Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Sunday morning 1 March 2026 * – S/E. Pine Ridge trig and Weetangera Methodist cemetery. Calling all trig baggers. A rare opportunity to visit Pine Ridge trig, with permission from the landowner. Around 2km and 50vm. Then drive to near Weetangera Methodist cemetery and visit. Around 1.5km and 20vm. A short carpool. A few local trig baggers will be joining us. Book on the hike.

Tuesday morning 3 March 2026: Nadjung Mada Nature Reserve * – S/E. A short introduction to this Nature Reserve. ‘Nadjung Mada’ means ‘wet lands’ in Ngunnawal. We’ll walk slashed routes and some off-track across the grasslands, so gaiters or long, loose-fitting trousers are a must to keep the serpents at bay. Maybe a couple of gates and fences to cross. After our hike, you’ll know the boundaries of this Nature Reserve and where it fits as a wildlife corridor. Around 6km and pretty flat. Meet at 8am, say 2 hours. Book on the hike.

Saturday 7 March 2026: RAMSAR Wetlands and Upper Ginini Falls, Mt Franklin and the westernmost point of the ACT * – M/R. Drive to the Mt Ginini car park above the RAMSAR listed wetlands. Visit Upper Ginini Falls (for a geocache). Walk the edge of Ginini Flats, Morass Flats and Cheyenne Flats. On regaining the Mt Franklin Road, visit the Duntroon ski lodge site and Mt Ginini. Drive back along the Mt Franklin Road to the Mt Franklin car park. Skip up to Franklin trig and down to the Austin A40. Back at the car park, off-track to visit the westernmost point of the ACT. It’s been some time since I was in this area so expect the unexpected. Around 14km and 550vm. Your footwear and gaiters must be spotless and we’ll use a bleach bath. Limit 8. A long drive of 1hr 30mins each way, 130km round trip. CBC members book on the trip.

Saturday 14 March 2026: The Bobeyan Divide * – L/M. The Bobeyan (Boboyan) Divide forms the southern border of the ACT. We’ll walk in via the Settlers Track to Waterhole Hut, then SW to the Divide to discover border markers and blaze trees. See where the Mouat Tree at the Namadgi Visitors Centre came from. We’ll return SE along the Divide, passing a marvellous NSW portion survey reference tree. Home via Westermans graves and homestead and the Settlers Track. Around 20km and 500vm spread throughout the day. Relatively easy walking on the Settlers Track, open valley floor and fire trails. A relaxed pace. Book on the hike.

Wednesday evening 18 March 2026: Presentation A hidden world – the bogs and fens of the ACT.

Sunday 5 April 2026: Hill above Snake Rock, East of Gibraltar Creek. Guest of David D, BBC trip.

Coming up:

• Tidbinbilla NR – Minjargari Track geocaching, Mt Domain geocaching
• Jerrabomberra Grasslands NR – a once in a lifetime experience + bag Mike trig
• Goorooyarroo NR – Tree hugging + Sullivans Creek canyon
• Kosciuszko NP – Mt Townsend
• Namadgi NP – Northern Hospital Hill scree
• Tidbinbilla NR – Gibraltar and Billy Billy Creeks
• Namadgi NP – Glendale drystone walls
• Deua NP – Big Hole and Marble Arch
• Stoney Creek NR – Below Mt McDonald to Uriarra Crossing West
• KNP/NNP – Bimberi Peak
• KNP – lunch spot on Perisher Valley to Bullocks Flat (wait till SM back from NZ)
• (South) Kama NR (now part of Murrumbidgee River Corridor) – see the elephant foot tree
• MRC – Molonglo River granite
• a combined CBC/NPA hike
• NM NR – Nadjung Mada NR exploration for BYJC
• ‘Mt Evans’ – NNP
• Bobeyan Divide including F87 and H87 location for Alison – NNP
• Molonglo Ridge from Mt Molonglo to Yarrow Pic – Woolcarra private property (wait till SM back from NZ)
• Snake Rock with BBC.

2025/2026 completed walks – expand > accordions below for 2024/23/22/21/20/2019/18 and follow links for older trips

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