Monday, 13 May 2024

Melbourne walk Thursday 23rd May 2024
Yarraville to Williamstown.

Meet at Wendouree railway station 8.01 or Ballarat station (meet Greg) for 8.19 train to Footscray Station (Arrive 9.41). Toilets available on the platform where you get off (before going up the stairs/escalator). Libby will meet you outside the concourse. Swipe off as we then change to platform 6 for the two stop ride to Yarraville. From here we meander through the village and have a coffee and toilet stop.

The walk passes through some industrial areas and under Westgate Bridge and joins the bicycle track along the Yarra River all the way to Williamstown. It is a flat walk giving a different perspective of the Yarra as a working river, looking over to the docks. It also  includes a wander through the Sandy Point Nature Reserve. 
Historic Williamstown provides plenty of cafes, a pub and ice cream places to eat, and also a lovely park for those who choose to bring their own lunch. 

After lunch we walk to the Williamstown Station for the return to Footscray Station (and a chance to shop at Footscray Market), or into Southern Cross station (to be sure of a seat) for the return trip to Ballarat. 
Distance: 9-10 km, flat. 
Walk led by Libby Todd and Greg Anderson.

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