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.
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...
Orroral Valley from the slab above the cave Tuesday 2 February: More Headwaters of Honeysuckle Creek – M/R,X. Starting at Honeysuckle creek car park, go West for about 3.5 km along the ridge between the two main arms of Honeysuckle creek...
Scabby Tarn at sunset Sunday 31 January: Presentation to Artists Society of Canberra – A brush with the border. Photographs Photographs are available, where you can start a large sized slideshow or view the photo in higher resolution. If you...
… or a long way to get a schooner of Coke at the George Harcourt Inn Cbr100 Training for Beryl Womens Shelter Saturday 30 January: Cbr100 Training for Beryl Womens Shelter. Contact me if you want some exercise on the Canberra...
Chinese Tour Group to TNR Thursday 28 January: Escort a Chinese tour group on walks at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve – S/E . I drove to TNR and met a bused-in group of 11 tourists. Summary Distance: 4.7km | Climb: 180m...
Australia Day lunch views to the Orroral Valley Tuesday 26 January: Orroral Adventures – L/EandR,ptX. A short search for the second SATAN command antenna site. Walk the Granite Tors Walking Track from the Orroral Tracking Station – that’s easy. Head...
Track Lap of LBG Saturday 23 January: A lap of LBG – L/E. Needing some exercise? Join me for as little or as much as you like of a lap of Lake Burley Griffin. Meet at the National Library at...
Happy and chatty walking group Thursday pm 21 January: Aranda Bushland, Kiers Trig and Frost Hollow – S/E. Meet at 6.30 in the car park accessed via the road beside 61 MacKellar Circuit, Cook. We will walk in the Aranda...
… the most inhospitable and unrelenting country I’ve walked in a while Dead Alpine Ash as far as the eye can see Sunday 17 January: Peak 1409 – M/R. A challenging walk cross country and through scrub to the lovely...
Blatant Brindabella Geocaching (clockwise from top left) flowers | 7 and a half mile blaze | views from Mt Aggie | border corner U55, the westernmost point of the ACT | flowers | flowers Saturday 16 January: Blatant Brindabella Geocaching,...
… 33 geocaches in 37ºC Red Rocks gorge from the lookout on the Canberra Centenary Trail Tuesday 12 January: Geocaching from Pine Island to Kambah Pool – L/E . A little private walkabout along the ‘Bidgee just north of the...
Enjoying an evening stroll in Farrer Ridge and Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserves Monday pm 11 January: Farrer Ridge and Wanniassa Hills – S/E We will stroll along Farrer Ridge then on to Wanniassa Hills. Return via a different route. Meet...