A challenging rocky adventure followed by a hot pub lunch

Dual club walk with Koonung.  A challenging 9km walk through Conglomerate Gully and the wider area behind Riddles Creek, a location known for a particular type of rock formations known as conglomerate. We'll climb around the side of a small waterfall, see kangaroos, wild flowers and plenty of thriving grass trees so clean your boots please, we don't want to accidentally transfer cinnamon fungus to the area. There are 2 large sections of offtrack, rocky tracks, strenuous and slippery undulations so bring your poles, and one stinking big, long rocky hill to climb - we have 324mtrs of ascent across the day. This isn't the longest walk but there's a lot going on under foot to keep you concentrating across the day, and if we have time we'll pop into the local cemetery to to visit some of the generational burial sites that go back to the 1800s..
Being a shorter walk we have time to finish the day with a cold bevvi and a /coffee & a hot lunch at the local Riddles Creek Pub - I've even booked the tables in front of the fire!!

Tracks are rough with lots of loose rocks on around 30% of the trails, slippery sections, and lots of fallen tree debris in the offtrack sections, but there's also single file sections of fairly good track. Multiple off track sections through relatively good bushland but there is fall tree debris to navigate - off track totals around 3km, skirting the waterfall requires around 10mtrs of gentle rock scrambling.  Some short but steep ascents and descents on rocky but wide dirt roads, one very large hill with lots of loose rocks, approx 200mtrs ascent.

Meeting Time: 8.30am - at 8.45 we'll drive in convoy to the walk start

Meeting Place: Lions Park Outdoor Gym, Sutherlands Rd, Riddles Creek  https://maps.app.goo.gl/D4GmT9pSmDSZArsn8

Carpooling from Greensborough KFC will be organised closer to, there's not much parking at the walk start so I'd encourage everyone to carpool.

Bring: morning tea, walking poles, boots with good grip, appropriate clothing for the weather

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