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.
Walking the SE Scabby Range – view from near BM J82 30-31 May 2015: The Fortress and Sams Creek – M/R. This is a reconnaissance along the ACT border between the saddles south of Kelly and north of Gudgenby. Some...
The footpad leaves Bimberi Peak Saturday-Sunday 23-24 May 2015: Bimberi Peak from the West – M/M-R.Trip depends on weather (road closed the following fortnight for winter). A 3 hour, 220km drive via Cooma, Adaminaby, Tantangara and Pockets Saddle Rds to...
Misty arvo break Tuesday 19 May: Yanununbeyan National Park – L/R. This is the wet weather alternative to the advertised walk to Parliament Hill in the Blue Mountains National Park. The walk starts on the Captains Flat road and follows...
View to Yankee Hat North and South, Mt Gudgenby and The Fortress from 1420m contour on the lower Mavis Ridge Saturday 16 May: Pheasant Creek–Mt Herlt – M/R. From the Boboyan Road near Rendezvous Creek the route crosses open ground...
The going 1km south of lunch Wednesday 13 May: Cookbundoon Nature Reserve – M/R/X. The reserve was gazetted in 2010 and is located 15 km northeast of Goulburn. It is an area of about 7 km x 1.5 km, with...
Ian on Yaouk Peak framing Mt Scabby and Sentry Box Mountain Tuesday 5 May: Yaouk Peak – L/R,ptX. A long drive through the south of the ACT to a private property on Yaouk Rd. Farm track and footpad most of...
Keverstone SCA Tuesday 28 April: Keverstone State Conservation Area – L/R. The reserve is 35 km north of Crookwell. It is a rugged area of about 12 km x 6 km, with steep gullies and ridges covered in dry grassy...
19 April 2015 4.55pm Max at Derwent Bridge Hotel 20 April 2015 10.07am Fabulous track side growth | Lodden River to N junction Philps Lead 20 April 2015 Philps Peak above Lake Vera 21 April 2015 9.30am Johnny Boy at...
Orroral Homestead – arvo tea and a great talk by Jenny H on Andy Cunningham Saturday 11 April: Yet More HMAS geocaching – S/E. Morning bike ride for a couple of hours in the old Stromlo Pine Forest area west...
Molonglo River flowing strongly Thursday morning 9 April: Geocaching (more of the HMAS series) – S/E. A short stroll. I drove down past the RSPCA in Kirpatrick St Weston and parked down on the edge of the pond. Summary Distance:...
North Mundoonen Nature Reserve Tuesday 7 April: North Mundoonen Nature Reserve – M/M. Change of plan with wet weather forecast. Leader: Jenny H. 5 of us drove in 2 cars to Sheldricks Lane, just off the Hume Highway. Around a...
Plenty of Grass Trees | Sidling across scree to GC5CHVG Pierces Plummet | Happy buddies at GC5CHVG Pierces Plummet | A good drop below GC5CHVG Pierces Plummet Saturday 4 April: Pierces Creek Falls – S/E-R. A short morning walk to...
Rich and Sean – professional clowns and great guys Saturday-Sunday 21-22 March 2015: CBR100Challenge – L/E. Walks of 25, 50 and 100km are being organised by CBR100Challenge on the Canberra Centenary Trail. I have a team of 3 to do...
Cbr100Challenge course marking at the Majura Pines signage – go straight ahead, not over horse gate Thursday 19 March: Checkout the Cbr100Challenge 100km route joining the Acacia Trail – S/E. Checkout this bit of the course that has fooled me....
Eternity church walkers at the Kambah firestorm storytree Sunday 15 March: Beryl Women’s Shelter Fund Raising Walk – Eternity church to Kambah Firestorm Storytree and return – S/E. Come and join us after church (∼12noon) as we walk from Eternity...
Sunset over the Illoura Horse Paddocks on the north-west of Curtin Saturday 14 March: Cbr100Challenge Training – night walking from Duffy to Regatta Point – L/E. The 100km next weekend will see us walking through the night. Here’s an opportunity...
Murrumbidgee River at sunset Thursday 12 March: Southside Stroll – S/E. How about a stroll north from Kambah Pool along the Murrumbidgee River track? A few geocaches too. Around 8km and 480m climb. Maps: Tuggeranong, Canberra, Cotter Dam. Leader: John...
Balloons following us Saturday 7 March 2015: CBR100 Challenge training – Lake Burley Griffin circuit inc Black Mountain, Mount Ainslie – L/E. Last training walk before the CBR100 Challenge. A complete lap of Lake Burley Griffin, including visiting Black Mountain and...
… or grumpy old man picks further holes in Cbr100Challenge route Track Check out Black Mountain Thursday 5 March: Cbr100Challenge Training – Check out Black Mountain – S/E. An opportunity to check out the 100km course of the Cbr100Challenge around...
Eucalypt grass Tuesday 3 March: Nadgigomar Nature Reserve, Western Section – L/M. The walk is in the Sunset Mountain section of Nadgigomar Nature Reserve 35 km north of Braidwood. The terrain is hilly or slightly undulating and there are extensive...