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We welcome you to our Mid Week Walking Group. Join us for one or more of our 3-4 hour walks/hikes in and around the Gold Coast/Northern NSW with good company and good conversation.
To attend walks, walkers must have appropriate footwear, either walking boots or recognised sports walking footwear. Boots are best because they help to prevent slipping or tripping on tree roots that protrude from the pathways or other obstacles on the track which can cause you to break, twist or badly sprain your ankle. This may sound dictatorial but in reality is just friendly advice, as walking in bushland has many obstacles. Please bring your own water supply and carry a small amount of first aid for example, elastoplasts, bandages, tape and anything else you feel appropriate. For those completely new to bush walking we advise you carry a light rain jacket/poncho and some warm clothing as the mountain regions can become very cool/wet compared to the coast. Start times will vary from 9am to 11am start, depending on location.
We have a $2 weekly fee which pays for the membership of our Meetup website and out of pocket group expenses, maps, compasses and the like. Any money over is put towards group events - the occasional social event including barbecues, cheese & wine walks, evening theatre trips and more. This $2 walk fee will be collected in cash at the start of the walks, (please note: DO NOT offer a $50, $20, $10 note and expect change).
From time to time we offer trips away. In the past we have visited The Blue Mountains. Girraween National Park, The Bunya National Park, the Sunshine Coast, New Zealand and Mt Barney. The costs of these trips are payable in advance and usually non-refundable.
All other payments to the group, apart from the weekly $2 walk fee, are payable to Sally and Warwick, BSB 944600, account number 001802845, ME Bank.
Occasionally we may hold other events outside of walking for example kayaking/paddle boarding/BBq’s so it is imperative you read and agree with our conditions of joining which can be found here; Please click and read in full:
Please note: It Is Your Own Personal Responsibility! Please be aware and accept by walking with us, that The Gold Coast Mid Week Walking and Hiking Group is not a registered association or official club. We are just a group of people walking together. As such, we cannot be held responsible for any accidents or injuries that may happen at, or occur as a result of, our walks. We also cannot provide any guidance on fitness levels required. It's up to individual members to decide if they want to participate in the walks and as such, must be responsible for themselves at all times.
Yaklaşan etkinlikler (4+)
Tümünü gör- Moreton Bay MeanderRickertt Rd Carpark, Ransome
Difficulty: Very Easy. Grade 2 Distance: 11 km one way.
Time: 3.5 hours approximately
Area: Wynnum Manly
Start Time: 9.30 am
Meet-up time: 9.15 am
meet at the carpark on Rickertt Rd just west of Tingalpa Creek,
load as many people in cars as possible,
shuffle everyone to the walk start at the Wynnum Manly Boardwalk to commence the walk, with a few cars left at Tingalpa creekWalk leader: Warwick 0408 300056
Please read the Conditions of Group Membership and event participation at the end of the walk description.
This scenic seafront walk packs a lot of variety into its length, from the ethereal Wynnum Mangrove Walk, on past the pristine waters of Oyster Point at the start to the epic seafront water park, jetty and white sandy beach at Wynnum, to the vast marina of yachts that defines Manly. last but not least, Lota Creek Boardwalk is an easy two-kilometre walking circuit, taking in a diverse array of bayside terrain including mangroves, saltmarshes and eucalypt forests.
Conditions of Group Membership and event participation
1 GCMWWG is not an incorporated association or organisation and is composed of individuals who join with each other in an informal manner to engage in the pleasurable activity of bushwalking and accordingly each individual member is required to take personal responsibility for his or her own safety and to comply with the recommendations published on the Group’s meet up website and with directions given from time to time by any walk leader of a Bushwalk undertaken by the Group.
2 Participants are recommended:
(i) to wear walking boots which provide ankle support;
(ii) carry his or her own rucksack which will contain at least 1 litre of fresh water in watertight containers and personal first aid items including band-aids (or similar), bandages, antiseptic, insect repellents and sunscreen and foodstuffs appropriate to the length and timing of the bushwalk;
(iii) to make a realistic assessment prior to participating in a bushwalk as to whether the participants’ physical condition will allow the participant to enjoyably and safely engage in the bushwalking activity without endangering the safety and enjoyment of other participants;
(iv) to wear or carry clothing suitable for each walk including clothing (such as a waterproof jacket or poncho) that is appropriate for unexpected changes in the weather.
3 Each bushwalk undertaken by the Group shall have a nominated leader who will walk at the front of the Group (“walk leader”) and a nominated person who will walk at the rear of the group (“back marker”). The walk leader will set the pace of the walk and will halt the walk at appropriate times in his or her discretion for rests and drink breaks and meal breaks. The back marker will endeavour to keep the group together at all times and to notify the walk leader if any untoward accident or injury is sustained by any participant. The walk leader and the back marker for each bushwalk will be nominated by the Group Leader.
4 Each participant will be required to observe any directions or instructions given by the walk leader including any instruction to shorten the walk, change the route of the walk or abandon the walk due to any unexpected change of circumstances such as track closure or obstruction, inclement weather and/or injury or illness suffered by any member.
5 Any one of the Group Leader, walk leader or back marker for each bushwalk undertaken by the group shall carry with him or her a mobile phone and a first aid kit.
6 There shall be published in each event's description a degree of difficulty by the Group a statement as to the degree of difficulty of the proposed bushwalk so that members may realistically assess whether they (or their guests) have the requisite degree of physical fitness required to pleasurably and safely undertake the proposed bushwalk.
7 Details of each proposed bushwalk including the walk route, the commencement time and the anticipated time required to complete the walk will be published on the Group’s meet up website.
