Steiglitz Historic Park Walk

Day walk to the Brisbane Ranges/Steiglitz Historic Park.

I need to do a crash course to train for the 24 hour rogaine in 2 weeks' time. Therefore I will carry all of your gear and water and food while you walk at a leisurely pace, watching me walk(/struggle?) along. 

Plan is to meet at the clubrooms at 7:55am, leaving (any stragglers) at precisely 8:05am, and drive to the Brisbane Ranges by 9:30am. 

Start walking before 10am. 

The track I've eyed up is the Sutherland Creek track which starts from the Steiglitz Courthouse. This website calls it the Beard's Gully walk.

http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/315802/Park-note-Stieglitz-Historic-Park.pdf

Estimates of time from different sources include 5 - 6 hours for the 6km-9km. And an additional hour for the four wheel drive track unless we do a car shuttle.

If we are super zippy we can go on with another walk. Otherwise we can go home.

Options for the "fit" are: we can continue on a greater loop including the Steiglitz Circuit Walk which is classified as "moderate, 8.5km, 4 hours," or the Deadman's Loop which is classified as "moderate, 4.7km, 1 hour 45 mins." 

Either way, we should aim to leave the park before 6pm (in daylight), so that we can be back in Melbourne at 7:30pm or later if we decide to stop for dinner!