On Monday 18 March, a group of about a dozen members of the Rotary Club gathered at McLay Boats ready to head up McNally's Track for the annual spruce up. Heading up Bush Gully Road, we came round a corner to find a cyclist pushing his bike up a steep gravel section. Here's me thinking, "who would be stupid enough to ride their bike up here?". As we drove past we realised it was or own Dean , riding his bike to meet us at the top. What a great effort, Dean.
Some members of the group headed to the top, armed with cloppers, weed eaters, rakes, and other useful equipment, to clear out the bush area and tidy up the track. Another budding group started from the bottom, clearing the track and repainting the markers on the way up. Thanks to Suzie and Ross for taking along their 4-wheelers - saved all the walking up the hill!
Thank you to all those who gave their time and energy to help out. The track is a great asset around our Milton community. If you have never been up their, I suggest it is worth a visit. Thank you also to John Fegan for allowing us to access the track through his farm.
The evening finished with a bbq back at Jim Murdoch's garage - thanks for the venue, Jim, and special thanks to Jenny Scott who prepared all the food - hot and ready when we got back there.
Note: The McNally Track is an open country hike starts on the outskirts of Milton and climbs to a panoramic hilltop, 318 metres above sea level. It is a fairly tricky 7km trek taking about 3 hours. There is parking and you can also drive up to the lookout (it is a bit of a windy, bumpy gravel road up to that lookout, so you know).