Category Archives: Walks

2023 FOBIF walks program

The 2023 FOBIF walks program is now on the website. The first walk is on Sunday 19 March. All walks start at the Community House in Templeton Street at 9.30am apart from the July 16 Long Walk led by Jeremy … Continue reading →

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Final 2022 FOBIF walk

A sizeable group attended the last FOBIF walk of the year in a remote part of Fryers Range State Forest. Starting at Sugarbag Track, Alex Panelli led the group for 5 km of off track walking. The understory had an … Continue reading →

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FOBIF walk 16 October 2022

This is a relatively short walk (less than 6 km) but it is off track and conditions vary. In places the ground is hard, rocky and quite uneven. There are also loose rocks, sticks, fallen branches and tussocks. The undergrowth … Continue reading →

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Slime moulds, orchids, wattles…

The biggest group of the year fronted grey skies and damp forecasts for FOBIF’s September walk in the Muckleford Nature Conservation Reserve yesterday. There was no lounging around in the sun, but walkers were rewarded with an experience of this … Continue reading →

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Walk on Sunday, 18 September

This Sunday’s 5 km walk will be in the Muckleford Forest. The walk will be leisurely with plenty of time to look at wildflowers including the many orchids that will be flowering now. We will be meeting at the Community … Continue reading →

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