Name: Moe - Yallourn Rail Trail Return Walk
Start: 2024-12-29T08:00:00+11:00
End: 2024-12-29T17:50:00+11:00

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***Note - this trip will not proceed if the projected maximum temperature will be 32 degrees plus !!!***
Based on Gunaikurnai country, the railway from Moe to Yallourn was constructed in the 1950s to replace the
original branch line, which joined the main line between Morwell and Moe. The new line saved the heavy coal trains from climbing the Haunted Hills. The line was closed in 1986 when briquette production was shifted to Morwell.
Flora along the trail includes several species of wattle and eucalypt, such as blackwood, silver and black wattles, messmate and swamp gums. Low growing bluebells, various orchids and pea flowers, and Victoria's floral emblem, the common heath, can also be seen. Local birds include the superb blue wren, crimson rosella, welcome swallow, Australian magpie, grey shrike-thrush, kookaburra, sacred ibis and red wattle bird.
**GRADE \| LENGTH \| TYPE**: Grade 3: Medium (due to distance) 17 km return walk (graded according to the **[AWTGS: Australian Walking Tracks Grading System](https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/hiking-and-bushwalking/choose-the-right-hike/how-walking-tracks-are-rated)**).
**ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION**: The trail consists of fine gravel and passes through farmland and native heathland. There are also distant mountain views plus it passes close by both the Moe Botanic Garden (at the start) and Lake Narracan (mid point). The imposing Yallourn power station provides an industrial interest at the end of the trail.
On the day, the planned lunch spot is the Graeme Edwards Memorial Gardens, close to the power station.
**BOOKING**: By Friday 27th December.
To BOOK you must GET a TICKET from the Nomads website by following: **[http://thq.fyi/se/95257eb56661](http://thq.fyi/se/95257eb56661)** Click on **Get Tickets.**
***Note:*** *An RSVP on Meetup is **NOT** a booking.*

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