Short Bushwalk

Garvey Park to Gould Reserve 

Location:     Garvey Park, Ascot to Gould Park, Ascot, and return.  UBD (2022) Map: 250  L14  (at end of Fauntleroy Ave, Ascot)

Time:          8.45 am for 9.00 am start

Meet:          at Walk Trail Sign in front of the Swan Café near the car parks/play area.

Details:       Easy walk, about 3.1 kms return, mostly formed paths alongside Swan River. Bring water and morning tea to eat  at Gould Park.

This was the first of our new style, easy walks for us aging bushwalkers. It went along the Swan River, starting only 15 minutes drive from my home. I’m surprised I never knew about it before. The group had done a longer version of it in the past and I realised it would have taken place when I was in Spain on the Camino.

It was a lovely sunny day: a lot of people out walking and a few too many cyclists on the narrow path. I felt pleased that I could walk 6000 steps, as I’ve done very little since the Shingles attack.

Resting at the turnaround point

Our view of a small jetty

Selfie

Stream flowing into the river

Australian misletoe

The last photo shows the orange parasitic misletoe climbing up a tree along the river bank. These are quite different from the European misletoes which bear the traditional white berries at Christmas.