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 11 August: Mt Domain – M/M. Mt Domain rises to just over 1500m at the southern end of the Tidbinbilla Range, behind the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. It is visible from many parts of Canberra. We approach via the Fishing...
Thursday 9 August: Another snowshoe trip. Starting from Guthega. Leader: Mike B. Further Information On a roll with beautiful weather, as last week. Summary Distance: 10.0km | Climb: 400m | Time: 9.15am – 3.00pm (5hrs 45mins), including 60 mins of...
1 So over the past several years I’ve been fortunate enough to have friends who have allowed me to paddle their spare kayaks. 2 Just after we moved to our old folks home, a friend from church made me a...
Thursday 2 August: Guthega Snowshoe – M/M. A private trip organised by Mike B. Further Information 4 years since I’ve last been for a snowshoe. Summary Distance: 13.0km | Climb: 590m | Time: 9.10am – 3.00pm (5hrs 50mins), including 50...
Saturday 28 July: Bungonia Plateau – M/M. A walk around the edge of Bungonia Gorge, with views of it and the Shoalhaven River -and for those interested a look inside the entrances to some of the caves – plus an...
Sunday arvo 15 July: Walking with Winners – A stroll in Mulligans Flat Woodland Reserve with Robyn Hall and Tara Cheyne – Short and Easy. You’ve seen the bio of new Canberra Bushwalking Club walk leader and Homeward Bound STEMM...
Tuesday 10 July: A georide with Marmaduke Rothschild – E. Sore feet preclude me doing Ian ‘the granite hunter’s’ L/R trips atm, so a geocaching ride from my old folks home out Point Hut Rd, south down Tidbinbilla Rd to...
Tuesday 3 July: UFO Caching in the Bullen Range Nature Reserve – . Walk description Further Information The UFO series is a real fun lot of caches. Great cache art and some great puzzle caches: Roger had solved the majority...
Monday 25 June: Mulligans Flat and CCT Geocaching – M/E-M,ptX. A wander through the Mulligans Flat NR, the high edge of Bonner and the Canberra Centenary Trail to pick up a few non-premium geocaches. Further Information A little caching with...
Saturday 23 June: Stockyard Creek Waterfall Revisited – M/R/ptX. There are two reasons for a revisit: Anita found a rare plant and needs to revisit and re-locate it; and the fearless leader was looking for the wrong waterfall. A very...
Thursday 21 June: Around Orroral on the shortest day of the year – L/R,ptX. Walk the Granite Tors Walking Track to the geodetic observatory. Then a targeted climb onto the ridge NW of Orroral Hill for geocaches GC2042E Wonderland #3...
Tuesday 19 June: Tinderry Nature Reserve, Western Slopes – L/R part X. The walk starts near the West Keewong Fire Trail on the Burra Road. For most of the day we will be off-track, on the western side of The...
Saturday 16 June: North Bushfold Flats and ‘Mt Evans’ – L/M,ptX. The northern end of Bushfold Flats is less often visited. It contains several early 20th century European hut sites. In addition, a good walking friend shared his 1979 Outward...
Geocaching Black Mountain with Kambahkid – M/M. Caching for a few more numbers. Further Information Probably not much of interest in this little post to readers, except reminders for me. Hats off to Kambahkid who currently has 1400+ caches logged,...
Thursday 7 June: Gigerline Geocaching with Marmaduke Rothschild. A wander around some of the Vampire Series. Summary Distance: 16.3km | Climb: 400m | Time: 8.25am – 2.55pm (6hrs 30mins), including 30 mins of breaks | Grading: M/M; M(10) Photographs Photographs...
… with guest blogger Lauren O and guest recorder Stephen M Saturday 2 June: Molonglo Ridge – L/M. Many have driven Woolcara Lane to walk in the Yanununbeyan Reserve, but not so many would have walked on the Woolcara property....
Tuesday 29 May: The Ridge Northwest of Orroral Hill, Namadgi National Park – L/R. Starting from the Orroral Valley carpark, we’ll follow the walking track to the old Lunar Laser Observatory site, then head off-track for most of the day,...
The Long Weekend Rocks! (Part 3) – Mt Ainslie quarry and Labyrinth – S/M. Enjoy a sleep in before commencing the walk from the BBQs at the base of Mt Ainslie at 10am. Follow a fire trail around the Quarry...
Saturday 26 May: The Long Weekend Rocks! (Part 1) – M/R. Castle Hill & Gibraltar Peak The ‘rockstravaganza’ begins with some interesting rock formations at the beautiful Castle Hill. From the Lanyon Shops, we will drive to the Lambrigg lookout...
Friday 25 May: Geocaching in Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve – M/M. Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve is an area of open woodland between the new suburbs of Gungahlin and the NSW border where with little effort you can feel remote from the cares...