GIPPSLAND - Boolarra Rail Trail S&S

Come join us as the trail starts at Railway Park in Boolarra. Following the old railway line, it climbs steadily through tall eucalypt forest, lush pastures, sheltered fern gullies and pockets of beautiful rainforest, crossing many small creeks and streams along the way.

Just outside the town of Darlimurla is the Big Tree, the last proud survivor of a stand of towering grey gums. The different types of vegetation offer important habitat for many native plants and animals. Keep an eye out for kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas and wombats, as well as noisy cockatoos, brilliant rosellas and majestic Wedge-tailed Eagles.

We will walk for approx 2hrs or 6-7kms from Boolarra towards Mirboo North.

There are toilets at the start (Boolarra, in front of rail trail)

Escaping Your Comfort Zone is Body Positive Adventures for women and non-binary crew.  The outdoors don't care about your size, your speed or your fitness, and neither do we!  100% body positive, no focus on weight loss. Just having fun in the outdoors, cause we can! 

This is 100% achievable for anyone without mobility issues, and we will take it slowly, with plenty of breather stops.

Hike Leader: Cindy drives a Grey Isuzu Dmax 0427512229

Important COVID Information - 

• Due to Victorian government health directives on community sport and recreation, all participants be fully vaccinated, or have a valid exemption.
• All participants are required to carry a a mask.  
• Carpooling is accepted, but please be respectful of other passengers. Masks may be required where requested by the driver.  
• Please review the latest COVID information that applies to this hike

Hike Rating: Slow & Steady (refer to Hike Ratings for details)

• This hike is on wide, well-formed, pavements, mostly flat, with some undulations.
• The path has with some stairs, short hills, or small obstacles.
• We will walk for 1.5-2hrs in total, with tons of drink and breather stops.
• This hike is beginner friendly, for those without specific mobility concerns, and always paced at the slowest in the group, to ensure no one is left behind.

If you are wondering if you're fit enough for this hike, the answer is YES! We all need to start somewhere and this is a great place to start - this is an excellent hike for beginners. Please contact me if you have any specific questions or concerns!

Kids:  This event is fine for kids if they can walk for this amount of time with little complaint.

Dogs: Dogs are welcome if they are well behaved, kept on a short leash and are picked up after. There are likely to be other dogs on the trail, some off leash.  

Accessibility: This hike is not suitable for wheelchairs

What to bring

• Properly fitting mask
• Hand sanitiser
• Water - at least 600ml. More if its hot.
• Wear comfortable exercise clothing, and layers are great as you can add and remove as you get hot or cold. Any comfortable shoes with laces will be fine.
• Bring a light, waterproof raincoat if you have one and rain is forecast.
• First aid kit, including any medications you might need, such as asthma puffers and antihistamines. Your health is your responsibility. Please alert the leader to the location of your medication (if you are carrying any).
• Emergency Contact/Medical Details form  Please print out and fill in a copy of this form before your attend any EYCZ event, and leave it in your pack.  If you can't access a printer, please simply write the details on a plain piece of paper, and put it in a ziplock bag in the top of your pack.  Any medications you are carrying should be stored in the same section of your pack.

Other key information:

• Toilets - include details of nearest toilet
• Parking (always reverse park into all EYCZ events)

I look forward to seeing you join us!

Cheers

Cindy 0427512229