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.
View from lunch over the Orroral River to the hills beyond Saturday 15 November: A circuit of the upper Orroral Valley – L/E-M-R,ptX. Enjoy an amble up the Orroral Valley grasslands on footpad from the Tracking Station car park to join...
Bumps on the 1210+m feature south of lunch Tuesday 11 November: Northern Section of Tallaganda National Park – L/R/X. The walk starts at the junction of the Forbes Creek road and North Black Range fire trail. The walk is mainly...
Mt Namadgi views – Cotter Hut, Namadgi Spur, Mavis Ridge Mt Namadgi views – Mavis Ridge, Lanyon Valley houses, the Tinderries on the horizon Mt Namadgi views – Gudgenby grasslands, Yankee Hats, Mts Burbidge and Gudgenby, The Fortress, SH1733 Mt...
SH772 from near the top of the descent pass Tuesday 4 November: Sassafras Mountain M/M,ptX. Starting at the usual Nerriga entrance to the Budawangs off Meangora Rd, we will proceed along the walking track to cross the Endrick river and...
Walking the tops above Coolumburra Creek south of morning tea Tuesday 28 October: Upper Coolumburra Creek M/R/part X. A circuit in Morton National park, all off-track. From Rolfes Gap (376E 149N AGD 1966) head East, initially around the base of...
Deadmans Hill, Booroomba Rocks, the boutique range, hill of disgrace from Mt Tennent resting rocks Saturday 25 October: Mt Tennent M/E-M. For the time poor meet at Namadgi Visitors Centre ready to depart at 0800 for a half day trip...
View to Bimberi Peak and Cotter Flats from near geocache GC1Q2W0 The Middle of Frickin’ Nowhere Tuesday 21 October: Geocaches near Coronet Peak L/R,ptX. An aptly named cache In the Middle of @%#$&* Nowhere lies 500m south of...
View NE from Mt Kelly – Namadgi, Rotten Swamp, Burbidge, Gudgenby grasslands, Yankee Hats Yankee Hat Ridge to SH1733 with Mt Gudgenby and The Fortress at the back from Mt Burbidge Saturday-Sunday 18-19 October: Weekends in the southern Namadgi #8...
Grass trees just north of Old Gap Road and the power lines Tuesday 14 October: Mundoonen Nature Reserve – L/R. Starting from the Old Hume Highway under Mt Mundoonen, south and east through the NR via spurs and gullies through...
11 October Entrance to Rivendell 12 October Yaralla Estate grotto Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October: Sydney Geocaching – S&M/E,X. In Sydney with time to fill in, so a couple of wanders near Concord Hospital. just me. Summary Saturday –...
Grass trees Saturday 4 October: Day trips in Namadgi #7 – Castle Hill followed by Gibraltar Peak followed by Farrer’s grave. Maps: Williamsdale, Tidbinbilla. Leaders: Jenny and Rob H. Transport: ~$24 per car. 6 of us drove in 2 cars...
Lunch views down the south arm of Burkes Creek from The Pimple Tuesday 30 September: The Pimple and geocaches on the Tidbinbilla Ridge – L/R. There is a cache – GC1KV4P – on The Pimple, and a number of others...
View to the Bullen Range and Tidbinbilla Range from TG26, the southern Urambi Hill trig Monday 29 September: Urambi Hills with Canberra’s social media queens – S/E. A stroll up Urambi Hills with @In_The_Taratory and @chifley_alison. A short and quick...
I carked it on this hill Tuesday 23 September: Geocaches above Blue Gum Creek – L/R,ptX. There are 3 geocaches – GC1VDD3, GC1VDD1 and GC1VDD2 – in the hills 400m above the Georges Creek FT ford of Blue Gum Creek....
Floriade Monday 22 September: – 8am Floriade Walk S/E. Co-lead an early Floriade 1hr walk for members of the public. 14 of us met. Summary Distance: 2.0km | Climb: 10m | Time: 8.00am-9.00pm (1hr) | Grading: S/E; VE(3) Photographs Photographs...
Repaired drop log fencing at Lutons Crutching Shed | Crawford Homestead site | Dog kennel at Lone Pine Homestead site | ACT border marker S40 Saturday 20 September: A-Z Namadgi Tours – L/M. Second attempt at a 54km mountain bike...
Thursday evening 18 September: Navigation Refresher #7: GPSr and PC. An evening looking at interfacing GPSr to PC. Use of digital mapping software (eg. OziExplorer, Garmin’s BaseCamp) and maps (eg. NSW LPI TopoView digitised 1:25000 topo maps for PC, OZTopo...
Sorry. I’m experiencing trouble with WordPress/Jetpack new post notifications. Yesterday’s walk to Gillindich Nature Reserve is at www.johnevans.id.au/wp/?p=5433...
The creek in the northern part of the walk Tuesday 16 September: Gillindich Nature Reserve – L/R/X. This is an exploratory walk 25 km north of Crookwell. The Reserve is rugged country of about 4 km x 3 km, with...
Tidbinbilla Ridge, Mt Eliza and the main tor from Gibraltar Peak Saturday 13 September: Yet more Gentle Geocaching at TNR – L/E-M. Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve has provided some excellent rambling over the last few weeks, taking us on trails that...