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Want to start Bushwalking? You can walk with a Bushwalking Club to give it a go!

24/02/2021
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Having discovered the benefits of exercising outdoors during the Covid Lockdowns, many of us are keen to keep the momentum going. We have come to realise just how important outdoor physical activity is to our health and well-being.

If you would like to venture further afield to exercise in natural surroundings; to use walking tracks that will lead through our wonderful native forests, to visit a waterfall or a mountain creek hidden away from the roads, or off the beaten track, a lookout over a valley of tree ferns; – you should try bushwalking.

A bushwalk can be a short non-taxing way to exercise or an all-day strenuous workout, or anywhere in between, the choice is yours. If you want to go on your first bushwalk or start bushwalking regularly, a great way to start is to walk as with a bushwalking club. Clubs’ programs cater for all levels of fitness. They provide walks in a variety of locations, with differing time commitments, distances and degrees of difficulty. Clubs have experienced walk leaders among their members who do the planning and preparation, and know their walks.

Most Bushwalking Clubs welcome new bushwalkers, so please do not hesitate to contact one or more clubs that interest you to find out about how to join them as a guest on a walk or become a member. Most clubs affiliated with Bushwalking Victoria have their program of upcoming walks online. Have a look at the club programs from the list below. For a full list of clubs and their contact details, click here.

Club NameWalks Program Link
Ballarat Bushwalking and Outdoor Clubhttps://bboc.com.au/coming_events.php
Bass Coast Strollershttps://basscoaststrollers.org/walks
Bayside Bushwalking Clubhttps://www.baysidebush.org.au/trip-program
Ben Cruachan Walking Clubhttps://bencruachanwalkingclub.com/87-walk-previews/133-2016-calendar.html
Benalla Bushwalking Clubhttp://benallabushwalkingclub.org.au/activities.html
Bendigo Bushwalking & Outdoor Clubhttp://gobush.org.au/index.php/activities/join-an-activity
Berwick and District Bushwalking Clubhttps://berwickbwc.org.au
B’nai B’rith Ramblershttps://www.bbramblers.org.au/activities
Border Bushwalking Clubhttps://borderbushwalkingclub.com.au/events/
Boroondara Bushwalkershttps://www.boroondarabushwalkers.org.au/visitors/walk-as-a-visitor
Bunarong Bushwalking Clubhttps://www.bunarongbushwalkingclub.com.au/
CAEX Bushwalking Clubhttp://www.caexbushwalkingclub.org.au/newsletter-activities.html
Catholic Walking Club of Victoriahttps://www.catholicwalkingclubvic.org.au/WP/wordpress/program/
Croydon Bushwalking Clubhttp://croydonbushwalking.info/
Dandenong Valley Bushwalking Clubhttp://www.dvbc.org.au/program.html
Diamond Valley Bushwalking Clubhttps://diamondvalleybwc.org.au/walk-info.html
Echuca Moama Bushwalkershttp://www.echucamoamabushwalkers.org.au/activities.html
Eltham and Environs Walking Grouphttp://www.elthamenvironswg.org.au/activities/
Escaping Your Comfort Zonehttps://app.groups.place/group/EYCZ
Essendon Bushwalking Clubhttps://essendonbwc.org.au/events/activity-program
Geelong Bushwalking Clubhttps://www.geelongbushwalking.asn.au/walks.html#months
Gisborne Bushwalking Clubhttp://www.gisbornebwc.org.au/activities.html
Grampians Bushwalking Clubhttps://www.grampiansbushwalkingclub.org.au/walks-program
Great Dividing Trail Associationhttps://www.gdt.org.au/news-and-events
Happy When I am Hikinghttps://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Keep-calm-and-hike/events/
Iranian Bushwalkershttps://www.facebook.com/IranianBushwalkers/events/
Koonung Bushwalking Clubhttps://koonungbushwalkingclub.org.au/events/category/walking-calendar/
Maroondah Bushwalking Clubhttps://www.mbwc.org.au/club-activities
Melbourne Bushwalkershttps://mbw.org.au/mbw_activities/MBW_activities_program.php
Melbourne University and Alumni Bushwalkershttps://muab.org.au/my-calendar/
Melbourne Walking Clubhttps://www.melbournewalkingclub.org/activities/activitiesprogram
Melbourne Women’s Walking Clubhttp://www.mwwc.org.au/programp.htm
Melbourne Young Hikershttps://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Melbourne-Young-Hikers-Meetup-Group/
Melton Bushwalkershttps://www.meltonbushwalkers.org.au/walk-with-us.html
Pakenham Bushwalking Clubhttp://www.pakenhambwc.org.au/activities.html
Peninsula Bushwalking Clubhttps://www.peninsulabushwalkingclub.org.au/calendar
Shepparton Adventure Clubhttp://www.shepadventureclub.org.au/activities
South Gippsland Walking & Adventure Clubhttps://sgwaac.com.au/events/events-calendar
Strzelecki Bushwalking Clubhttps://www.sbwc.org.au/newsletter-activities.html
Sunraysia Bushwalkershttps://www.sunbushwalk.net.au/calendarofactivities.html
The Ramblers Walking Clubhttp://ramblers.org.au/visitors/
Victorian Mountain Tramping Clubhttps://vmtc.club/calendar/
Walking Club of Victoriahttps://walkingclubvic.org.au/about-walks
Warby Range Bushwalkershttps://warbybushwalkers.org.au/walks-program/
Warrnambool Walkershttps://www.warrnamboolbushwalkers.org.au/activities.html
Waverley Bushwalking Clubhttp://www.waverleybushwalking.org.au/eventsprogram.htm
Werribee Bushwalking & Outdoor Clubhttps://www.werribeebushwalking.com/events-calendar.html
Wimmera Bushwalking Clubhttps://www.wimmerabwc.org.au/activities