Geocaching in Daylesford

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Despite the prominence and popularity of the spas in the Daylesford and Hepburn Springs area, we decided to try something different and go on a treasure hunt.



How? We went geocaching around Lake Daylesford, courtesy of Secret Forest Walks. This entails a handheld GPS device that leads you around the lake to find hidden pink posts, as the GPS has the locations and journey stored. These posts have letters, which eventually need to be rearranged to form a "Mystery Place".



You also have a bit of an activity sheet to fill out along the way. It's almost like being on an excursion at school, yet at the same time it's quite fun and something different if you're not just after a plain walk.

It was also a glorious day, however a tad warm for the adventure (30 degrees). However, this ensured that the lake was in spectacular form, glistening in the sunlight and revealing it's lovely blue colour.



Brendan, who runs Secret Forest Walks, met us at a small book shop/cafe by the lake to provide us with instructions. It was quite simple from thereon, and the excitement of a 'treasure hunt' made exploring Daylesford that much better. Towards the end, you reach various springs where you can taste some of the spring's water... It was definitely different to tap/bottled water but I can't say I found it tastier.

We also were able to take our time and merely give Brendan a call when we were close to coming back to the meeting point. We were able to stop by the lake and enjoy some lunch and soak in the Melbourne weather (actually we were probably searching for shade by this time).



I definitely recommend Secret Forest Walks, and if you are up for a hike they have walks that are also GPS guided so I might try that next time.

We didn't end the day there though. On our way back to Melbourne, we stopped by Bacchus Marsh to make the most of the remaining fruit-picking season.



We dropped by Naturipe Fruits where we picked our own strawberries and also discovered some apples too.

Both these activities really leave you to enjoy things on your own, thus allowing you to feel quite accomplished by the end of the daytrip.



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