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.
Saturday 13 April: Clear Range – L/M. Walk in the Naas Valley FT from Caloola Farm then, up The Forest Trail to the crest of the Clear Range, to 3 geocaches on the ACT border. Around 23km and 500m climb....
Saturday-Sunday 6-7 April: Mt Burbidge hill bag and geocaching – M/R.Walk across the grasslands from Yankee Hat car park and into the mouth of Middle Creek. Climb the bottom of the Burbidge spur, then traverse round to near the south...
Wednesday 3 April: Orroral Hill Ridge – M/M-R. MEDIUM/HARD WEDNESDAY WALK – 3 APRIL 2019 – ORRORAL HILL RIDGE. Leader: Prue D. This is another walk recognising the 50th anniversary this year of the moon landing and the role played...
Brindabella Arboreta, Hills, Border Markers and Geocaches – M/M-R. Three little walks in the Brindabellas. We start at the southern end of Chalet Rd and visit blaze trees and border markers. With the solution to geocache GC7X339 Marking our territory...
Tuesday-Wednesday 12-13 March: Kosciuszko Walk, Rams Head Range and Abbott Ridge -L/R. Starting from Thredbo, enjoy a chairlift ride to Top Station. Walk to Mt Koscuiszko, detouring via Rams Head and North Rams Head. Then north on the Main Range...
Tuesday 5 March: A stroll with Tim the Yowie Man. Yankee Hat rock art and views to the high hills of Namadgi National Park. Further Information Just about every Canberran and regional resident would know of Tim the Yowie Man....
Saturday-Sunday 2-3 March: Pockets Hut, Leura Gap – L/M,ptX. This walk was postponed in December due to bad weather. Those previously booked will be given priority so you may be placed on a wait list. Day 1: Drive via Cooma,...
Friday-Sunday 22-24 February: Paddling the Tumut River with Paul and Fi. Summary Distance: 24.5km | Climb: -30m | Time: 9.00am – 1.45pm (4hrs 45mins), including 45 mins of breaks | Grading: L/M (paddle); M(10) Photographs Photographs are available, where you...
Saturday 16 February: Mt Ginini, Little Ginini & Mt Gingera – L/M. From Ginini car park on Mount Franklin Road a short walk to Mt Ginini then off track to Little Ginini. Next partly off track to Pryor’s Hut for...
Friday – Sunday 8-10 February: Paddling on the Shoalhaven Coast – M. A weekend mucking around in boats with the Eternity Church boys. Summary Distance: 17km in 2 paddles | Grading: M(8) paddle Photographs Photographs are available, where you can...
Saturday-Sunday 2-3 February: Talbingo Reservoir paddle. Paddle from ‘Sue City’ (O’Hares Rest Area) 4 km to the camp site on Talblingo Reservoir. Options for the afternoon and next morning include paddling, swimming or walking up some of the many nearby...
Thursday 31 January: Tharwa Log Jam, De Salis Cemetery and the Murrumbidgee River – S/E. Tharwa provides several ramble sites. We’ll first visit the Engineered Log Jams downstream of the Tharwa bridge, installed to help fish move through the Murrumbidgee...
Monday 28 January: Geocaching WherIGo GC3XR45 Wher-I-Paddle – M. A paddle on Lake Burley Griffin organised by Roger. Further Information My first WherIGo geocache! So most folk would know about geocaching – ‘treasure’ hunting using a GPSr. As well as the...
Saturday 26 January: South Orroral Ridge of Stone and Orroral Valley – M/R,ptX. In town for the long weekend and want a short walk? Drive the Orroral Ridge Road from Honeysuckle Creek to the collimation tower site car park and...
Tuesday 22 January: Big Monks – S/E-M. An evening walk. Meet at 6.30pm in the access laneway beside 21 Orange Thorn Cres Banks for a steep 200vm climb to Big Monks. Excellent views SW to Mt Tennent and beyond. A...
Saturday 19 January: Legoland and beyond – S/R. A very short walk over, under and around the massive granite boulders of Legoland, Trojan Wall and the Sentinel on the ridge above Honeysuckle Creek. There will be scrambling but no technical...
Wednesday 16 January: Paddle to the CBC January Barbeque – S/E. Launch from Scrivener Dam and paddle to the CBC January barbeque at Black Mountain Peninsula. After enjoying the evening, paddle off into the sunset. Be on the water ready...
Saturday 12 January: Dawn Sortie Orroral Tor – S/R. Park at Orroral campground, walk the Heritage trail to the bridge, then take a direct line to the Tor and climb for great views. Descend, scrubby at times, to the valley...
Thursday 3 January: Mugga Circuit – S/E. Although there are no regular evening walks this summer, I intend to put on one or two. Meet at 6.30pm at the car park in Farr Place at Isaacs shops, We will walk...
Monday-Sunday 3-9 December: Thredbo Village and KNP – A variety of walks S,M,L (E&M). One spot left! From Silver Brumby Ski Lodge as our base we’ll do a series of half and full day medium walks commencing on the Monday...