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Walking for Pleasure : October walks

OCTOBER 2019

LEADERS: Peter & Heather Haughton t: 4471 3271 or 04 2570 4555

2 OCTOBER w050 MORUYA SOUTH HEAD: SURF CLUB—PREDDEYS WHARF. Easy-2

On the Princes Highway on the south side of Moruya township turn east into South Head Road at the roundabout. Follow this road for about 6.5 km, then turn left into Charles Moffitt Drive and follow this to the parking area near the Moruya Surf Club. Our walk today will be back along the footpath beside South Head Road and Preddeys Wharf Road to the Moruya River, and then return for lunch.

9 OCTOBER w095 NAROOMA: FORSTERS BAY. Easy-2

Our meeting place today is the car park on Riverside Drive near the Boat Shed Café on Forsters Bay. Travel south on the Princes Highway to Narooma, cross the bridge over Wagonga Inlet and 100 m later turn right into Riverside Drive. Follow Riverside Drive for one km to the car park on the right at the roundabout. We will walk along McMillan Road and Bluewater Drive past the wharf, then return around the inlet past the caravan park to Riverside Drive and back to the car park for lunch. Fish & chips perhaps? A lunch suggestion is to pre-order your fish & chips at one of the cafés, indicate the time of your return and collect at the end of our walk.

16 OCTOBER w002 NORTH DURRAS: NEAR DURRAS BEACH NORTH TOURIST PARK. Medium-3

Head north on the Princes Highway and about 14 km north of Batemans Bay turn right off the highway into Mt Agony Road (also signposted as the road to Depot Beach/North Durras/Pebbly Beach), a narrow and winding road. Drive for 5.1 km then turn right into the road to Depot Bch/North Durras. Follow this sealed road for about 5 km to the end and turn left and park down at the picnic area on the edge of the water (Durras Lake).

We will walk back up the road beside and around Durras Beach North Tourist Park and along a forest track to an arm of Durras Lake.

23 OCTOBER w016 Lilli Pilli Beach: Fairview Drive. Easy-2. Medium 3.

From George Bass Dive at Lilli Pilli, turn east into Fairview Drive, a loop road. Park at the Lilli Pilli Beach rest area at the northern end of the loop. 2 walks to choose from: The more strenuous walk is along Lilli Pilli Beach, around the headland to Circuit Beach and Denise Drive. A beautiful and scenic walk but mostly single file. The easier walk is south along Fairview to the headland above Mosquito Bay and return along Lilli Pilli Beach for lunch.

30 OCTOBER w025 MOGO OVAL—BUSH WALK UP SHORT STREET. Medium-3 Just south of Mogo village turn off the Princes Highway into Buckenbowra Road, then right into Park St and left into Queen St to the Mogo Oval. Our walk will be along Park and Veitch Streets over Mogo Creek to Short Street and along Short Street into the Mogo State Forest and return.


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