A lovely walk from Greensborough Station, following the Plenty River downstream on a well formed trail skirting urban housing, parks and playing fields into Banyule parklands, leaving the main trail to follow mountain bike tracks following the river across some lovely open countryside to its exit into the Yarra, then taking the Yarra trail on to Heidelberg to catch a city-bound train homewards.
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Grade 3: Medium 13 km walk (graded according to the AWTGS: Australian Walking Tracks Grading System). Mostly on well formed sealed walking/bike trails with odd little steep inclines. However, once we leave the main trail to follow mountain bike trails, there will be some more serious steep inclines to negociate, necessitating good boots in event of slippery mud after any recent rains.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Meeting at 11am at the righthand groundlevel exit of Greensborough Station, we follow the Plenty River downstream on a well formed trail skirting urban housing, parks and playing fields. Once past the Heidelberg Golf Club we enter Banyule parklands, and leave the beaten track, following mountain bike trails, looking for a suitable spot for a short alfresco lunch break. Keeping as close to the river as much as possible, across beautiful open countryside, to where it flows into the Yarra. Taking the green and leafy Yarra trail we arrive at Burgundy Street, Heidelberg for an optional well earned post-event drink at the pub, before climbing up the hill to catch a city-bound train homewards.
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MEETING TIME | LOCATION: Departure at 11am from our meeting point outside Greensborough Station, right hand exit from the platform, and adjacent to the car parking.
MAP REFERENCE: Google map maps.app.goo.gl/J8AiRj8t9Vgbgwoq8.
DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 21 km, approximately from CBD, approx 45 mins from Flinders Street Station on the Hurstbridge line to Greensborough/Hurstbridge.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Catch the 9.59am Hurstbridge line train from Flinders Street Station (usually platform 1) arriving at Greensborough at 10.46am. I'll probably join you in the front carriage at either Fairfield or Alphington. The trains are pretty frequent, returning to the city every 20 minutes or so.
FOOD: Carry lunch, snacks and and plenty of water. After leaving Greensborough, there is nothing until we reach Heidelberg.
APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots/shoes and dress according to the weather forecast.
LEADER: Michael Cowan. | Email LeaderMichaelC@nomads.org.au if you have any questions.
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