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Current Distance Tally (YTD):
118.97km
Echuca to Diggers Rest:
73.99 / 238.5km
10/8/2025 - Kyneton to Malmsbury
I was pretty excited about this walk, especially after doing such flat country for the last few.
The hills were a bit of a shock to the system, especially in new shoes, but compared to my old shoes, they were much better, unfortunately the road was a bit rough on them.
Apart from that and some teething issues with the ball of my right foot, the new shoes were great!
The walk was comfy and more importantly, despite what i was feeling on the back of my foot, I don't have blisters this time!
This was also the first walk I began using a more visible shirt, in a high-vis orange, which made me feel a bit more seen on the windy roads and blind corners.
There were some tight bends on this walk that I had to switch sides of the road constantly for to ensure I was seen by any potential traffic.
The scenery was amazing, the properties along the Lauriston road are gorgeous and host some of the most beautiful calves and horses Ive seen (Pictures in the gallery), and the Lauriston Reservoir was a pretty sight with some nice bird-life on it when I went past, 2 pelicans, and 2 black swans.
I did see something rather upsetting on this walk that is unfortunately A part of farm life, but it was rough to see.
1/8/2025 - Rochester - Strath+
After a much needed 2 week break after my last walk, I felt I was ready for another.
I was skeptical about my Asics holding up, as on the Elmore-Rochy walk they began giving me quite severe blisters and rubbing skin off, unfortunately this time was much the same.
Thankfully though, I am getting some assistance with a replacement pair of shoes, which hopefully this time around I can get something more tuned for long-distance walking.
As for the content of the walk, there is really not much to say about this road really, this back road was mainly crops in their early stages, only one paddock of stock, some gorgeous dairy cows, who were all very interested in me walking past, what felt like hundred of eyes locked onto me and tracking the whole way past.
This walk really just felt like an obligation to fill the gap between Echuca and Elmore, but I'm thankful its done.
After reaching Strathallen, I turned back toward Rochester and Mum picked me up 5km out of Strath. We then stopped into Rochester for a moment and head home.
Now I can start to set my attention to Bendigo and beyond!
18/7/2025 - Elmore - Rochester
This was the next in the series of walks connecting Echuca to Diggers Rest.
I started by driving over to Rochester early in the morning and catching the 7:44am train one station over to Elmore.
From there I caught the back road and just walked in another big straight line just like Stathallen.
I've learnt that I prefer a bit of variety in my walks and not just straight roads, that being said, I still like some straights every now and again where I can see road in front and road behind me.
This walk also caused my (semi) new shoes to start causing issues from wear and tear.
The padding around the side of my foot just below the ankle had shifted and was rubbing my foot with the aluminium frame.
I also learnt there are a few Alpacas along that farm road.
12/7/2025 - Echuca to Billabong Ranch (Kanyapella)+
Today's walk was more of a filler walk, and did not contribute to my Diggers Rest connection milestone, but I did connect another 'town' that surrounds Echuca, Kanyapella.
There is not much out this way apart from the Ranch and the many farms that gradually switch from crops to livestock as you get closer to the ranch.
There is a section of bush land in between Village and Kanyapella where the 2022 floods ripped through, if you look into the tree-line, you can see the mark of the flood waters up the trunks, it is level with the levibank nearby, as far up the tree as I am tall.
As part of this walk I also connected Echuca Village, but I'm not sure if I want to count that as a separate township, I see this as more of an extension or a suburb of Echuca itself.
Kanyapella has reported population of 51 as of 2021.
5/7/2025 - Woodend to Kyneton
This was the first of my planned out walks.
I took the train in the morning at 7:22 through to Woodend station, I had taken this train to Melbourne what could be over a hundred times and always loved the look of scenery around the Woodend - Macedon stretch.
So I checked out the distance between those towns on G-Maps and saw that from Woodend to Kyneton was a similar distance to my Strath walk, actually a few kilometers less, but it was still a decent distance for a few hours, and a beautiful walk, the scenery and livestock in the area were gorgeous. There was one animal I wish I hadn't seen but we wont talk about the Poo-Kangaroo.
I made it to Kyneton with nearly an hour to spare for the train home, so I caught the bus to Woolies for a snack and then walked the ~1km back to the station.
My hips held up very well on this trip with the assistance of my Sacroiliac belt and some gel pads in my shoes.
27/6/2025 - Echuca to Strath+
This was the first of a series of walks I am doing to rack up some km's and improve long-distance conditioning.
The idea being that I can walk between more main towns such as Echuca to Rochester.
This was a test trip to the township of Strathallen, situated roughly halfway between Echuca and Rochester at 14km and 12km respectively, the road I took follows the railway line that connect Echuca to Bendigo and Melbourne.
I unfortunately had to call in my lifeline from mum to pick me up just over halfway back, as my hips were starting to get a bit agitated, I can handled my ankles and knees causing a bit of grief, but once my hips are involved I really need to think about resting or stopping for the day.
17/5/2025 - Myrtleford Mosaic Trail*
I did some house-sitting for my sister a week before my birthday this year, and on one of the days I was there I checked ou part of the Mosaic Trail with her dog Zedmond. I underestimated the distance for him and it was a bit much for him in the end.
Needless to say, he slept well that night and got extra dinner.
30/3/2025 - 5/4/2025 - Bendigo Walks
While I was spending some time in Bendigo earlier in 2025, I filled some of my spare time with some walks.
My first walk was from one of our day trips to the Art Museum in Bendigo.
The train line between K-Flat and Bendigo station was just down the road, with trains coming through every 30 mins or so, I really enjoy watching trains go by on my walks, and any time I can I will follow a train track in the hopes of a flyby.
I unfortunately hadn't tracked the larger of my walks, but I will map it out with Google Maps to the best of my ability.
I experimented with walking to the K-Flat Train Station and riding the train to Bendigo town center and walking back to my accommodation.
Tracked trips to my spot along the tracks.
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