Distance: 8km circuit
Grade: 3
Leader: Elise
Meet: 8.15am for 8:30am departure from all-day car park opposite Hungry Jacks, Werribee.
The drive to the Quarry St recreation Reserve in Trentham should take about 75 minutes, traveling via Greendale. The walk starts and ends from the reserve which has toilets and picnic facilities. This is an easy 2.5 hour walk with a few shallow undulations.
You will need to carry water and snacks for morning tea along the way and dress appropriately for the weather. The track may be muddy in spots if rain leading up to the walk persists. Upon our return to the reserve we will have lunch.
From the reserve we cross High street and turn right then left into the Stoney Creek Reserve. This well sign posted track is mostly flat and includes a boardwalk, gravel and compacted earth sections. On a recent preview it was quite muddy so step carefully.
After following the meandering trail through the forest we encounter the Trentham Cemetery which dates back to 1870. Here we will need to divert from the trail by walking around or through the cemetery before crossing the Trentham Blackwood Rd where we re-enter the forest. Mobs of kangaroos are often seen grazing here.
The path now leads to a loop of the 110 year old abandoned Trentham racecourse. Along the way signs point to the remains of a grandstand and we will find a spot to have morning tea before returning to the outskirts of the township and back to the reserve.
