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 NW from McKeahnie Trig Saturday 11 January: McKeahnie Trig – M/R. McKeahnie trig from the Square Rock walking track. Opportunity for a different exit route. The hotter the forecast, the earlier the start. Back in town by 2pm. Around...
View to Mt Orroral, the knoll to its SW and the Mavis Ridge from morning tea Tuesday 14 January: Orroral Hill Ridges, Namadgi National Park – L/R,ptX. A partly exploratory trip to look at some of the granite slabs and...
Wandering up the shady side of Black Mountain Saturday 18 January: Mt Painter to Botanic Gardens morning walk – S/M. A walk to beat the heat – a 7.30 am start for a walk through three Nature Reserves – Mt...
View from Wanniassa Hills Sunday 19 January: Twilight on Wanniassa Hills – S/E. Meet at 6:00 pm at the big water tank on the corner of Long Gully Road. Bring a picnic snack. Map: Canberra, Leader: Jenny H. Transport: drive...
View back to Brown trig and sunset on the Brindabellas Thursday evening 23 January: Mt Stromlo & Brown Trig – S/E. Meet at 6.30 pm. Park at the junction of Coppins Crossing Road and Uriarra Road. No need to book....
Cotter River at lunch | Last crossing of the Cotter River around 500m downstream of Corin Dam Tuesday 28 January: Stockyard Spur and Cotter River – L/R,WX. Ascend Stockyard Spur track from Corin Dam to helicopter pad then NNE along...
Track Campbell Park Thursday evening 30 January: Campbell Park – S/E. Be at the northern end of the airport side of the Campbell Park offices car park at 6.30. The walk follows the track along the eastern side of the...
View NE on the approach to Gingera | Walking Brumbys Flats Saturday 1 February: Brindabella tops from Corin Dam – L/M. Walk up from Corin Dam. Destinations to choose from include Pryors Hut, Mt Gingera, Snowy Flats Creek cascades and...
Taylor trig Sunday 2 February: An evening walk up Mt Taylor – S/E. We will climb to the summit of Mount Taylor via the standard southern route and descend via the eastern track, then back around to our starting point....
Corang Arch | Many Rock Ribs on the Corang River Tuesday 4 February: Wog Wog, Corang Peak, Canowie Brook, Corang River, Goodsell Creek and return – L/M. This walk is about 25 km with about 300m metres of climbing. Most...
Track LBG bike ride Wednesday evening 5 February: Lake Burley Griffin bike ride – M. Ride around the Central and East Basins of Lake Burley Griffin. We’ll ride clockwise through Commonwealth, Kings and Grevillea Parks, Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Kingston foreshore, Bowen...
Red Rocks Gorge Saturday 8 February: Geocaching around Urambi Hills and maybe the Murrumbidgee – M/M. Geocaching around Urambi Hills and maybe further. Finished by lunchtime, so just bring morning tea. Meet on Learmonth Drive Kambah, just near the intersection...
Emu Flats Tuesday 11 February: Emu Flat and Upper Blue Gum Creek, Namadgi National Park – M/R,ptX. Starting at the Corin Dam road we will follow Smokers Trail for 2km then head off-track for most of the day. It is...
Track Geocaching and Urambi Hills Monday evening 17 February: Urambi Hills – S/E. Meet at 6:30 at Learmoth Drive (Turn from Athlon Drive into Learmoth Drive, pulling over to the left, about 50metres from the traffic lights). We will enjoy...
Murrumbidgee River East of ‘Nerreman’ about 3.5km into the walk Tuesday 18 February: Cotter to Uriarra Crossing – M/R,X. Battle the blackberries in the Stoney Creek Nature Reserve (more likely stroll the dry tops) to follow the Murrumbidgee River from...
View from the top of The Spinnaker Orroral Valley from GC1XAJQ Ridge of Stone geocache Saturday 24 May: Day trips in the Namadgi #3 – The Spinnaker – S/R. A morning ramble from the Honeysuckle Creek camp ground. Map: Corin...
Booth trig holds me up – 87th and last ACT trig Saturday 22 February: Booths Hill – L/R. I couldn’t get there recently, so come and help me bag my last trig. May visit Brandy Flat Hut on the way...
Walking the unnamed creek | Tall timber near Bombay Creek Tuesday 25 February: Bombay Creek circuit – M/M-R. A shady circuit in the Tallaganda State Forest and State Conservation area. No spectacular points but varied forest, ferns, a charming unnamed...
Paddys River mine area from the abandoned mine pits | New Cotter Dam over the razor wire | Murrumbidgee River downstream from Charlies Point Saturday 1 March: Cotter Cave, Paddys River Mine and environs – M/R,W. Examine the abandoned caves,...
Jerrabattgulla Creek | Walking the tributary to Jerrbattgulla Creek | Purple Flax Lily (Dianella revoluta) | Small waterfall Tuesday 4 March: Jerrabattgulla Creek, Southern Tributaries – M/R,WptX. The walk is in a Preserved Forest area in the Tallaganda State Forest,...