Given the changing unpredicable Melbourne weather, we are choosing Saturday 8th Feb. The forecast is for a humid partly cloudy day, SW 15km/h breeze and a pleasant top of 28 degrees forecast.
Enjoy a pleasant naturist beach day, with a leisurely lunch and swim. An optional late afternoon clifftop hike with spectacular views with dinner following is also being offered as part of this event. This is a repeat event with a different hiking track and an extra visit to another beach from the previous Jan 4th beach event. This day will also give those who could not make the previous event, a chance to come along, and to invite our returning friends for another pleasant beach day!
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy, approximately 1.5 km walk from the car park to the lunch spot on the beach. There are quite a few steps from the road down to the beach, but you can always take your time. The afternoon/evening hike is graded as Medium (Iron Bark Forest is rather flat with a few uphill steps and tracks on a long gradual climb with a few steeper sections through the basin and along the cliffs).
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
Enjoy a pleasant clothes-free beach day, with a leisurely lunch and swim. Optional activities include body surfing in a moderate surf and a 1 km beach walk to the rocky headland towards Southside. As the tide will go out during the day, we could if you like walk around the headland for another kilometre to the very end of the naturist beach at Southside.
The optional afternoon clifftop hike through the IronBark basin will take place after the official beach day finishes. If time permits and there is enough interest we will also visit the red ocre rocks at Black Rock beach about 2km away. This beach boasts amazing rich red and black rocks, with a secluded beach and plenty of photo opportunities to be had. This beach will require a 2km walk (easy to medium walk with some steps) along the surfcoast track to get to.
The evening hike is proposed to run from about 4.30pm/5pm to about 7pm.
At the conclusion of the walk, all participants are invited to an optional dinner (Approx. 8:30pm) at the local Chinese Restaurant in Torquay to end a most enjoyable day out.
IronBark Basin Hike (Clothed): (3km return trip) - (This is a different route from the Hike on Jan 4th)
A very pleasant hike through the Ironbark Basin, which is part of the massive Great Otway National Park. A mostly sheltered forest trail with features of spectacular clifftop views of Addiscott Beach. At first the trail enters a Stringybark woodland, scattered with Ironbark trees and an understory of Wattle, Grass Trees and ground covers. The walk affords not only spectacular views of the coast, with opportunities for animal and birdwatching, with insights into the local indigenous culture explaining the use of bush food by the local Koori people. Bring your cameras!
Day Runsheet:
10:30am - Start of beach day/swim at Point Addis
4:00pm/4:30pm Approx- Start of the IronBark Basin Hike (Optional)
6:30pm/7pm - Proposed drive and exploration of Black Rocks beach if there is sufficient interest.(Optional)
8pm/8:30pm - Head to the local Chinese restaurant in Torquay or another venue of choice for Dinner. (Optional)
9:30pm Approx - Leave Torquay bound for Melbourne
MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:30am at Point Addis beach car park in Pt Addis Rd (this is on the right hand side of the road and is about 500 metres before the end of the road on the Pt Addis headland). There will be limited car pooling options for those who need transport. Reach out to the leader for further assistance.
MAP REFERENCE: Melway key map 15 grid A21 | Google map goo.gl/maps/w3hMeN4CigLwvQiV6
COST: This event is free, however, you should still book via the Nomads website to attend - see below.
FOOD: Lunch, snacks and drinking water.
APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Sunscreen, hat, repellent, towel, footwear if sand is hot. Shorts required to get from the car park to the appropriate section of the beach. Beach umbrella or shade equipment could be useful.
BOOKING: By Friday 7th February. Click on Get Tickets to book.
LEADERS | BOOKING: Jason T Email the leaders: Jason T 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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Beach Day only. This registers your intention to attend.
This is a free ticket that registers your intention to attend the event. On check-out you will be asked to provide some basic safety information. By getting this ticket, I agree to the following:
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$0.00 | Sale Ended |
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| Beach Day and Afternoon Hike and visit to Black Rock | $0.00 | Sale Ended |
| Afternoon Hike and visit to Black Rock. | $0.00 | Sale Ended |
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