Broadmeadows Valley Walk - Roxburgh Park to Broadmeadows
About this event
Enjoy a gentle walk through the open spaces of the Broadmeadows Valley, passing by indigenous bushland and grassland.
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Moderate, approximately 12 km, point-to-point walk on sealed and unsealed walking and cycling tracks.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
This winter’s day walk offers a good opportunity to get outdoors, socialise and get some exercise. We’ll carry on regardless of the weather, just dress accordingly to keep warm and dry. The walk commences at Roxburgh Park Railway Station as we make our way through quiet streets and urban reserves to reach the Broadmeadows Valley Trail. We follow the shared walking and cycle paths through the open spaces of the Broadmeadows Valley reserves for the majority of this walk. A good planning feature of the trail is the use of underpasses at most streets, leaving only a few road crossings for the entire journey. Throughout the walk we pass by patches of remnant and re-vegetated bushland and grassland. There are several covered picnic tables spread along the route for our use for rest breaks and lunch. Some plane spotting throughout the day is topped off with a view from the hill in Johnstone Street Reserve across to Tullamarine Airport. To conclude the walk we make our way through to Broadmeadows Railway Station to commence the return journey. Trains depart for the city every 20 minutes. We should arrive back in the city between 3:00pm and 4:00pm.
MEETING TIME | LOCATION: Meet in the front carriage of the Craigieburn train departing Flinders Street Railway Station at 10:12am or join the group en route by arrangement with the event leader.
MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 43 grid H9 | Google map goo.gl/maps/NMdRVJfVevp.
TRANSPORT: Access to this walk is by public transport only. We travel by Metro train with a 39 minute journey to Roxburgh Park on the Craigieburn train departing Flinders Street Railway Station at 10:12am. The return journey to the city takes 35 minutes by train from Broadmeadows Railway Station. All travel is within myki zones 1 & 2 with weekend daily caps of $6.40 full fare, $3.20 concession and free for seniors.
FOOD: Carry lunch, snacks and water for your needs throughout the day.
APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots/shoes and dress according to the weather forecast.
LEADER | BOOKING: Peter Tocknell | by Saturday 15th June for members and Thursday 13th June for visitors. Email the Leader 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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