GDTA guided walk Sunday November 17 – the Two Iconic Daylesford Lakes Walk
The Great Dividing Trail Association (GDTA) invites you to join us on this guided walk on Sunday 17 November as part of the Try Bushwalking Month, celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Bushwalking Victoria, the peak body representing 60+ bushwalking clubs across Victoria.
On this walk we will visit picturesque Lake Daylesford and nearby Jubilee Lake. The latter was built in the 1860s to supply water to gold miners and the former was built in 1930 to cover the scars caused by that mining. The walk includes a section of the Lerderderg Track along the old Daylesford railway cutting, an old timber trestle bridge at Jubilee Lake and a number of mineral springs.
DISTANCE: 9km loop walk that will take 3 hours
WHO IS THIS WALK FOR? This is a medium walk for beginner bushwalkers or anyone who wants to enjoy the beauty and history of the Central Highlands. Families with children capable of walking the distance are welcome. The walk is mostly on groomed trails. Moderate physical fitness is required. The track is not suitable for wheelchairs or people requiring mobility aids.
AWT GRADE 2 (Easy) AWT Grade information.
PACE: The walk will be at an easy pace with frequent stops to highlight historical and natural points of interest.
TOTAL ASCENT: 50m; all gentle grades.
WALK DESCRIPTION:
The walk will start at a lookout over Lake Daylesford, climb to another lookout with commanding views of the town and surrounding countryside. The walk will continue through the Cornish Hill mining area and along a section of the Lerderderg Track Jubilee Lake. After morning tea at Jubilee Lake, we will return along an old water race and through the outer suburbs of the town to Lake Daylesford. We will have a picnic lunch by the lake (and maybe a swim) at the end of the walk.
MEETING POINT: Meet at the Bridport Street Lookout, Daylesford, at 9:15 for a 9:30 start. The meeting point is a short walk from the town centre. There is plenty of parking nearby. Google map.
DIRECTIONS: From the Daylesford Post Office, drive west and take the first right at Bridport S. The lookout is 200m south.
PHONE SIGNAL: Available through most of the walk
TOILETS: There are toilets at the Visitor Information Centre in Vincent Street, Daylesford, near the start of the walk. There are toilets at Jubilee Lake where we will stop for morning tea.
WHAT TO BRING
Mandatory:
- Emergency contact form with medical info. Download this form here, or get one from the leader on the day.
- 1.5L water
- Backpack
- Rain jacket
- Personal first aid kit (your health is your responsibility)
- Sun hat/sunscreen
- Snack for morning tea and a lunch for the end of the walk
Recommended:
- Bathers and towel for a swim in the lake at the end (weather and water temperature permitting
LEADER: Tim Bach president@gdt.org.au. The leader will be in touch by email with registered walkers to confirm meeting place and time and provide any required additional information.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RISK: When registering for this event, we ask that you view and agree to our Acknowledgement of Risk.
