Sherbrooke Forest Walk

Enjoy a stroll through the Sherbrooke Forest, always a magical experience, even if it's raining!

GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Grade 3: Moderate 9.5 km circuit walk, mostly on forest dirt tracks, including some steep climbs (graded according to the AWTGS: Australian Walking Tracks Grading System). Be sure to wear boots or heavy walking shoes as the tracks can be muddy and slippery. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: A round trip making use of public transport, meeting at Belgrave Metro railway station and walking through Sherbrooke Forest. Our route will probably take in the Sherbrooke Falls, George Tindale Memorial Gardens, Coles Ridge Track and Grants Picnic Ground. We'll probably have a picnic lunch in the grounds of the George Tindale Memorial Gardens. There will be time available for drinks after the walk. Trains depart from Belgrave, bound for Flinders Street, every twenty minutes. 

BOOKING: By Friday 4th July. To register click on Get Tickets.
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MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 11am at the Belgrave Metro Railway Station (not the Puffing Billy Station). 

MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 75 grid F10 | Google map goo.gl/maps/yGEKdTXm1bUCJww76 | Approximate route map: Sherbrooke Forest Circuit via George Tindale Gardens.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Catch the Belgrave line train that departs Flinders St platform 2 at 09:26am, arriving at Belgrave at 10:52am. For the return trip, trains depart from Belgrave every 20 minutes (e.g. at 2:02pm, 2:22pm, 2:42pm, 3:02pm etc).

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

APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots/shoes and dress according to the weather forecast. It will be cooler, and potentially wetter, in the Dandenongs than in central Melbourne.

LEADER: Alan D. | Email LeaderAlanD@nomads.org.au if you have any questions.
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