WALK: Point Ormond, Elwood to Brighton Beach +cafe stop. MEET opp Glenhuntly Rd
Details
Enjoy medium paced walk starting from near Point Ormond Lookout; with relaxing at foreshore, or beachside cafe/kiosk stop during walk
Walk is 8km /2 hours return. + time to to stop & enjoy views & nature.
Rest of the time, 30 minutes or so, will be at cafe/kiosk stop.
[If walk takes longer, we can go to Elwood Patisserie (open till Late) instead, but it'll be after official duration/end time of the Meetup].
**Meet at Elwood Foreshore grassed* Reserve opposite Glenhuntly Rd, along Marine Pde (Beach Rd); meet towards that intersection
Meeting Point shown in a photo below. {*not adjacent Elwood bush reserve}.
12:50pm Meet time, for 1pm walking start.
Important Public Transport info: Use Train to Elsternwick Station then 246 Bus to Point Ormond.
All St Kilda Rd/ Swanston St corridor trams, & all Spencer St/Clarendon St/& Light Rail trams are affected by changes for the Grand Prix.
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This walk/Meetup is posted on/combined with 2 other Meetup Groups.
Plan is (may change on day):
We'll follow the 'Bay Trail' from the nearby Point Ormond Lookout, then walk south to the Point Ormond Cafe (which is several hundred metres from the lookout).
We can stop briefly at cafe to get takeaway drink or snack, then walk to Middle Brighton Beach, where we can take a break.
Then return along the foreshore trail (this section is alongside beach). After walk/Meetup: option to go to Elwood Patisserie.
[Multiple Bus Routes run thru intersection where Patisserie is]
Getting there:
Nearest bus stop is on Barkly St 50 metres from Glenhuntly Rd.
That stop is almost directly across the road (Marine Pd) from Meet Point.
Unrestricted Parking in much of those parts of Glenhuntly Rd & Barkly St (except for a few no standing sections). Paid Parking on Foreshore road.
Bus: 246 Bus along nearly all of Barkly St goes to intersection of Marine Pde/Barkly St/Glenhuntly Rd opposite our Meet Point.
(246 bus also goes along all of Hoddle St & Punt Rd, if coming from suburbs near those).
Train: Train to Elsternwick Station (on Sandringham Line), then 246 Bus from Horne St on west side of Elsternwick station.
Alternatively can cross Nepean Hwy walking west along Glenhuntly Rd, to near the Elwood Bowls Club. A bus stop is near there where can get bus (246) along Glenhuntly Rd. 246 Bus does depart from Elsternwick Station (but several routes also do & found it better, when unfamiliar) to walk to, as above for right bus
Parking: Unrestricted free on-street parking along some of Glenhuntly Rd; &St Kilda St parallel Marine Pde (Beach road).
All parking in Point Ormond / Elwood Foreshore area is Pay Parking.
Remember to bring water, wear cap/hat & sunscreen. Current forecast is 25C mostly sunny, when we're walking.
Much of the walk will be on made paths or firm grass so most flat or low heel shoes should be ok (whatever is comfortable);
But some parts will be on sandy paths, & we'll walk along 1 beach.