Lyonville-Newbury Circuit Walk – Labour Day

A relatively short circuit walk in the Wombat State Forest between Lyonville and Newbury. This walk is especially designed to be enjoyed by those heading back towards Melbourne after their ChillOut long weekend. However, it can also be easily accessed from Melbourne, including by public transport.

GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Grade 2: Moderate 9.2 km circuit walk (graded according to the AWTGS: Australian Walking Tracks Grading System). The walk will mostly follow forest tracks and 4x4 roads through gently undulating goldfields country. You can optionally do an additional 6 km self-guided circuit walk to the Lyonville Mineral Springs.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: From the car park of the Radio Springs Hotel, we head to the nearby Domino Rail Trail, which follows part of the former railway line between Daylesford and Carlsruhe. We'll only follow the rail trail for a short section, turning off at the trestle bridge to head southwards through the forest (initially on the Old Lyonville Track) to the hamlet of Newbury. From Newbury we'll deviate to the Miller Cutting Track and follow that back to where it joins the Domino Rail Trail. There we'll turn west (left) and follow the rail trail back to the Radio Springs Hotel, where it was envisaged that those who wished to could have lunch, but the hotel has now closed down. Lunch options that are now proposed are:

• Have a picnic lunch near the trestle bridge (1 km from the startpoint / endpoint of the circuit walk).
• Drive to the Lyonville Mineral Springs Picnic Area (3 km) and have a picnic lunch there. It has toilets and a sheltered area with seating.
• Drive to Trentham (9 km) for lunch at Hotel Trentham (located on the way back to Melbourne).

Optional Walk Extension (additional 6 km): If you wish to extend your walk, you can use the route map listed below for a self-guided walk from the trestle bridge on the Domino Trail to the Lyonville Mineral Springs Picnic Area, then back through the Wombat State Forest to the Radio Springs Hotel. If you load the route map into the Avenza Maps app, you can use that map to navigate the route (a blue dot will show your location as you move along).

BOOKING: By Saturday 8th March. To register click on Get Tickets.
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MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:50am in the car park of the Radio Springs Hotel, 1 High St, Lyonville. 

MAP REFERENCE:

• Google map (meeting point): maps.app.goo.gl/DHbn6CYPtkheSRPe6. 
• Route Map: FedWalks2023-Walk04_Newbury to Lyonville Springs20231002.pdf (PDF, 10.4 MB)

DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 102 km, approximately 1 hour 15 minutes via Calder Fwy/M79 to Woodend, then follow directions to Daylesford, taking the Tylden-Woodend Rd, then the C318 Kyneton-Trentham Rd, and finally the C317 Trentham-Daylesford Rd to Lyonville. The meeting point is 20 minutes by car from the Jubilee Lake Holiday Park in Daylesford.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The V/Line bus stop is just 400m from the Radio Springs Hotel. The public transport options from Melbourne Southern Cross are:

• Outbound: Catch the V/Line train to Echuca that departs at 9:05am and change at Woodend to the Daylesford coach, which should arrive at Main St/Daylesford-Trentham Rd, Lyonville at 10:45am.
• Return: Catch the V/Line coach service departing from Main St/Daylesford-Trentham Rd, Lyonville at 2:31pm (arriving Southern Cross at 4:24pm) or at 5:31pm (arriving Southern Cross at 7:24pm).
• Tickets: Your Myki card cannot be used on the Woodend-Daylesford bus service. You can purchase your ticket from vline.com.au. Weekday public transport fares are capped at $11.00 full or $5.50 concession for travel anywhere in Victoria.

FOOD: Carry lunch (unless planning to dine in Trentham), snacks and a litre of water.

APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots/shoes and dress according to the weather forecast. Lyonville can be several degrees cooler than Melbourne. The tracks could be quite slippery if there has been recent rain.

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