Anyway, you're at the car park. Tootle off to the south along the path that leads to Point Ormond, and the beacon on top of the grassy hill. I like this hill as it always reminds me of the closing credits in Man of Flowers (which was filmed on this spot).. also,.. once watched a guy with a windsurfer sail on a skateboard with golf buggy wheels just carving beautiful arcs up and down this spot.. amazing! Anyway, over the little canal to Point Ormand, then along Elwood beach. Watch out, as there will still be heaps of rollerbladers and people stroling here. Watch out for us too if we're windsurfing here! Past the lifesaving cluba nd more chnaces for a choccy paddle pop.. The trail then winds along through some open foreshore parkland, which i never even knew existed! We're now at the back of Brighton.. the houses are getting nicer and nicer... You soon have a choice.. the trail becomes, well, indistinct would be the nicest word,.. crappy and non-existant might be closer to the truth, and just becomes sand. Deep sand. If you have a mountina bike you mike make it but we choose to go up one of the side streets and cycle along the footpath to just past the yacht club, where you can rejoin the path. And it becomes quite a nice smooth, newly laid section. Follow this along and up some small rises - careful where the tracks enter into it - and just follow along the top of the "cliffs", past Brighton beach and the part where there are about a million weddings every summer - and us windsurfing near Dendy St! Soon you'll be a Greens Point - it juts out into, the bay and there is a WWI memorial and a car park right on the tip - complete with obligatory Mr Whippy man. This is a great spot to watch any yachting, and is a northerly favourite for many windsurfers. Gaze out and enjoy!
You've now the run along the top of Hampton beach, which is a bit of a bounce along as the track is rather rough. Theres some construction work going on at the end of the beach (southern end) so you may like to hit Beach Rd for a little while here, though we prefer to ride over the grassy nature strip and try and find our way into/onto one of the narrow tracks that winds in amongst the tea trea above the cliffs. These are fun! You'll bounce around in the tea tree ofr about a km before you'll start to see Sandringham yacht club down below,.. and our beloved Sailboard headquarters! Its the orange building nestled down in the little corner of the bay. If you are sticking close to the top of the cliff you'll eventually see a bitumen path heading down towards the orange building andf yacht club. Follow it... and ask "Unk" at SHQ for a nice hot chocolate. He'll even chuck in a marshmellow if you smile sweetly to him... sip it at one of the chairs and contemplate doing the 9.5km back to Elwood via the same route!
Oh, and check out the sailboards too!!
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