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 1 December: Starting summer at Booroomba – S/E. This is a walk for those who like me, who have spent most of the colder months hibernating and are mourning the loss of their fitness. We will car pool from...
Thursday 29 November: Ride down Smokers Trail for geocache GCJJNK Smokin’ – L/E. Do a car shuffle between Corin Rd and Orroral Valley. Then ride down Smokers Trail for geocache GCJJNK Smokin’ and a couple more near the Orroral Tracking...
Saturday-Sunday 17-18 November: Mt Namadgi Birthday Celebrations – M/R. Leave from the Yankee Hat car park and walk the grasslands into the mouth of Middle Creek and to the aboriginal rock shelter. Handrail the main arm of Middle Creek up...
Saturday 10 November: A birthday celebration at the old folks home. Celebrating with friends and family. Further Information For many months my new post email notifications to subscribers have not functioned. Trying some procedures suggested by JetPack support. Photographs Photographs...
Thursday 1 November: More walks for Covenant College – S/E. A couple of short walks on a hot day, a little further afield. Further Information The third walk run by the Canberra Bushwalking Club for Covenant College year 9/10 students....
Tuesday 30 October: Bumbalong Road to Bredbo plus Bredbo to Rothlyn Rd – along the railway line – L/E. This is a recce of part of the disused Goulburn Bombala rail corridor that goes south of Canberra. The route is...
26 October 2018 1WayFM Interview with Friday Presenter Angie. Johnny Boy and Johnny Boy’s Walkabout Blog unboxed. A radio interview on 12 October, now available via podcast and .mp3 . Further Information On 12 October I was fortunate enough to...
18-23 October: Snowy River – Byadbo Wilderness Expedition. The trip starts with paddling through sections of steep, rocky gorge country. Throughout the journey this opens up into open, scenic valleys, which emphasise the extent and remoteness of the Byadbo wilderness....
Saturday 22 September: Billy Billy Rocks Circuit – M/R. Follow the track up the spur parallel to Billy Billy Creek, scramble to the top of the Rocks, continue south to the Aboriginal shelter, then approximately north east through the bush...
Thursday 20 September: Bushwalking with Covenant College – Tuggeranong Hill. Summary Distance: 5.4km | Climb: 270m | Time: 1.00pm – 2.50pm (1hr 50mins), including a few mins of breaks | Grading: S/E-M; E(5) Photographs Photographs are available, where you can...
Saturday 13 October: WBB – Mt Clear – L/M. Our annual madness: ~ 30 km with a mountain or two. This is the same as last year: Mt Clear car park, Sam Aboud’s Dunny, Long Flat, border trail, Mt Clear, northerly...
Thursday 11 October: North of Billy Billy Rocks – M/R. On the northern side of Billy Billy Rocks there is a geocache, GC1PVHC . This is the goal for the day. There are lots and lots of granite boulders to...
Saturday 29 September – Tuesday 2 October: Budawangs – L/R,ptX. This walk is mainly on track with some off track sections to visit interesting features. From the Nerriga entrance we will follow the Redgrounds Track to the Endrick River and...
Wednesday morning 19 September: LBG paddle with Max. Summary Distance: 7.1km | Time: 8.15am – 9.45am (1hr 30mins) Photographs Photographs are available, where you can start a large sized slideshow. Video Waypoint and Track Files Download the gpx file for...
Thursday 13 September: Bushwalking for Covenant College Further Information Covenant College approached the Canberra Bushwalking Club for assistance in running some bush walks, part of the year 9/10 sports unit, where a number of different activities are tried. The Walks...
Thursday evening 13 September: Navigation Refresher #7 – GPSr and PC. An evening demonstration of PC software (eg. BaseCamp, OziExplorer) and digital maps to plan and analyse trips recorded on a GPSr. Includes no-cost web resources such as Google Earth...
Saturday 15 September: Mt Foxlow – M/M. From the car park just off Woolcara Lane at the entrance to the Yanununbeyan Conservation Area, we will head off track up to Mt Foxlow where we will have lunch. Return initially along...
Saturday 8 September: Camels Hump and Tidbinbilla Peak – L/R. The crest of the Tidbinbilla Range provides great walking, with views west to the Cotter River and Brindabella Range and east down to the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. We walk up...
Saturday 25 August: Bullen Range – L/E,R,ptX. GC22HRJ Bullen’s Crack. Walk the fire trail along the crest of the Bullen Range from Tidbinbilla Road through Barnes Hill and Brett Trig. A further 1km north, we go off-track and descend 200vm...
Saturday 18 August: Tennent Ridge and Bushfold Flats – L/E-M. An easy-paced ascent to the Tennent ridge T-intersection, continuing along the AAWT down to Bushfold Flats. At this northern end of the Flats there is the opportunity to visit 1884,...