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409. Ingliston Gorge - Falcon Lookout Werribee State Park 7.8 km

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 U3A Hike No 409 Hike Report by Lyn Hooper WOW is the word I would use to describe this hike. WOW - The Weather - It was incredible for a winter's morning. As we headed down the highway towards Ballan, the sun was shining with lots of clear blue sky and for this time of the year not too chilly. ( What a difference a week makes!! ) WOW - The Hike - It consisted of two parts (3.8 km and 4 km respectively). The first part was a visit to Falcon's Lookout. Leaving the cars at the Ironbark Gorge carpark we headed down the path into a shady gully concentrating on our foot placement as the track, rocks and logs were all wet and slippery. However needless to say there was constant chatter as Leona and Geoff had just returned from their trip and we were all eager to hear about their exploits.  Then, as with most downhills there was an uphill. As we were nearing the ridge sunlight dappled through the trees. Just before the lookout we took a short side trip to enjoy the vista over farmlan...
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408. Jessie McIntosh-Buninyong Walk 7.7km

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 U3A Huke No 408. Hike Report by Sharon Moss Our first winter hike this year delivered all that Ballarat is sadly known for: wet, wet & more wet. Eleven hardy or maybe crazy hikers met at the Buninyong Cemetery. We visited the grave of Jessie McIntosh, a 4-year-old girl who went missing in 1867. She had wandered from her home on the outskirts of Buninyong, with her body found 4 days later near Durham Lead, despite having been seen by several witnesses. This was a tragic situation, as it was not long after three children were lost in Daylesford, their bodies found several months later. A brief car shuffle & we were underway. Beanies, scarves, gloves, coats & overpants was the dress code for today, with none of the usual wardrobe adjustments required! We wandered along well-maintained roads through the bush with the occasional climbs to help keep us warm. Not a lot to report in terms of flora & fauna. Several kangaroos were spotted in a paddock & lovely pops of pi...
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407. Mt Clear-Mt Helen, Bradleys Lane 11.7km

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 U3A Hike No 407 Hike Report by Joan Brick On our last Autumn hiking day 15 members of our group ventured  off from Canadian towards Mt Clear along the Canadian Creek  trail. We were part of the morning rush with students off to classrooms for their lessons and we were lucky to be heading out  into the bush for our learning adventure.  As we made our way  along the road behind Damascus College (formerly known as St.  Martins in the Pines) we found ourselves gradually being  surrounded by tall pine trees and lovely homes nicely tucked away  in the bush with dams and sheds as well as one with a metal Guard Dog called Rusty! We made our way into the pine plantation and saw the trees with  crystal water droplets hanging off their needle looking leaves and  also saw beautiful looking spider webs covering some the of low-lying  bushes. It was amazing to stand in one place and see th rows and rows of pine trees and feel you were so fa...
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