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.
15 September 2024: Mt Eliza, Gibraltar Peak, Mushroom Rock – M/R. Mt Eliza is often forgotten when one visits Gibraltar Peak, today we’ll visit it first. We start our walk at Dalsetta car park walking up to Eliza saddle. From...
Saturday evening 14 September 2024: Urambi Hills Nature Reserve – S/E. A walk up the new Urambi Hill track. Organised by Southern ACT Catchment Group (SACTCG) and Kambah Turns 50 Group. Featured commentary by Ranger Darren Roso and Kambah Historian...
Monday 9 September 2024: Take Tim the Yowie Man, Glenn the Kambah historian and a local resident to the source of Village Creek ! – S/R. A quick up and back, around 2 hours. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on Epix...
Saturday 7 September 2024: A morning trip to ‘Calvary’ * – M/M. ‘Calvary’ is a pise homestead site on the South Bullen Range. We will walk in via the crest of the Range, through Barnes Hill and another knoll. There are wonderful views...
Wednesday 4 September 2024: Dowling trig and Sherwood daffy-dils ! – M/E. A quick out and back to see the blooms. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on Epix Gen 2) – Distance: 9.45km | Climb: 305vm | Time: 2:10 moving + 0:38 of stops...
Tuesday 27 August 2024: ACT Border Walk section 1: Kowen from Kings Highway to Sutton Road * – L/E. A trip planned by Jonathan M and executed by me. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on Epix Gen 2) – Distance: 23.05km...
Monday 12 August 2024: The Paralyser Snowshoe – 2B. Our primary objective will be to reach Trig Point SMA0318 just to the south of Guthega. Depending on our progress, we may explore the area around The Paralyser about 1 km south...
Saturday 10 August 2024: Rob Roy Nature Reserve, Mountain and Falls * – M/M-R,ptX. The Rob Roy Nature Reserve is getting plenty of walking at the moment, so let’s keep it up. Climb via the creek behind the flood mitigation...
Monday 5 August 2024: Towards Bogong Creek Falls * – M/R,ptX. Bogong Creek rises in the Scabby Range and descends between Mt Gudgenby and Yankee Hat South. It merges with Middle Creek to form the Gudgenby River. There’s a waterfall that’s worth a...
Wednesday 31 July 2024: E-M Wednesday Walk – 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...
Monday 29 July 2024: Mt Gingera snowshoe * – L/M. Snowshoe the Gingera Ridge from Corin Dam. Early start, slow ascent, late finish. Around 20km and 1100vm climb. Magical if enough snow. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on MAP66i) – Distance: 20.55km | Climb:...
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...