Walks Calendar
WALKS CALENDAR from 2017
The program of Day Walks is arranged for periods covering four months at a time. The previous and current year calendars are shown below.
A copy of the draft program for the next few months is available for Members under "Infomation for Members" in the "Members Only" section.
Note that the calendar is subject to change and you are advised to consult the current issue of Walk Talk for up to date information.
The following is the forward plan as of the date shown above and is subject to change. The latest information is to be found in the monthly newsletter Walk Talk, which has the contact numbers of the walks leaders, who must be contacted prior to the walk by intending participants. Good walking!
Alex Stirkul Walks Coordinator
Scroll down to see 2019 walks and Base Camps
2017
January
Sun 8 DW Lilydale Lake 11km M-3-3 Elvie McInerney
Sat 12 DW Birdsland Lysterfield 12km M-4-2 Wayne Rice
Sun 15 DW Merricks beach walk 14.5km M-3-3 Jan Falconer
Sat 21 DW Anakie Gorge 12km M-4-5 Arthur Koo
Wed 25 DW Lake Mountain ? ? Ros Huggins
Sat 28 DW Darebin Creek 12km M-2-2 Diana Bell
Sun 29 DW ?? Ian Barr
February
Sun 5 DW Brimbank Park 15.4km L-2-2 Ann Wetherall
Sat 11 DW Bulleen Billabong 10km M-1-1 Kevin Wilson
Sun 12 DW Mount Lofty ?km M-3-3 Jan Falconer
Sat 18 DW Toolangi S-1-1 Elvie McInerney
Sun 19 DW Ruffey Creek M-3-2 Diana Bell
Wed 22 DW Warrandyte M-2-2 Ros Huggins
Sat 25 DW Lerderderg Gorge M-5-7 Arthur Koo
March
Wed 1 DW Mt Donna Buang M-3-2 Ros Huggins
Sat 4 DW Mt Macedon M-4-4 Ann Wetherall
Sun 5 DW Churchill Park M-4-3 Dianna Bell
Sun 12 DW Weribee Gorge M-5-5 Ian Barr
Sat 18 DW Mandurang L-2-2 Arthur Koo
Sun 19 DW O'Shannassy Weir M-4-2 Elvie McInerney
Wed 22 DW Dandenong NP M-3-3 Ann Van Loon
Sat 25 DW Westerfolds M-3-3 Bruce Ford
Sun 26 DW Cockatoo M-3-3 Wayne Rice
April
Sat 1
Sun 2 DW Lerderderg Gorge M-8-7 Alex Stirkul
Sat 8 DW Bunyip SP Track clearing S-4-4 Liz Robinson
Wed 12 DW Sherbrooke Forest S-4-2
Sat 15 DW Active April Cootamundra M-1-1 Elvie McInerney
Sat 22 DW Golden Gullies M-4-4 Arthur Koo
Sun 23 DW Presidents Walk Jan Falconer
Thur 27 Ruffey Lake Elvie McInerney
Sat 29 DW Kirth Kiln M-5-4 Liz Robinson
Sun 30 Dw Mount Charlie M-4-4 Alex Stirkul
May
Wed 3 DW Wandin M-2-2 Jenny Keamy
Sat 6 DW Bunyip SP L-5-3 Anne Van Loon
Sun 7 Oxfam Tom Tierney
Wed 10 DW ? Jan Falconer
Sat 13 Boneseed Removal Arthurs Seat Liz Robinson
Sun 14 DW Warramate Hills M-5-5 Ian Barr
Sat 20 DW Mount Ida M - 5-5 Arthur Koo
Sun 21 DW Wandin S-3-2 Elvie McInerney
Sat 27 DW Lake Mountain L-6-6 Jack de Bruijne
Sun 28 DW Dandenongs M-5-3 Wayne Rice
Wed 31 DW Cardinia Dam M-4-4 Ros Huggins
June
Sat 3 DW Elwood M-3-3 Ann Wetherall
Sun 4 DW Kinglake M-4-3 Jan Falconer
Sat 10 DW Goldfields L-3-5 Liz Robinson
Sat 17 DW Lerderderg Gorge M-7-7 Arthur Koo
Sun 18 DW Gardiners Creek S-2-1 Elvie McInerney
Sat 24 DW Bunyip Forest M-4-4 Mary Zeekan
Sun 25 DW Cathedral Range M-6-8 Arthur Koo
Wed 28 DW Macedon M-4-4 Ros Huggins
July
Sat 1 DW Myrtle Gully M-5-3 Ivan Strudwick
Sat 8 DW La La Falls M-4-3 Wayne Rice
Sun 9 DW Springfield M-3-3 Elvie McInerney
Wed 12 DW E. Brunswick S-1-1 Jenny Keamy
Sun 16 DW Fingal Beach M-3-4 Liz Robinson
Sat 22 DW Brisbane Ranges M-5-5 Richard Wilson
Sun 23 DW Warrandyte L-6-6 Jack de Bruijne
Sat 29 DW Paul Range M-6-4 Anne Van Loon
Sun 30 DW Yarra Trail M-4-3 Marianne Gardner
Aug
Sat 5 DW Kurth Kiln M-5-4 Liz Robinson
Sun 6 DW Blackwood M-4-4 Diana Bell
Wed 9 DW Mullum Mullum Creek S-1-1 Ros Huggins
Sat 12 DW Brisbane Ranges M-5-4
Sun 13 DW Gardiners Creek M-4-3
Sat 19 DW Toolangi M-4-4 Anne Van Loon
Sun 20 DW Kinglake M-5-4 Elvie McInerney
Sat 26 DW Yarra Bend Ann Wetherall
Sun 27 DW Kinglake M-4-4 Liz Robinson
Wed 30 DW Flowerdale Ros Huggins
Sept
Sat 2 DW O'Shannessey Aqueduct M-4-2 Elvie McInerney
Sun 3 DW Long Forest M-4-5 Mary Zekan
Sat 9 DW Olinda M-5-4 Arthur Koo
Wed 13 DW Bunyip State Park M-4-4 Ros Huggins
Sat 16 DW Cape Woolamai M-2-2 Elvie McInerney
Sun 17 DW Sailors Creek M-5-4 Wayne Rice
Wed 20 DW Westerfolds M-2-2 Ros Huggins
Sat 23 DW Plenty Gorge M-2-2 Lyverne Newson
Sun 24 DW Bungal Forest M-5-5 Liz Robinson
Wed 27 DW Cranbourne Gardens S-2-2 Jenny Keamy
Sat 30 DW Christmas Hills M-4-4 Anne Van Loon
October
Sun 1 DW Yarra Flats M-1-2 Claire Harris
Sat 2 DW O'Shannessey Aquaduct M-4-2 Elvie McInerney
Sat 7 Off track Navigation You Yangs Andrew Robinson
Sun 8 DW Long Forest M-4-5 Mary Zekan
Wed 11 HDW Park Orchards S-1-1 Jan Falconer
Sat 14 DW The Basin L-6-4 Wayne Rice
Sun 15 DW Lerderderg Gorge S-7-6 Alex Stirkul
Wed 18 DW Footscray - Docklands S-2-2 Bill Kerr
Sun 22 DW Werribee Gorge M-5-4 Arthur Koo
Sun 29 DW Kinglake NP - Everard Track M-4-3 Jan Falconer
Fri 27 - Sun 29 DW Federation Walks Liz Robinson
November
Sat 4 DW Churchill & Lysterfield Parks M-5-4 Arthur Koo
Tues 7 DW Panton Hill M-4-2 Elvie McInerney
Sat 11 DW Murrindindi L-6-7 Jack de Bruijne
Sun 12 DW Track clearing Bunyip SP Liz Robinson
Wed 15 DW Warrandyte Pound Bend S-2-2 Jan Falconer
Sat 18 DW Brisbane Ranges Three Creeks M-4-4 Ivan Strudwick
Wed 22 DW Yarra Trail Clifton Hill S-1-2 Jenny Keamy
Sat 25 DW Mount Little Joe M-6-4 Wayne Rice
Sun 26 DW Yarra Flats M-2-2 Claire Harris
Wed 29 DW King Parrot Creek M-4-4 Ros Huggins
December
Sat 2 DW Mornington Peninsula NP M-4-4 Liz Robinson
Sun 3 Leader Training Ann Van Loon
Sat 9 DW Kinglake NP M-4-2 Elvie McInerney
Sat 16 DW Murrindindi M-4-2 Arthur Koo - Cancelled
2018
January
Wed 10 DW Docklands S-2-2 Ros Huggins
Sat 13 DW Birdsland Lysterfield M-4-2 Wayne Rice
Sat 20 DW Sherbrooke Forest M-4-5 Arthur Koo
Wed 24 DW Melbourne outer circle railway M-2-3 Ros Huggins
Wed 31 HDW Mullum Mullum Creek Jan Falconer
February
Sat 23 DW Mount Dandenong Circuit M-3-3 Lyverne Newson
Sat 10 DW Tanglefoot Loop M-4-4 Ivan Strudwick - CANCELLED
Wed 14 DW Point Nepean M-4-4 Ros Huggins
Sat 17 DW Mount Worth M-5-4 Ann Van Loon
Sat 24 DW Masons Falls M-4-5 Arthur Koo
Wed 28 HDW Mullum Mullum Creek S-2-2 Jan Falconer
March
Sun 3 DW Plenty River No1 M-3-3 Bruce Ford
Sun 4 DW Nobbies to Pyramid Rock S-3-3 Alex Stirkul
Sat 10 DW Plenty River No2 S-3-2 Bruce Ford
Sun 11 DW Mornington Peninsula NP M-4-4 Liz Robinson
Wed 14 DW North Warrandyte S-2-3 Jenny Keamy
Sat 17 DW Toolangi M-4-4 Elvie McInerney
SUn 18 DW TBA Claire Harris
Sat 24 DW Wilhelmina Falls Murrindindi M-5-4 Arthur Koo
Sun 25 DW Mt Victoria - Mt Boobyalla M-5-4 Liz Robinson
April
Summertime ends Sat night
Sun 1 DW Blackwood - Tunnel Circuit M-4-5 Alan Marshall
Mon 2 DW Lilydale - Mt Evelyn M-3-3 Tom Tierney
Wed 4 DW O'Shannesy aquaduct M-2-3 Ros Huggins
Sat 7 DW Kinglake L-7-8 Jack Bruijne
Sun 8 DW President's Walk - Mullum Mullum Creek E-2-2 Jan Falconer
Sat 14 DW Creswick M-4-3 Anne Van Loon
Sun 15 Navigation course Andrew Robinson
Wed 18 DW Sherbrooke Forest S-4-4 Jenny Keamy
Sat 21 DW Brisbane Ranges - Steiglitz L-5-5 Arthur Koo
Sat 28 DW Plenty River Trail M-4-3 Bruce Ford
Sun 29 DW Tipperary Springs L-3-4 Lyverne Newson
May
Sat 5 Boneseed weeding Arthurs Seat Val Margulis
Sat 12 DW Bushranger Bay M-4-4 Pam Snelling
Sat 19 DW Mount Ida M-5-5 Arthur Koo
Sun 20 GPS Navigation course Andrew Robinson
Wed 23 DW Darebin trail S-3-3 Karen Sheedy
Sat 26 DW Wilks Creek M-5-5 Liz Robinson
Sun 27 DW George Bass Coastal Trail M-4-5 Ros Huggins
June
Sat 2 DW Bullarto-Babbington Hill M-4-4 Anne Van Loon
Sat 3 DW Rubicon L-5-5 Jack de Bruijne
Wed 7 HDW St Kilda - City S-1-1 Jrenny Keamy
Sun 10 DW Cockatoo M-4-2 Wayne Rice
Wed 13 DW Ferntree Gulley M-4-3 Ann Van Loon
Sat 16 DW St Andrews L-6-5 Jack de Bruijne
Sun 17 DW Pyrete Range M-5-4 Alan Marshall
Sat 23 DW Mandurang South L-3-3 Arthur Koo
Sun 24 HDW Mullum Mullum Creek S-2-1 Elvie McInerney
Wed 27 DW Lower Plenty - Warringal Park S-3-2 Karen Sheedy
Sat 30 DW Cherokee - Lions Head M-4-3 Lyverne Newson
July
Sun 1 DW Kurth Kiln RP M-3-3 Jan Falconer
Wed 4 DW Scotchmans Creek Trail M-1-1 Jenny Keamy
Sun 8 DW Brisbane Ranges M-3-3 Liz Robinson
Wed 11 DW Trawool Valley M-3-3 Ros Huggins
Sat 14 DW Twin Bridges Daylesford M-5-4 Wayne Rice
Sun 22 DW Brisbane Ranges M-4-5 Arthur Koo
Wed 25 DW Warrandyte M-1-1 Karen Sheedy
Sat 28 DW Balcome Estuary M-2-3 Liz Robinson
Sun 5 DW Yarra Bend M-2-2 Claire Harris
Wed 8 DW Melbourne Golden Mile M-2-2 Ros Huggins
Sun 12 DW You Yangs S-3-3 Jenny Hume
Sat 18 Dw Sugarloaf Reservoir L-4-3 Karen Sheedy
Sun 19 DW Lerderderg Gorge M-5-6 Arthur Koo
September
Sat 1 Dw Leanganook M-4-5 Ann van Loon
Sat 8 DW O'Shannessey Circuit M-4-3
Sun 9 DW Powelltown M-3-5 Liz Robinson
Sun 16 DW Mullum Mullum Trail Wayne Rice
Sat 22 DW Boots Gully M-5-4 Pam Snelling
Sun 23 DW Bunyip SP M-4-4 Jan Falconer
October
Sat 6 DW Christmas Hills M-4-4 Karen Sheedy
Sun 7 DW Blackwood M-5-5 Pam Snelling
Wed 10 DW Cranbourne S-2-2 Karen Sheedy
Wed 13 DW Barwon River trail M-1-1 Lexley Wain
Sun 14 Leader Training Alex Stirkul
Sat 20 Federation Walks
Sun 27 DW Brisbane Ranges M-4-5 Arthur Koo
November
Sat 3 Track Maintenance Bunyip State Park Val Margulius
Sun 4 DW Lerderderg Gorge Sardine Creek S-5-5 Alex Stirkul
Tues 6 HDW LaLa Falls Tom Teirney
Wed 14 DW Etham S-1-1 Jenny Keamy
Sun 18 DW Outer circle rail trail M-4-3 Marianne Gardner
Wed 21 DW Park Orchards S-1-1 Jan Falconer
Sat 24 Men's Health Walks - Lysterfield park
Wed 28 DW St Kilda S-2-2 Ros Huggins
December
Sun 2 DW Werribee Park S-1-1 Jenny Hume
Wed 5 DW Lilydale Lake S-1-1 Jan Falconer
Sat 8 Dec DW Gardenvale M-1-1 Wayne Rice
Sun 9 DW Eildon Blowhard Circuit L-7-7 Ann Van Loon
Sat 15 DW Olinda M-5-4 Arthur Koo
Sun 16 DW Warrandyte S-4-3 Pam Snelling
Mon 31 NW Blackburn M-1-1 Tom Tierney
2019
January
Wed 9 DW Blackburn M-1-1 Lexley Wain
Sat 12 DW Lysterfield M-5-4 Wayne Rice
Wed 16 DW Point Cook M-1-1 Jan Falconer
Sat 19 DW Flinders M-3-3 Ros Huggins
Sun 20 DW Bunyip State Park M-5-3 Anne Van Loon
Wed 23 DW Sandringham M-1-1 Claire Harris
February
Sat 2 DW Little Hampton M-3-3 Jenny Hume
Sun 3 DW Mount Evelyn M-4-4 Ian Barr
Sat 9 DW Redhill M-4-4 Arthur Koo
Sun 10 DW Olinda M-5-4 Lyverne Newsome
Sun 17 DW Pauls Range M-4-3 Jan Falconer
Sat 23 DW Mount Hope M-4-4 Anne Van Loon
Wed 27 DW Woodend S-3-2 Ros Huggins
March
Sat 2 DW East Warburton M-6-5 Jack De Bruijne
Sun 3 DW Kirk and Gong Gong Reservoir Ballarat Ann Wetherall
Wed 6 DW Blackburn M-1-1 Lexley Wain
Wed13 HDW Yarra Trail S-2-2
Sat 16 DW Mt Macedon L-6-8
Su17 Leader Training Alex Stirkul
Sat 23 DW Cathedral Range M-7-5 Waayne Rice
sun 24 DW Yarra Trail M-1-1 Marianne Gardner
Wed 27 DW Warrandyte M-4-3 Jan Falconer
Sat 30 DW Eltham S-1-1 Elvie McInerney
Sun 31 DW Mount Evelyn M-4-3 Ian Barr
April
Sun 7 DW Daylesford L-4-4 Lyverne Newson
Wed 10 DW Greswell M-3-2 Ros Huggins
Sun 14 DW Lerderderg Gorge M-8-7 Alex Stirkul
Wed 17 DW Eltham M-3-1 Jenny Keamy
Sat 20 DW Sherbrooke Forest L-4-5 Arthur Koo
Wed 24 DW Koonung Trail M-1-1 Lexley Wain
Sat 27 DW Eltham S-1-1 Susie Peterson
Sun 28 DW Mordialloc M-1-2 Wayne Rice
May
Wed 1 HDW Christmas Hills S-3-3 Jan Falconer
Sat 4 Track maintenance Arthurs Seat Val Margulius
Wed 8 DW North Warrandyte Jenny Keamy
Sat 11 DW Mullum Mullum Trail 1 M-4-3 Bruce Ford
Sun 12 DW The Nobbies - Pyramid Rock S-3-4 Alex Stirkul
Sat 18 DW Mullum Mullum trail 2 M-3-2 Bruce Ford
Sun 19 DW Prtesident's Walk Toolangi M-4-4 Ros Huggins
Wed 22 DW Marybyrnong River M-3-3 Ros Huggins
Sat 25 DW Golden Gullies L-5-6 Arthur Koo
Sun 26 DW Little Hampton M-3-3 Anne Van Loon
Wed 29 DW Christmas Hills M-6-5 Jack de Bruijne
June
Sat 1 June DW The Tunnel E. Warburton M-6-5 Jack de Bruijne
Wed 5 DW Darebin Parklands Karen SheedyJune
Sun 9 DW Montrose Circuit M-5-4 Wayne Rice
Sat 15 DW Pauls Range M-6-4 Anne Van Loon
Sun 16 DW Mondo Track L-6-5 Jan Falconer
Sat 22 DW Cathedrals S-8-5 Arthur Koo
Sun 23 DW Brisbane Track M-4-4 Alan Marshall
Wed 26 DW O'Shannassy Aqueduct M-3-3 Ross Huggins
Sun 30 DW Silver Creek- Wallaby Creek Kinglake M-6-5 Anne Van Loon
July
Wed 10 DW Melbourne City Gardens Jenny Keamy
Sat 13 DW Mount Little Joe M-6-4 Wayne Rice
Wed 17 HDW Cranbourne Botanic Gardens M-2-2 Jan Falconer
Sat 20 DW Churchill Park Arthur Koo L-4-6
Sun 21 DW Bulleen S-1-2 Elvie McInerney
Wed 24 DW Macedone - Woodend M-3-3 Ros Huggins
Sat 27 DW Christmas Hills M-6-5 Jack de Bruijne
Sun 28 Leader Training Alex Stirkul
WEd 31 DW Macedon M-3-4 Ros Huggins
August
Sat 3 DW Mt Chaarlie Ridells Creek M-4-5 Alex Stirkul
Sun 4 DW Woodlands M-2-2 Marianne Gardiner
Sun 18 DW Lerderderg Gorge S-5-4 Arthur Koo
Sat 24 DW Toolangi Potato Farm M-4-4 Anne Van Loon
Wed 28 DW Trawool M-3-3 Ros Huggins
September
Sun 15 DW Long Forrest M-4-5 Ivan Strudwick
Sun 21 DW Lilydale lake S-1-1 Elvie McInerney
Wed 25 DW Troopers' Trail S-2-2. Diana Bell
October
Wed 2 DW Donna Buang S-2-4 Ros Huggins
Sun 6 DW Kirth Kiln M-5-4 Ann Van Loon
Wed 9 DW Geelong waterfront M-1-1 Lexley Wain
Sat 12 DW Badger Weir S-2-4 Ros Huggins Claire Harris
Sun 13 DW Mount Ida M-5-5 Arthur Koo
Sat 19 Sun 20 DW Federation Walks
Wed 23 DW Skeleton Creek M-2-3
Sun 27 DW Mount Little Joe M-6-4 Wayne Rice
Wed 30 Dw Hobson Bay Coastal Trail S-3-3 Karen Sheedy
November
Sat 16 DW Phillip Island M-2-2 Tom Tierney
Wed 20 DW Yarra River S-1-2 Jenny Keamy
Sat 23 DW Lysterfield Park M-5-4, M-4-4, S-1-1 Arthur Koo, Wayne Rice, Tom Tierney
Wed 27 DW Westgate Park M-2-4 Ros Huggins
Sat 30 DW Yarra Flats M-1-2 Claire Harris
Base Camps
2017
Fri 17 - Sun 19 March Highlands Jan Falconer
November Kangaroo Island
Wed 27 Dec - Jan 1 Howmans Gap Ros Huggins
2018
Wed 28 Feb - Sunday 4 March Apollo Bay Susan Peterson
Sun March 18 - 24 Sydney Ann Van Loon
April West Africa
May 26-27 Wonthaggi Ros Huggins
August 23-26 Echuca
Aug 23 - Aug 26 Echuca Elvie McInerney
Nov 9 - Nov 12 Castlemaine
November Wilson's Prom
2019
June Hattah Lakes 3 day backpack Alex Stirkul
April 26 - May 2 Sydney Ann Vann Loon
May 24 - 25 Highlands Jan Falconer
Nov 13-17 Phillip Island Elvie McInerney
Dec 27 Howmans Gap Ros Huggins
