Chillout Community Bushwalk - 2024
About this event
Join The Nomads for a morning bushwalk during the Chillout Festival - a good chance to make new friends, and enjoy nature as you walk beside the creeks and in the forests near Daylesford.
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Choice of two circuit walks. Medium 4 km walk, or Hard 7 km walk with some challenging off-track hills to climb and descend.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Join The Nomads for a morning bushwalk during the Chillout Festival - a good chance to make new friends. Enjoy the fresh air walking beside Sailors Creek and through the trees in the Hepburn Regional Forest. There will be a choice of two walks: Medium 4 km, or Hard 7 km walk. Both walks will stop for a short 10 to 15 minute break in the forest, and both will end back at the starting point. Bring water, hat, apply sunscreen and wear closed shoes, not sandals.
BOOKING: Preferably by Friday 8th March. To register, click on Get Tickets.
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FURTHER INFORMATION: Associated Nomads activities during the ChillOut Festival:
- Friday to Monday: The Nomads Labour Day Long Weekend – ChillOut Camping.
- Sunday: Attend the ChillOut Festival Street Parade then either head to the ChillOut Carnivale, attend the Naturist Walk, relax at the camp or attend any of the other events around town.
- Sunday 1:30pm: The Nomads Daylesford Naturist Walk during ChillOut.
- Sunday evening: We'll once again organise an evening meal at the Spice of India Restaurant, within easy walking distance of the Jubilee Lake Holiday Park.
- Monday: On the way back to Melbourne, do a Nomads Trentham Circuit Walk via the Domino Trail.
MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10am at Tipperary Springs Picnic Area, Tipperary Springs Rd, Daylesford. It is 2.5 km and 6 minutes drive from the Daylesford Town Hall. Both walks will start and finish at this point. The event finishes at 12:45pm.
MAP REFERENCE: Melway map X909 grid C9 | Google map maps.app.goo.gl/GcFxQ2XwQnk7RkRs6.
DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 116 km, approximately 1 hour 30 minutes to drive.
COST: $10 for visitors and free for Nomads Members.
APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable closed shoes/walking boots, a hat, dark glasses, apply sunscreen before the walk. Dress according to the weather forecast.
FOOD AND DRINKS: Bring drinking water. Snacks of a muesli bar etc. and a piece of fruit will be given out to each walker at the start of the walk.
WALK LEADERS:
- MEDIUM WALK: Russell W | Email LeaderRussellW.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions.
- HARD WALK: Jason T | Email LeaderJasonT.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions.
Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.
Photo by Russell W, taken at the 2020 Nomads ChillOut Community Walk.
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