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.
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,...
View from Mt Tennent Saturday 8 March: Geocaching Mt Tennent – L/E. Geocache the Tennent Trail series up the Mt Tennent Fire Trail from Apollo Rd to Mt Tennent. Descend via the Link Track and AAWT to the Namadgi Visitors...
Geocache GC391G1 Bruce’s Chook Tuesday 11 March: Mulligans Flat, CCT and Bonner geocaching – L/E-M. 2 of us drove from Weston Creek and parked on Gundaroo Drive at the entrance to Little Mulligans Flat. Summary Distance: 21.1km | Climb: 480m...
Mt Kelly, Coronet Peak, Rotten Swamp, Mt Namadgi and Mt Burbidge from Z81 on the granite slabs of 1733m feature Friday-Sunday 14-16 March 2014: 3 days Border Marker Hunting on the Scabby Range – L/R,ptX. Hunt for border markers on...
Mt Mavis and the bowl down to Rendezvous Creek flats from the Wall of Tors (Mav 022) Tuesday 18 March: Rocky Outcrops Eastern Flank of Mavis Ridge – L/R,ptX. From the Nursery Swamp carpark we will follow tracks for 90...
Coornartha NR | Cypress Pines | old bottle | trig | open going | eagles’ nest Tuesday 25 March: Plan C Coornartha Nature Reserve – L/M,X. A ramble around the Coornartha Nature Reserve near Numeralla. Maps: Numeralla and Cooma. Leader:...
Googong Dam from Googong Lookout Saturday 29 March: Bradleys Creek and Black Wallaby Loop – Googong Dam – M/E. Starting at the Downstream Picnic area of the Dam we will follow the Bradley’s Creek Walk looking to find our way...
Cuumbeun Nature Reserve – Exit from Ravine 1 | Ravine 2 | Descending to Ravine 3 | Walking Ravine 4 to find an exit Tuesday 1 April: Cuumbeun Nature Reserve, Four Ravines – L/M-R. We start 10 minutes from Queanbeyan...
Geocachers at work (photo Cynthia C) | the first creek that caused an upstream crossing | a grey but tranquil Drum Stick Point | Googong Dam lets it out Saturday morning 5 April: Googong Geocaching – M/E-M,ptX. Great views over...
View from GC2BG7Q Bushfold View Saturday 19 April: Mt Tennent (part 3) – L/M. From the Namadgi Visitor Information Centre, we will follow the AAWT to Bushfold Flats before climbing through the scrub to pick up Tennent Fire Trail, which...