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Location

In marshy swampland on the Altona coast.

Participants

Felix Dance

Expedition

I've been looking out for geohashes each day as I bum my way around at home not being gainfully employed. Most have been sort-of accessible but not very interesting, so I'd been feeling guilty about not going for any.

Not today though! Seeing this hash near the Altona wetlands I jumped on my bike, did some things in the city, then came back the other way via Seddon and Williamstown to get to Altona and hence the hash, stopping only for some potato cakes at a fish and chips place.

When I got to the locality, my ride through the coastal park quickly turned to mud, so I back-tracked and found another way, this one involving ditching my bike and proceeding on foot. Soon I came to a creek, which I washed across sans shoes and socks (still drenched my jeans though). But the path got easier and soon I was walking along a narrow spit of land with metres to go.

It started raining, but I already had it. The hash was an arm's length out into a pondage, so I captured it, and my surroundings, including a great view of the city skyline and oncoming storm. I am making my way back to the bike as we speak.

[Shared route From Home to Westona via Macaulay Rd.

2 hr 9 min (35 km)

1. Head north-east on Ormond St towards Bellair St 2. Turn left onto Bellair St 3. Turn right onto Macaulay Rd 4. Continue onto Dryburgh St 5. Turn left onto Queensberry St 6. Turn right onto Abbotsford St 7. Turn left onto Elm St 8. Turn right onto Curzon St/State Route 60 9. Turn left onto King St/State Route 60 10. Turn left towards William St 11. Turn right onto William St 12. Turn left onto Flinders St/State Route 30 13. Turn right onto St Kilda Rd/Swanston St 14. Arrive at location: Flinders Street Station 15. Head north on St Kilda Rd/Swanston St towards Flinders St/State Route 30 16. Turn right onto Flinders St/State Route 30 17. Turn left onto Spring St 18. Slight left to stay on Spring St 19. Arrive at location: 1 Lonsdale St 20. Head north on Spring St towards Little Lonsdale St 21. Turn left onto Victoria St/Victoria Parade/State Route 32 22. Turn left onto La Trobe St 23. Turn right onto Harbour Esplanade 24. Turn left 25. Slight right 26. Keep left 27. Continue straight 28. Turn right onto the ramp to Footscray Rd/State Route 32 29. Merge onto Footscray Rd/State Route 32 30. Turn left onto Hyde St 31. Continue onto Douglas Parade/State Route 35 32. Turn left onto North Rd 33. Turn right onto The Strand 34. Enter the roundabout 35. Arrive at location: 270 Nelson Pl 36. Head south towards Nelson Pl 37. Exit the roundabout onto Ferguson St 38. At the roundabout, continue straight onto Ferguson St/State Route 35 39. Exit the roundabout onto Ferguson St/State Route 35 40. At the roundabout, continue straight to stay on Ferguson St/State Route 35 41. Exit the roundabout onto Ferguson St/State Route 35 42. At the roundabout, continue straight onto Kororoit Creek Rd/State Route 35 43. Exit the roundabout onto Kororoit Creek Rd/State Route 35 44. At the roundabout, continue straight to stay on Kororoit Creek Rd/State Route 35 45. Exit the roundabout onto Kororoit Creek Rd/State Route 35 46. At the roundabout, continue straight to stay on Kororoit Creek Rd/State Route 35 47. Exit the roundabout onto Kororoit Creek Rd/State Route 35 48. Turn left onto Maddox Rd 49. Turn right onto Bay Trail W 50. Turn right to stay on Bay Trail W 51. Turn right to stay on Bay Trail W 52. Slight left to stay on Bay Trail W 53. Turn left onto Esplanade 54. Slight right onto Bay Trail W 55. Turn left to stay on Bay Trail W 56. Arrive at location: -37.8845140, 144.8053190 57. Head north-east on Bay Trail W 58. Turn right to stay on Bay Trail W 59. Slight left onto Esplanade 60. Turn left onto Maidstone St 61. At the roundabout, continue straight onto Maidstone St/State Route 39 62. Exit the roundabout onto Maidstone St/State Route 39 63. At the roundabout, continue straight to stay on Maidstone St/State Route 39 64. Exit the roundabout onto Maidstone St/State Route 39 65. Turn right onto Harrington St 66. Arrive at location: Westona

To see this route visit https://goo.gl/maps/QQoUkDNQygN2 Here] is the route I took.