626 Day - Drive to Maroondah Reservoir
Schedule
Sun Jun 30 2024 at 09:00 am
UTC+10:00Location
Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Victoria | Melbourne, VI
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Join us for picturesque drive through the foothills of the Great Dividing Range to the Maroondah Reservoir to celebrate 626 Day! (As June the 26th is midweek (6/26), we'll drive on the following Sunday 30th June).
The drive will take us from McDonalds at the 7-Eleven Western Ring Road Northbound, Derrimut, to the Whittlesea Bakehouse, a stop at Kinglake and then onto our destination at Maroondah Reservoir Park, Healesville,
There you can enjoy your (BYO) picnic/BBQ lunch.
Directions:
- Get your Google Maps directions here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QrPCu9js2VBRXbvr5
9:00am - Meet at McDonalds (7Eleven) on the West Side of the Western Ring Road, Derrimut.
9:30am - Head off from McDonalds Derrimut, follow the M80 North. Turn left onto Plenty Road (A51/C727), turn right at Laurel St. Whittlesea, then left onto Church Street. The Bakehouse is on the right between Lime St and Walnut St.
Arrival time should be about 10:50am
11:20am - Depart The Bakehouse, Whittlesea
Turn right at Beech Street (C725), this becomes Whittlesea-Yea Road (C725).
Be prepared for a steep climb which seems to go on forever.
Turn right at Whittlesea-Kinglake Road (C724), then turn left when you see the United servo onto Kinglake-Glenburn Rd, and immediately left again onto Aitken Crescent and find a spot to park.
Arrive at about midday.
12:30pm - Depart Kinglake
Turning left onto Whittlesea-Kinglake Road (C274) from Kinglake-Glenburn Road, take the 2nd exit at the roundabout onto Healesville-Kinglake Road (C724) and follow this to the Melba Highway where you turn left, then immediately turn right back onto Healesville-Kinglake Road towards Toolangi. Follow the road until you see Myers Creek Road and turn left.
Follow Myers Creek road and take care with your brakes as you drop altitude steadily.
Turn left onto the Maroondah Hwy (B360), then turn left onto McKenzie Avenue, and follow through to Henderson Loop Road which will be on the left (See the Meeting Place Map in the comments below).
Dodge the potholes which may or may not be filled with water until you see "our" gazebo on the left.
Arrival time should be about 1pm.
For those not able to meet up at the start you could meet the convoy at Whittlesea Bakehouse at about 11am, or Kinglake around midday, or go directly to the Gazebo to stake our claim to it.
Look forward to seeing you all there!
*Please register for the event on the MCCA site if you'd like email updates:
https://www.mazdacarclub.org.au/index.cfm?module=event&pagemode=indiv&page_id=2422755
More info:
https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/maroondah-reservoir-park
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Where is it happening?
Melbourne, VIC, Australia, VictoriaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
