Prior to March 2020 (when the Covid-19 pandemic hit Australia) there was no need to book into a Sunday walk or contact the leader beforehand; you just needed to turn up at the specified meeting place and time. There was no limit on numbers.
However, since March 2020, our Sunday walks operate much the same as Saturday walks, i.e. you need to book in to the walk via our website. There is a limit on numbers as determined by the walk leader.
Bookings usually close on the Thursday beforehand, but check the event details. Once bookings have closed, the walk leader will advise the group of details about meeting time and place, and transport.
Sunday walks are held in various locations. They may be urban walks or outside the urban area within a couple of hours drive from the city.
The majority are graded as easy through to medium walking level.
Check the event details on the Current Walks Program. You can view details about Booking Period and Availability by clicking on “show details” against the relevant booking option at the bottom of the event page.
Saturday Walks
Saturday walks don’t have a set departure time or meeting point, each leader will make arrangements to suit their particular walk, set out in the Current Walks Program.
These walks can be further from Melbourne and may leave earlier and return later than regular Sunday walks.
They tend to be more difficult than Sunday walks, the majority are graded as medium through to hard walking level.
Leaders typically limit group sizes to 12-16.
Sometimes they are specialised (ex. navigation practice).
They may involve a meal in a country hotel or restaurant on the way home.
Bookings usually close on the Wednesday beforehand, but check the event details. You can view details about Booking Period and Availability by clicking on “show details” against the relevant booking option at the bottom of the event page.
Once bookings have closed, the walk leader will advise the group of details about meeting time and place, and transport.
Social or Non-bushwalking events
Social and non-bushwalking activities don’t have a set departure time or meeting point, each leader will make arrangements to suit their particular activity, set out in the Current Walks Program.
Social walks maybe through parklands and other public places, in urban/metro settings, often using public transport.
Social walks may run during the week, after work hours, on weekends, with a theme (sausage sizzle, cake walk, dress for dinner walk) and may be followed by a BBQ or visit to a nearby pub.
Non-bushwalking activities may include first aid training, navigation training, search and rescue training, regent honeyeater bird habitat maintenance weekends.
Some activities are designed to be relaxing (eg our Friday night twilight walks), others more challenging (Thursday night FAST urban walks), check how these are graded in the Current Walks Program.
As well as Social Walks we also have purely social events such as dinners or film nights.
