Frankston Nature Walk

Take in the relatively unknown Frankston Nature Reserve, Sweetwater Creek board walks and the bayside foreshore in this circuit starting and finishing at Frankston Station. 

GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy to moderate 10.5 km circuit walk. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
From Frankston Station we catch the 11.09 am 782 bus to the Culcairn Drive stop in South Frankston, then walk some 500 metres to the entrance of the  Frankston Nature Reserve and follow walking tracks around and within this reserve, which used to be a Melbourne Water reserve. After exploring these tracks, we will lunch at, and be able to enjoy the scenic view of the actual Frankston Reservoir. After lunch, we will traverse through some very relaxed and bushy suburban streets in South Frankston to connect with the Sweetwater Creek walking track, much of which is a board walk, which will take us down to the Frankston beach. We will have the choice of walking back to the station via a board walk or along the foreshore itself. Some members may wish to enjoy a summer swim! BUSES from Frankston to MORDIALLOC WILL LEAVE FRANKSTON STATION APPROX EVERY 10 MINUTES to Mordialloc THEN TRAINS TO the City so people can choose to stay longer at the beach and make their own way back to the station. Otherwise we will arrive back at the station around 3.45 pm and have a tea/coffee at a cafe near the station. 

BOOKING: By Thursday 4th February. To register, click on Get Tickets.

COVIDSAFE CHECKLIST: Checklist 210207 Frankston Nature Walk.

MEETING TIME | LOCATION: Because of track work changes-detailed below- sometime from 10.35am to 10.45am outside the exit barriers of the Frankston Station YOUNG ST FRANKSTON

MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 100A grid E7 | Google map goo.gl/maps/xuC8B8tEWMFxeS8S8. 

DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 45 km, 50 minutes to drive via Nepean Hwy

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF TRACK WORK ON THE FRANKSTON LINE 7TH FEBRUARY, THE DEPARTURE TIME FOR THE TRAIN FROM FLINDERS STREET HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 9.17AM

• THE TRAIN WILL BE LISTED AS A MORDIALLOC TRAIN. 
• We will travel in the first carriage.
• The Frankston line train will go as far as MORDIALLOC THEN WE WILL BE SWITCHED TO A LIMITED EXPRESS BUS TO CARRUM THEN STOP AT THE THREE REMAINING STATIONS TO AND INCLUDING FRANKSTON.
• WE WILL ARRIVE  AT FRANKSTON STATION APPROXIMATELY 10.42am--dependant on road traffic conditions and any unanticipated bus delays 
• We may have time for a morning tea /coffee before our 11.09 bus.

FOOD: Carry lunch, snacks and a minimum of one litre of water.

APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots/shoes and dress according to the weather forecast.

Consider wearing long pants rather than shorts given we will be traversing bushy, sometimes narrow walking tracks that may be crossed by snakes. 

TOILETS----PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO TOILETS AFTER FRANKSTON STATION UNTIL WE ARRIVE AT OLIVERS HILL BEACH ( approx 4 HOURS LATER)

LEADER: Don V. | 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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