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Mt Margaret Snow Walk

Fingers are crossed, let's hope we have snowfall!

20th July 2008. 11:00am

Important note about this walk

Snow cover at Mt Margaret is not reliable (especially in the current climate!) In the past four years, we have been to Mt Margaret five times and only two of those walks had any significant snow. In 2006, there was no snow at Mt Margaret in the whole of August, but plenty up there on one cold Wednesday ... in November! (It was all gone by the next weekend, damnit!)

So we will keep watch on the weather, and if snow is unlikely then we will replace this alpine walks with the alternative contingency walk (see below). The decision as to which walk will be held will be made on the day before, and posted to the Club web site. If you pre-register interest in these walks, which is strongly advised, then we will also advise you directly via either e-mail or an SMS message. To pre-register, please call Ann on 0414 306 378, or send us email, no later than one week prior to the event.

Where are we going?

This walk will be held at Mt Margaret near Marysville. Melways Map 610 Ref. T11.

What is special about this walk?

Snow, weather permitting
On-leash only: dogs must be on lead at all times for this walk
Sorry, the tracks are not pram-friendly this time
If snow is unlikely, this walk will be replaced with the contingency walk as detailed below

What to bring?

The normal things:

Water and bowl for your wolfie
Poo bags - a must for this walk!
Dog snacks
Dog stake and chain (optional)
Small First Aid kit
Lunch
Drinks (Thermos?)
Sunglasses
Sunblock
Day backpack

Special items for the Mt Margaret walks - you will also need:

Warm waterproof clothing (The Iditarod it ain’t, but the temperature might be about 0º Celsius)
Gloves
Water-resistant boots
Warm headwear
A 4X4 or snow chains for your 2X4 vehicle

SNOW CHAINS ARE MANDATORY FOR NON-4WD VEHICLES. LAST YEAR WE HAD TO
RESCUE SEVERAL CARS WHOSE DRIVERS THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE
ON A SNOW-COVERED DIRT ROAD AND WERE QUICKLY PROVEN WRONG.

Contingency walk

In the event of insufficient snow at Mt Margaret, the walk will be replaced by the following contingency event:

Contingency walk at Brimbank Park:

Brimbank Park is approximately 15km north-west of Melbourne in Keilor East. Follow the Calder Freeway to the Keilor Park Drive exit.

The park entrance is 500 metres on the right. (Melways Map 15 A11).

Meeting point is the carpark detailed per the map shown here.

The trails are pram-friendly.

Need more information? Contact us by e-mail or call Ann (0414) 306 378.

Could all members planning on attending walks please put my mobile phone number into their own phones in case they get lost on the way to the meeting point, or find that they are in the wrong place altogether! If it is close to the meeting time and you can't find me then just call for help! We are happy to wait until you arrive if you let us know.

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