The Great Aussie Hike plans to march through Moorabool this April 26 and 27.
The Great Aussie Hike is an annual program where groups participate in team and habit-building activities before culminating in a hike of up to 100 kilometers.
This year The Great Aussie Hike offers 30, 50, 80 and 100 km hikes across two days that begin at either the Moorabool Reservoir or Blackwood, traverse the Wombat State Forest and end in Daylesford.
Founder and program director Anna Kelly said The Great Aussie Hike was established during Melbourne’s long lockdown of 2020 as a simple way to keep people connected and supporting each other’s mental health using human connection, goal setting and physical activity in nature.
“It was only ever meant to be a ‘one-off’, however the concept has been embraced by the community we’ve built, so we continue to offer the program and challenge each year,” she said.
“It has also meant we’ve been able to visit and support different regional communities with the different locations our challenge has been held.
“We’ve continued to grow every year since our first walk in 2021 with over 1,100 people signing up for this year’s challenge.”
Ms Kelly said the hike embraces the great Aussie spirit of mates looking after each other.
“We love being able to offer lots of different team options so that all your mates can be included in some way… We focus on being extremely supportive along the course and helping all our teams get to the finish line,” she said.
Ms Kelly gave thanks to Kyneton’s Rapid Relief Team who are generously traveling along the course providing meals, snacks and hot drinks for our participants over the two days.
