400. 10,000 Steps Walk-Woowookarung Regional Park 7.5km
U3A Hike No 400 Hike Report by Kath Cape 🥾 Thirteen hikers gathered for this walk in Woowookarung Regional Park, led by Andrew, to test the newly created 10,000 steps walk. This was also the 400th hike for the U3A Hiking Group. What an achievement! 📍 We commenced our hike from the car park for the Woowookarung sensory trail, on the opposite side of Katy Ryans Road from the sensory trail. We followed the newly created path until it met Dozed Track, which climbed gently south. After about 1.5 kms we veered off onto Bailey’s Track, leading us to the start of the beautiful Grass tree nature trail, with its abundant display of grass trees. Along the trail we were also pleased to see some common heath plants in bloom – red, white, and pink varieties. ☕ After a morning tea stop, we continued up to the Lookout – always lovely, even on a cloudy day—and from there started our descent to the site of the former Canadian Rifle Range. We had a poke about some of the surviving ranges and build...
