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25.01.2022 Photos from NPA walk from Mt Clear Campground to Horse Gully Hut yesterday.
21.01.2022 WEDNESDAY WALKS Nov25 Molonglo Gorge Nature Reserve Leader: Greg Buckman ph 62844113, m 0481 260666 [email protected] We will meet at the Molonglo Gorge Nature Reserve carpark and follow the gorge walking trail through to the Blue Tiles picnic area then return along the same trail. A relatively easy walk, should take about 4 hours return. Distance: 6km. Ascent: 80m.... Meet: Molonglo Gorge carpark (accessed off Sutton Rd and Kowen Rd) Ready to leave by 9.00am Weather forecast: mainly sunny, max 27 degrees, no rain Reminders: Bring plenty of water, morning tea, sunscreen, hat and sturdy footwear To register for this walk, email the leader: [email protected] by 4.00pm this coming Tuesday and please include your emergency phone number. Registration is considered acceptance of CBC risk waiver conditions and Covid-19 requirements. If you register, please advise the leader if you later decide to cancel your participation MEDIUM/HARD WEDNESDAY WALK (BY NPA)TIDBINBILLA MTN PIMPLE AND PEAK This is a fairly strenuous walk of about 14 km and altitude gain of over 1100 m, Over 700 m altitude being gained in the first 3.4 km. It will include footpads, no tracks, rock scrambling and scrub. Gloves and gaiters are advised as well as plenty of water. After the Pimple, we may follow the ridge northwards to Johns Peak and thence to the fire trail or we may descend from Tidbinbilla Peak. The latter will be scrubby. Intending walkers should register by emailing the leader: [email protected] and include personal mobile number, emergency contact details and club name. Please book no later than 5 pm on Tuesday 10 November. Registration and attendance is considered acceptance of the NPA (ACT)’s acknowledgement of risks and COVID-19 arrangements, both of which are available on the NPA’s website. Those doing their first medium/hard Wednesday walk and prospective walkers who are not members of the BBC, NPA or CBC must contact the leader to discuss the level of difficulty of the walk before registration will be accepted. Limit of 10. Meeting place and time to be advised on Tuesday evening See more
21.01.2022 Judy Lejins led the easy Wednesday walkers to the Mt Painter Trig this morning. Walkers were treated to stunning 360 degree views of Canberra.
19.01.2022 WEEKEND WALKS Sat 5 Dec RENDEZVOUS CREEK 13 km Medium Leader: Peter Dalton (0414 363255). We start at Rendezvous Creek car park and parallel the northern side of the creek for about 5km; the footbridges across the creek are all closed to the public. We’ll stay well up from the creek to avoid the worst of the thistles and weeds. After negotiating a creek crossing, we head south to the art gallery where we’ll probably have lunch. The return trip will be the reverse of ...the outbound leg. Gaiters and gloves are recommended and also a clean shirt to change into for the drive home we go through some blackened areas. Climb: 350m. Cars: 100 km ($12). Meet at K at 0830* Sunday 6 December EAST JERRABOMBERRA NATURE RESERVE 8km Leader: Leigh Hermann (6231 1485, 0417 147 260, [email protected]). This walk explores a shady patch of open eucalypt woodland bordered on the west by Jerrabomberra estate, on the north by Edwin Land Parkway, and Old Cooma Road to the east. It is a walking and mountain biking area (see map 'Jerra Trails', https://www.trailforks.com/region/jerra-trails-13010/) also known as Stringybark Bushland Reserve. Features include delightful flowing creeks, a treehouse and ‘Mum's Spot’, and some views. This is a morning walk, but for those keen to make a day of it (with a forecast of 21C the day will not be hot), we will extend after lunch by climbing nearly Mount Jerrabomberra, taking a short drive to reach the start of the walk. Bring morning tea, and lunch to enjoy at the end of the morning walk. Distance: 8 km (additional 3-4 km for Mt Jerrabomberra). Climb: 270m (Mt Jerrabomberra an additional 160m). Terrain: mostly track and footpad with a shortish section of off-track. Meet: at the end of Turner Place (off Redwood Ave) Jerrabomberra, at 9:00am. There is space for about 10 cars. An alternative meeting place will be arranged if numbers exceed this. To register for this walk, please email the leader at [email protected], and include your emergency phone number. Registration is considered acceptance of BBC risk waiver conditions and Covid-19 requirements. See more
19.01.2022 Walking the AAWT you see some interesting native wildlife ... wombats, kangaroos, snakes, lizards and thousands of birds. Then there's the feral pests. We saw deer around Cobungra and up to Mt Jim, and plenty of brumbies around the Cobberas through to Tom Groggin. But the worst of all is feral pigs, including these ones in the northern end of the Kosciuszko National Park.
15.01.2022 Weekend Walks Sat 28 Nov - RED HILL FIGURE OF EIGHT - 9 kms Easy (6) Leader: Jillian Bellamy (62863766 or 0433588252 ). Because of the predicted high temperatures, 20 - 32 C, I have divided this walk into two sections and am starting early. The first section will be from Brereton Street in Garran descending towards Mugga Way, walking parallel to Mugga Way, then ascending to the Tardis and the cars. The second section will be a circuit of the Federal Golf Course. Meet at ci...rcle at end of Brereton Street, Garran at 8:30 am*** NB Please bring plenty of water and sun protection. SUNDAY 29 Nov MUSHROOM ROCK, GIBRALTAR PEAK, WOODS RESERVE CIRCUIT 12km Medium Leader: Bob Chittenden (6231 0856) A circuit (mostly on track) from Corin Road, a short steep climb to Mushroom Rock, followed by Gibraltar Peak, down to Woods Reserve and then back to the cars via fire trails that mainly parallel the Corin road. Climb: 550 m. Cars: 50 km ($6) Meet at K. *** 0800 start to beat the heat. See more
10.01.2022 Wednesday Walks Dec 2 - three walks 1. Easy Walk 5.5 km 8.30am Circuit walk from Dunrossil Drive, Yarralumla through part of Weston Park. We will meet at the car park about 100 m from the Government House gates. Leaving at 8.30am, we will walk 1.5 km along the shoreline to the Government Nurseries. After continuing along the shoreline we will turn right at the pond and walk up to Weston Park Road We will then walk back past the nurseries and the last 1.5 km is the sa...Continue reading
03.01.2022 If the BBC/CBC/NPA Medium/Hard walk sounded too hard for you yesterday(as it did for me), enjoy Leigh Herman's photos of the walk she lead up the Camelback firetrail to Camels Hump and Johns Peak. The weather was perfect, the views stunning, and the wildflowers stunning. Lots of bulbine lilies and leopard orchids.
01.01.2022 Kathy Handel led the Wednesday easy/medium walkers on a walk in the Mundoonen Nature Reserve near Yass. At the Trig point Margules (792m) there is also an old charcoal making complex. Thanks for the photos Paul Ellis.
01.01.2022 Last Friday's BBC's Heritage tour of Hall Village and a visit to historic Allwood Cottage, a heritage listed slab cottage built in the late 1800's. Thanks for the photos Elaine
