Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Walk Report Lucas

 Walk Report January 25.

 

In cool, misty conditions, 24 walkers managed the early 8.30am. start at the Lucas Central Park Playground. After welcoming new member, Alan Barnes, Helen Bosher and Anne Ottrey  proceeded to lead us on an easy, but very interesting, walk through the Lucas housing estate.

Whilst the house blocks are very small, this is compensated by the well designed and sensitivelandscaping of the wetlands area. This includes walking tracks, water and garden features utilising recycled timber and ample room for play, picnics and quiet places.

We emerged from the estate onto Remembrance Drive, which we followed to the junction with the Skipton Rail Trail. Here Shirley informed us of the community effort that led to the construction of the Arch of Victory and the establishment of the Avenue of Honour, the longest in Australia at 22km. A small remnant of the original rail line is also visible at this point.

We then followed the rail trail between the urban and rural environments before returning to the estate and parkland that included two very well designed, and fully accessible, playgrounds. The Central Park Playground also includes a BBQ and picnic tables.

We all appreciated, and thoroughly enjoyed, the walk in an area most have not explored before and thank Helen and Anne for the experience.

Helen Mc.

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