Activities - Shepparton Adventure Club

This is our current calendar of activities. If you would like to try a trip please ring the leader listed and discuss the level of difficulty and your capabilities.

Below the table is a link to a local walks brochure.

General Trip Gradings

Easy - Usually suitable for beginners

Medium/moderate - some Fitness & skills required

Hard - Strenuous, high fitness & skills required

Bike ride gradings:

Easy - Up to 2-3 hours riding a day at a gentle and social pace with many short stops. The ride is mainly flat and up to 20kms.
Moderate - Up to 3-4 hours riding a day at a steady pace with regular stops. The ride may involve some hills and rough tracks up to 30kms.
Hard - Up to 5 hours a day at a steady pace with regular stops. The ride may involve some long and steep hills and rough tracks up to 60kms.

2024 calendar (see Facebook or newsletter for contact details) SAC_calendar_2024

Date	Event	Activity	Rating
10^th January 2024 8.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
Sunday 14^th January	Ride	8.00am start. Early morning ride Girgarre to Stanhope return. Breakfast & coffee at Girgarre Gardens Cafe. The Girgarre Farmer’s Market is on too.	Easy mostly on gravel rail trail.
24^th January 8 am	Walk	Mooroopna Common area	Easy
5^th February	SAC Committee meeting
13^th February	Club Meeting	Meeting at the Peppermill Hotel. Time to be confirmed.
14^th February 8.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
17^th February 10.00am ride start	Ride	Gunbower Island and Murray River ride	Easy / Moderate
28^th February 8 am	Walk	Ulupna Island/ Murray River	Easy
9th – 11th March	Camping & hiking weekend	Mt Speculation-Mt Howitt via the Crosscut Saw & return 2-day bushwalk. Walk distance ~20km. Alpine terrain.	Medium-hard
13^th March 8.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
16^th March	Ride	Town and Country ride at Numurkah.	Easy
18^th - 22^nd March Mon-Fri	Camping, Walking Riding	Harrietville camp: 3 days walking, canoeing, bike riding, bird watching, scenic driving etc.	Easy / Mod
9^th April	Club Meeting	Venue & time to be confirmed
10^th April 9.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
21^st April	Ride	Around Tungamah	Easy
24^th April 9 am	Walk - Trek	Down Sevens Creek from Polly McQuinns to Gooram Falls, Strathbogie’s	Hard
8^th May 9.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
19^th May	Ride	Avenel district	TBA
22^nd May 9 am	Walk	Kinnaird’s Wetland and the Broken Creek Numurkah.	Easy
11^th June	Club Meeting	Venue & time to be confirmed.
12^th June 9.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
15^th June	Ride	TBA
26^th June 9 am	Walk	Mt Samaria State Park	Easy/Mod
10^th July 9.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
20^th July	Ride	TBA
24^th July 9 am	Walk	Mt Black, Graytown Heathcote National Park	Easy / Mod
13^th August	SAC AGM	Details to be advised.
14^th August 9.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
18^th August	Ride	Goorambat to Winton Wetlands	TBA
28^th August 9 am	Walk	Rushworth forest	Easy
11^th September 9.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
21^st & 22^nd September	Ride	TBA - Two-day ride.	TBA
25^th September 9 am	Walk	Wenham’s Camp walk, Warby Ovens National Park	Easy/Mod
8^th October	Club meeting	Venue & time to be confirmed.
9^th October 9.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
19^th October. 10.00am ride start.	Ride	A 40+ km Springtime ride in rolling hills. Venue to be advised	Easy / Moderate
22^nd – 24^th October	Camping Walking Riding	October Spring camp TBC	TBC
13^th November 8.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
16^th November	Ride	TBC	TBC
27^th November 8am	Walk	Barmah National Park	Easy
3^rd December	Christmas breakup	Details to be confirmed.
11^th December 8.00am	AST Walk	Tom Collins Drive car park at the Southern end.	Easy / brisk
14^th December	Ride	Twilight ride and dinner. Location to be advised.	TBA

For other clubs' activities nearby see these websites:

Benalla Bushwalking Club http://benallabushwalkingclub.org.au/

Border Bushwalking Club (Albury & Wodonga) - www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Warby Range Bushwalkers Club - https://warbybushwalkers.org.au/

Bendigo Bushwalking and Outdoor Club - www.gobush.org.au/

Echuca - Moama Bushwalkers - www.echucamoamabushwalkers.org.au

Additional clubs and events can be found at www.bushwalkingvictoria.org.au

Attachments:

SAC_GVwalks_brochureBW.pdf

Club Meetings

The Club generally meets the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of the months: February, April, June, August, October

Either for dinner and/or at the Mechanics Institute/Shepparton Access, 227 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, or at our shed on Tom Collins Drive, Victoria Lake (south end past the pools). See above or Facebook for latest info.