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Melbourne University and Alumni Bushwalkers www.melbunialumnibushwalkers.org Established 1975 Yering Gorge Bush Reserve Walk (private land) Date: Saturday, 20th May, 2017. Where: Yering Gorge Cottages Bush Reserve, Eastern Golf Club (EGC). Melways 274 B11 Meeting Place: Cottages car park EGC. 213 Victoria Rd, Yering. (LH turn off Maroondah Highway, A34) Circle time: 10:00 am for 10:15 start. Coffee about 2pm. Hot food and drinks available at clubhouse. What to Bring: Good walking boots, poles, wet weather gear, warm change, lunch, drink and snacks, one litre water (min), first aid kit and coffee money. How to get there: By car only. 50 Km,1 hr. approx from Melbourne. Turn left off Maroondah Hwy (A34) at Victoria Rd., go 7km, turn left into the Eastern Golf Club Drive, continue slowly past the clubhouse to the back of the course, to Car Park past cottages at the end of a gravel road (marked C.P on map). The Location: A 120 acre private nature reserve with 10km of walking trails through woodlands along the Yarra River through the Yering Gorge. There are panoramic views of the Yarra River, hidden rapids, vineyards, farmland, and the Christmas Hills. Within this undisturbed reserve we have seen many grey and some albino kangaroos, signs of wombat and platypus, echidna, deer, fox, and many birds and plant species. Geologically this is a rare example of a river gorge formed below a broad river plain. On the far side there is an aqueduct and pipeline for harvesting Yarra water for Melbourne and a pump works for Sugarloaf Dam. The Long Walkers –10km: Suited to agile walkers who enjoy a little rock scrambling. We start on a loop back to water ponds and then to the 1km River Walk track following the Yarra. Soon we turn up into the scrub to find the start of Creepy Lane and follow it along to the grassed Wombat Beach, on pump station bend. This is our morning tea spot with medium walkers. The long walkers have 5 km of open bush walking on compass, following the river above the Yarra Rapids. We drop into a hidden gully and from there ascend up from the river to the 180m summit for lunch at “Peaceful Seat” with the medium walkers. The walk out will follow the cliff face above the river, looking down on Birrarung Vineyards and onto the southern end of the reserve. We return 4km to the car park along all sorts of ‘roo trails through their timbered daylight resting areas. On our drive out we stop at the clubhouse for coffee, where there is a table reserved for all. Medium Walk – 7km: The medium challenge starts at the wedding lagoon and follows the River walk to Wombat Beach for morning tea, plus a glimpse of the Yarra Rapids. From Wombat Beach the trail turns uphill for 300m, ascending along Creepy Lane and turning southeast and upwards on the Circle Walk for a medium effort to the summit at “Peaceful Seat”. Here we will have lunch with the long walkers, who may arrive just a little out of breath. After lunch we have a good track down a ridge descent to farmlands and views towards the city and Mt. Dandenong. Walkers will likely encounter mobs of grey kangaroo and lots of bird life. The walk back to the Cottages car park follows north along the fringe of the forest and then left along the gravel track. Those not driving could walk straight on to the clubhouse for afternoon tea, remembering
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Melbourne University and Alumni Bushwalkers
www.melbunialumnibushwalkers.org Established 1975
YeringGorgeBushReserveWalk(privateland)
Date: Saturday, 20th May, 2017.
Where: Yering Gorge Cottages Bush Reserve, Eastern Golf Club (EGC). Melways 274 B11
Meeting Place: Cottages car park EGC. 213 Victoria Rd, Yering. (LH turn off Maroondah Highway, A34)
Circle time: 10:00 am for 10:15 start. Coffee about 2pm. Hot food and drinks available at clubhouse.
What to Bring: Good walking boots, poles, wet weather gear, warm change, lunch, drink and snacks, one litre water (min), first aid kit and coffee money.
How to get there: By car only. 50 Km,1 hr. approx from Melbourne. Turn left off Maroondah Hwy (A34) at Victoria Rd., go 7km, turn left into the Eastern Golf Club Drive, continue slowly past the clubhouse to the back of the course, to Car Park past cottages at the end of a gravel road (marked C.P on map).
TheLocation:
A 120 acre private nature reserve with 10km of walking trails through woodlands along the Yarra River through the Yering Gorge. There are panoramic views of the Yarra River, hidden rapids, vineyards, farmland, and the Christmas Hills. Within this undisturbed reserve we have seen many grey and some albino kangaroos, signs of wombat and platypus, echidna, deer, fox, and many birds and plant species. Geologically this is a rare example of a river gorge formed below a broad river plain. On the far side there is an aqueduct and pipeline for harvesting Yarra water for Melbourne and a pump works for Sugarloaf Dam.
TheLongWalkers–10km:
Suited to agile walkers who enjoy a little rock scrambling. We start on a loop back to water ponds and then to the 1km River Walk track following the Yarra. Soon we turn up into the scrub to find the start of Creepy Lane and follow it along to the grassed Wombat Beach, on pump station bend. This is our morning tea spot with medium walkers. The long walkers have 5 km of open bush walking on compass, following the river above the Yarra Rapids. We drop into a hidden gully and from there ascend up from the river to the 180m summit for lunch at “Peaceful Seat” with the medium walkers. The walk out will follow the cliff face above the river, looking down on Birrarung Vineyards and onto the southern end of the reserve. We return 4km to the car park along all sorts of ‘roo trails through their timbered daylight resting areas. On our drive out we stop at the clubhouse for coffee, where there is a table reserved for all.
MediumWalk–7km:
The medium challenge starts at the wedding lagoon and follows the River walk to Wombat Beach for morning tea, plus a glimpse of the Yarra Rapids. From Wombat Beach the trail turns uphill for 300m, ascending along Creepy Lane and turning southeast and upwards on the Circle Walk for a medium effort to the summit at “Peaceful Seat”. Here we will have lunch with the long walkers, who may arrive just a little out of breath. After lunch we have a good track down a ridge descent to farmlands and views towards the city and Mt. Dandenong. Walkers will likely encounter mobs of grey kangaroo and lots of bird life. The walk back to the Cottages car park follows north along the fringe of the forest and then left along the gravel track. Those not driving could walk straight on to the clubhouse for afternoon tea, remembering
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to clean their shoes on the boot scrubbers. All walkers have the option of staying on for an evening meal and drinks at members’ prices.
Short Walk – 2 or 4 km:
Short walkers are encouraged to come. You shall find this private bush location most interesting and can enjoy catching up with everyone and see the river, lagoons, animals and bird life without hill climbing. The EGC has provided us with maps for a self-guided 2 km walk to Wombat beach and a return to the cottages for your lunch. With some free time before a coffee together you may want to drive around to Spandonis Nature Reserve at the end of Victoria Rd. It provides a 2 km circuit of forest and river tracks well maintained by Melbourne Water. Otherwise time in the clubhouse will be very pleasant. Please sign in at the office counter.
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Geomorphology The Yering Gorge is a short tract of river incised into resistant rock to a depth of 60 to 80 metres. It is a relatively shallow and asymmetrical valley with several discontinuous short steep valley side slopes. Rapids occur where there are strike ridges of sandstone obliquely cross the channel. Narrow colluvial terraces border the stream at the lower end of the gorge. Hills (1934) and Garratt (1973) interpret the gorge as the Yarra River cutting into the hard rock strata during intermittent uplifts of the Yarra Fault. Formations date from the later Tertiary (10-2.6 Mya) period of giant marsupials to the early Quaternary (1.5 to 1 Mya), at the start of the ice ages.
