1 December 2010 Mount Majura Mount Ainslie traverse

Maps: Hall, Canberra 1:25000

Getting There

This walk was organised and led by Peter W as a Wednesday walk:

Wednesday 1 December - Mount Majura Mount Ainslie traverse - M. We will leave cars at the car-park off Mackenzie Street, near the Grayson Street intersection, go north on the reserve along the side of Hackett, then up to the top of Mount Majura on the walking paths, then on paths walk down and up along the ridge to Mount Ainslie, then back to the cars along paths along the side of Hackett. Then lunch at Dickson for those that are interested. Total climb about 470 m. Should take 3-4 hours. Maps: Hall, Canberra. Meet: at the car-park off Mackenzie Street, near the Grayson Street intersection, leaving at 8:30 Canberra Forecast for Wednesday Cloudy. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Winds easterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h. City Centre: Showers. Chance of thunderstorms. Min 13 Max 21.

8 of us met at the appointed place. An additional 3 arrived a bit later and joined us on the track.

Further Information

I haven't walked to Mt Majura before.

Photographs

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Walk

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Track

You wouldn't believe that it was the first day of summer. Rain and tracks running like in Tasmania.

We wandered along and up to Mt Majura. A nice little cascade down a rock gully SW of the top.

Back down a slightly different way and a little 'cross country' to gain the main road going W-E to the pine forest. We stood in the middle of the road in the rain having a bite of morning tea (mine thanks to Max and Cynthia).

Continuing to the SW we followed the power lines for a while, then up to join Mt Ainslie Drive (the original benched track is on its N side). There is a photo of a brass plug in the concrete pavements. Peter W used to use it to calibrate instruments. A quick squiz at the top.

We returned NW to the tarred roads in the old Hackett tip area, on the eastern edge of Ainslie/Hackett. N along the back of the houses on MacKenzie St Hackett, crossing several flowing streams marked on the 1:25000 Canberra map as non-perennial.

Thank you, Peter and others. A well chosen walk for a rainy first day of summer.

Distance: 14.4km Climb: 500m. Time: 8.30am - 12.35pm (4hrs 5mins), with 10mins of stops.
Grading: M/E; M(9)

KMZ file for Google Earth/Maps: Mt Majura Mt Ainslie traverse

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