Category Archives: Walks

Dog Rocks Circuit – April 17 2022

Posted on 11 April, 2022 by fobif

West Side Story This walk is completely different to last year’s walk and is both shorter and easier. However there is a reasonably solid climb from Forest Creek up to the Goldfields Track, all of it off track. Bring plenty … Continue reading →

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The middle of nowhere, on the outskirts of town

Posted on 21 March, 2022 by fobif

A strong group gathered yesterday in fine weather for FOBIF’s first walk of 2022. Mike Reeves had devised an ingenious route on the outskirts of Elphinstone: confined to a relatively small area, the walk wound through bushland gullies which could … Continue reading →

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2022 walks program

Posted on 17 January, 2022 by fobif

The 2022 FOBIF walks program is now on the website. The first walk is on Sunday 20 March. All walks start at the Community House in Templeton Street at 9.30am apart from the July 17 Long Walk led by Jeremy … Continue reading →

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Peak season

Posted on 18 October, 2021 by fobif

A strong group tackled FOBIF’s October walk around the Fryers Ridge yesterday in fine cool weather. The walk started at the junction of the Fryers Ridge and Fryers-Taradale roads, and wound down some nameless tracks and around to gullies on … Continue reading →

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Take a walk!

Posted on 10 October, 2021 by fobif

It’s spring. It’s time to get out and have a look around—if you can. And here’s an extra incentive to go out to explore a bit: FOBIF’s latest publication, Twenty Bushwalks in the Mount Alexander Region, is off the presses. It … Continue reading →

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