Walkers: Leader: John M
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On a pleasant Sunday morning I joined John & Glenda M and 8 others from the Geelong Bushwalking Club to walk the Western Circuit of the Long Forest Nature Reserve north west of Bacchus Marsh.
The circuit took us along 4WD tracks and footpads along the mainly dry Coimadai Creek. Stands of Blue Box and Saltbush were prominent in the flatter areas. We passed a number of slate cliffs and a deep hole where miners had followed a quartz reef in the search for gold.
After lunch we left the creek and climbed out of the valley. We crossed to a high point and came across a number of Moonah trees, a type of Melaleuca. In keeping with tradition, John finished the trip with some off-track walking through sparsely vegetated Mallee bushland.
The group rounded off the day with a visit to a roadside market near Bacchus Marsh for fruit and coffee.
Thanks to John for again offering a new walk to the Warrnambool calendar.
Coralie G
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