the enjoyment and benefits of bushwalking with a club.
The Great Dividing Trail Association, based in Daylesford, is offering three local walks specifically geared for locals to experience walks close to home that feature some of the iconic forests and waterways in our area.
On Sunday, November 17, take in two iconic Daylesford lakes. The walk will start at a lookout over Lake Daylesford, climb to another lookout with commanding views of the town and surrounding countryside. The walk will continue through the Cornish Hill mining area and along a section of the Lerderderg Track Jubilee Lake. After morning tea at Jubilee Lake, we will return along an old water race and through the outer suburbs of the town to Lake Daylesford. We will have a picnic lunch by the lake (and maybe a swim) at the end of the walk. For details and registration, go to GDTA Two Lakes Walk.
On Wednesday, November 20, explore Sailors Creek starting at Lake Daylesford. The walk will start at a lookout over Lake Daylesford and follow the Lake to the dam wall and cascade. The walk will then follow Sailors Creek to the Twin Bridges picnic area and the Tipperary Springs picnic area where the group will stop for brief refreshments. The walk will then return to the recently refurbished Central Springs area below Lake Daylesford for an evening picnic. For details and registration, go to GDTA Sailors Creek Evening Ramble.
There are over a hundred walks planned by other bushwalking clubs around the state. If you are interested, see the BWV website.
Tim Bach is the President of the Great Dividing Trail Association and is also the Editor of The Wombat Post.
