Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog
... bushwalking in the ACT and nearby NSW
Johnny Boy
... bushwalking in the ACT and nearby NSW. I began my love affair with the ACT bush in 2004 after completing the Canberra Bushwalking Club's annual Navigation Refresher. Seven sessions of navigation and bushcraft shared by living legends had me hooked. It's grown from a passion to an obsession. With other responsibilities it's hard to get away overnight, so I usually only day walk. I like gadgets and technobabble. Information on this blog is shared in the hope that it might encourage others to get out and breathe a bit of fresh air.
Tuesday 23 July 2024: Nadgigomar Nature Reserve – Durran Durra Section – M/R. This is a mainly off-track bushwalk in the Durran Durra section of the Nadgigomar Nature Reserve, which is east of the Shoalhaven River, and 14 kilometres to...
Saturday arvo/night 20 July 2024: Full Moon Walk * – L/E. Keep your trousers on 😂, it’s a full moon walk. A ‘day’ walk. Orroral Valley Circuit anticlockwise. Walk north in the valley in daylight, wet feet crossing Sawpit Creek. Complete the circuit...
Thursday 11 July 2024: Very short notice – Rendezvous Creek and Gudgenby Ramble * – M/E-M. Enjoy the Rendezvous Creek Walk, then ramble through the open grasslands of the Rendezvous Creek valley on an old vehicle track. Visit sites associated with European...
Saturday 6 July 2024: Exploring the Orroral Valley * – M/M,ptW. The former Orroral Valley Tracking Station site in Namadgi National Park is a track head for many different hikes. Let’s explore the mid valley area. Walk to indigenous and European sites, crossing...
Thursday 27 June 2024: Gudgenby Saddle Recce * – L/E-R,ptX. Great views of the Yankee Hats and Mt Gudgenby. Walk fire trails and an off-track route to Gudgenby Saddle from Yankee Hat car park. 7 years and 1 bushfire since I last...
Sunday 23 June 2024: Cotter Gap ! – L/E. A stroll to Cotter Gap from Orroral Valley. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on Epix Gen 2) – Distance: 18.36km | Climb: 630vm | Time: 4:05 moving +0:33 of stops =4:38...
Saturday 25 May 2024: Middle Creek Explore * – M/R,ptW. Let’s explore the beginning of the route to Mt Namadgi. From the Yankee Hat car park, walk the track to the burnt bridge over Bogong Creek. A couple of hundred metres downstream there’s...
Tuesday morning 21 May 2024: Opening of Ginninderry Conservation Trust’s Corridor Walking Tracks * – S/E. CBC received an invitation to the open of the new 10km of tracks. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on MAP66i) – Distance: 7.28km |...
19 May 2024: Mt Tennent * – L/E. A stroll to the top on the track which is still open. And some geocaches. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on MAP66i) – Distance: 14.91km | Climb: 804vm | Time: 4:26 moving +2:33...
Thursday 16 May 2024: Mt Taylor Indigenous Walk – S/E. Presented by Tyronne Bell of Thunderstone Aboriginal Cultural Services and organised by ACT Environmental Volunteers Knowledge Building Workshops. A 2 hour walk examining indigenous sites and plants on Mt Taylor....
Sunday 12 May 2024: Urban Worn Boot Bash * – L/E. The Worn Boot Bash first ran in 2002 and has done so every year since (except for 2010, 2016 and the Covid years 2020, 2021). See its history here. The ‘rules’ require a...
Monday-Tuesday 6-7 May 2024: Gentlemen’s overnight walk, Main Range. Guthega, Mt Anton-Mt Anderson saddle, Consett Stephen Pass, Guthega Ridge. Private trip. Summary Day 1: From Garmin Connect (recorded on MAP66i) – Distance: 9.50km | Climb: 525vm | Time: 3:06 moving +1:33...
Saturday 4 May 2024: Tinderries by fire trail – M/M. Nice steep climb up Mount Allen trail to West Tinderry trail and then trail bash and bush bash to a rocky promontory where there are great views over the Monaro....
Tuesday 30 April 2024: Rob Roy Nature Reserve – S/M. My intention is to locate 3 geocaches that are in the Rob Roy Nature Reserve whilst also visiting a historical site, the Black and White copper mine. And there is...
Monday 29 April 2024: Mt Tennent * – L/E. Beautiful weather and views so why not? Around 14km and 835vm. 5 hours. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on MAP66i) – Distance: 14.25km | Climb: 770vm | Time: 4:31 moving +1:35 of stops =...
Saturday 27 April 2024: Corang Peak – L/M. A longish drive to Wog Wog campground but with a treat afterwards as we walk through delightful woodland forest, along footpads, then onto the rocky tops, sometimes through grassland to our destination...
Thursday 25 April 2024: Kambah 4 Hills – L/E. Wanna get your match fitness in for the Urban Worn Boot Bash or just keen to walk a few urban peaks in the Kambah area without having to walk 30kms?How about...
Monday 22 April 2024: Tidbinbilla Skyline southern section: Fishing Gap, Mt Domain, Snowy Corner, Mountain Creek * – L/R and SLOW. In via Fishing Gap Fire Trail and up to Mt Domain. Walk the crest north to Snowy Corner and descend to the...
Saturday 20 April 2024: South Bullen Range and ‘Calvary’ * – M/E-M. Lovely views of TNR and the Tidbinbilla Range. Walk fire trail and off-track through Barnes Hill onto the south Bullen Range. Turn down west through shrubby country to ‘Calvary’, a pisé...
Monday 15 April 2024: Tidbinbilla Skyline Northern Section – Camels Hump, Pierce Hill, Johns Peak, Tidbinbilla Peak * – L/E-M. In via Camelback Fire trail, over Camels Hump to Pierce Hill, south to Johns Peak and Tidbinbilla Peak, out via SE from...