King's and Queen's Birthday Walk and Picnic

Take a scenic walk from Victoria Park Station to Bellbird Picnic Area for a King's Birthday Picnic, then on to Fairfield Station afterwards.

GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Grade 2: Moderate, approximately 9.5 km, point-to-point walk with public transport connections (graded according to the AWTGS: Australian Walking Tracks Grading System). Some sections of the path are rocky or could be slippery after rain, and there are some short, steep sections. The distance to lunch is approximately 6 km, and after lunch about 3.5 km. It's also possible to drive to the park to meet the group there for a purely social event.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Nomads member David R. has been holding Queen's Birthday picnics at Bellbird Picnic Area for many years. In 2025, this tradition will continue, but as a King's Birthday Picnic, and David is inviting other Nomads to join him.

From Victoria Park we'll head to the Main Yarra Trail and follow that to Dights Falls, where we'll enter Yarra Bend Park. We'll more or less follow the Yarra River within the park to Kanes Bridge, where we'll cross to the Studley Park Boathouse side. From there we'll continue following the river, on the other side, around to the Bellbird Picnic Area.

After lunch, we'll continue beside the Yarra around to the pipe bridge near the Fairfield Boathouse, using that to cross to Alphington / Fairfield and follow some quiet streets to Fairfield Station. 

BOOKING: By Saturday 7th June. To register, click on Get Tickets.
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MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:30am at Victoria Park; meet in front of the Victorian-era turnstiles on the corner of Lulie and Turner Streets. If travelling by train from the CBD, exit the station and take either ramp, then cross under the railway line and walk a short distance along Lulie Street to the Victoria Park entrance turnstiles. 

MAP REFERENCE:

• Victoria Park Station: Melway map 2C grid J7 | Google map goo.gl/maps/3zvRuhk4J9sceNwb9.
• Bellbird Picnic Area: Melway map 2D grid K6 | Google map goo.gl/maps/8yGh9nw8npMneKeB9. 

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Catch a Mernda or Hurstbridge line train to Victoria Park. The Mernda line train that departs from Flinders Street platform 1 at 9:47am arrives at Victoria Park at 10:05am. After the picnic, you can return via a Hurstbridge line train from Fairfield Station (departures every 20 minutes) or a bus from Heidelberg Rd.

FOOD: BYO Everything – there are electric BBQs available, or else bring a picnic lunch.

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

LEADER: Richard C. | Email LeaderRichardC@nomads.org.au if you have any questions.
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