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.
We join the Kybeyan River at a large bluff and pool Tuesday 19 April: Mt Pleasant and Kybeyan Gorge – M/R. A circuit with a view point, a granite gorge and fairly open ridges. Park on the Kybeyan West FT...
Split Rock Saturday 16 April: Split Rock Geocache – L/E&R. Walk the AAWT from Orroral Tracking Station to Cotter Gap, then a scrubby up to Split Rock for geocache GC15298 Rock of Ages. Around 20km and 900m climb. Maps: Rendezvous...
View south from morning tea to the top of the Orroral Valley, Mt McKeahnie and our objective knoll Wednesday 13 April: Geocaching McKeahnie in the Middle – L/R,ptX . That says it all. 4 of us drove in 1 vehicle...
View south and west from The Onion Tuesday 12 April: Tinderry Nature Reserve, The Onion – M/R,X. We start at the junction of the Round Flat Fire-trail and the Tinderry Road. We follow the trail for 2 km then head...
Autumn colour in the deciduous plantings opposite ‘Sherwood’ Tuesday 5 April: Two Sticks Hill & Mt Dowling – L/M-E. A walk mainly along fire trails to Two Sticks Hill and then Mt Dowling and Sherwood. Start is from Blue Range...
Mt Gudgenby – View from geocache | trig | Mt Gudgenby from below | map detail Sunday 3 April: Mt Gudgenby – L/R. A classic walk with great views. From the Gudgenby car park along the valley to the saddle...
Rob H (fearless leader) and Eric D arriving at Mt Domain cairn Monday 28 March: Fishing Gap to Mt Domain and return – M/R.Walk up the Fishing Gap firetrail and then follow the newly taped foot pad to Mt Domain. Return...
Bogong Creek swamp from the Yankee Hat Walking Track Saturday 26 March: Middle Creek – M/R. A walk part way up Middle Creek to a rock and a geocache, GC26Y22 Dinner Rock. Middle Creek is likely to be quite scrubby....
Rocky top of the descent to Parliament Creek Tuesday 22 March: Parliament Hill, Blue Mountains National Park – L/R/X. The walk starts at the junction of the Little River fire-trail and the Jerong Road, 34 km northeast of Taralga. This...
Tidbinbilla Valley from tape 014 Wednesday 16 March: Mt Domain – M/R. Become a TNR volunteer for the day! Walk from Fishing Gap to Mt Domain. Around 12km and 670m climb. Map: Tidbinbilla. Leader: John Evans john@johnevans.id.au 0417 436 877....
Walking the gully Saturday 12 March: Rob Roy – M/R. A walk in the Canberra Nature Park on the outskirts of Canberra’s southern suburbs. We start off along a nice gorge that has some delightful waterfalls (providing it has rained)....
The end – nearly $5,000 raised for Beryl Women’s Shelter! Saturday-Sunday 5-6 March 2016: Cbr100Challenge – L/E. A wander around the Cbr100Challenge 100km route, dragging myself across the finish line around 24hrs after the start. Doing it for Beryl Women’s...
SH1322, Johns Peak, Tidbinbilla Peak, (just) Tidbinbilla Mountain and The Pimple from the climb to Camels Hump North arm of Burkes Creek and Camels Hump from the climb to Johns Peak Tuesday 1 March: Camels Hump – M/E-M. From the...
Evening views from One Tree Hill Canberra lights from near Oak Hill Saturday 27 February: Night walking on the northern Canberra Centenary Trail – L/E. Night walking is most rewarding, not the least being the starry heavens and the bejewelled...
Canberra from the top of the Mt Ainslie Walking Track Tuesday 23 February: Majura Stone Wall and the Cbr100 route – L/E-M. From Antill St to the stone walls on the northern Majura knoll. Walk the Majura Pine Forest to...
Resting our weary bones | photo Jaime Lapus Saturday 20 February: Cbr100 Training – L/E. From Gold Creek Village via the northern Canberra Centenary Trail, Mulligans Flat and Goorooyarroo Nature Reserves to the Federal Highway. Flank Mt Majura to the...
Blue Gum Hill over Blue Gum Creek Tuesday 16 February: Ridge West of Bushfold Flats, Namadgi National Park – L/R/ part X. From the Booroomba Rocks car park we will follow the Alpine Track for 2 km then head off-track...
Mt Coree Saturday 13 February: Mt Coree – L/E. All on fire trails from Blundells Flat. Around 18km and 700m climb. This will be a moderately paced walk taking us to the summit of Mt Coree which has excellent views...
View south along the Great Dividing Range including Big Brassy Peak Monday 8 – Wednesday 10 February: Kidmans Hut, KNP wilderness – M/M,X. Weather dependent. Commence Gungarlin R, 12 km to Kidmans Hut where we will camp for 2 nights....
View from Gibraltar Peak Saturday 6 February: Gibraltar Peak – M/E. Walk the Gibraltar Peak loop, ascending via the new trail and descending via the old Gibraltar Trail. Great views from the top and the weather looks good. Around 8km...