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.
SNAKE BITE INFORMATION Allan’s excellent treatment of snakes and snake bites is here. Video excerpt of compression bandaging here, or below. Saturday 1 October 2022: Mt Ainslie and Mt Pleasant NRs * – M/E. In Canberra for the long weekend? Want a short...
Wednesday 28 September 2022: Around Black Mountain – M/E. An impromptu wander around Black Mountain, starting in the rain. Summary From Garmin Connect – Distance: 9.86km | Climb: 475m | Time: 2:25 moving + 0:38 of stops = 3:03 | Grading: M/E;...
Sunday 25 September 2022: Mt Majura and Justice Robert Hope Park NRs * – M/M-R,ptX.Mt Majura as you may not know it. Climb 70vm up a rocky gully, rather than use the track. Search west down an old fence alignment looking...
Thursday 22 September 2022: AllTrails Cotter Dam and McDonald’s Lookout Loop; Grasstree Lookout – M/E. By kind invitation of great friends. We could maybe throw in the short walk to the Grasstree Lookout. Summary From Garmin Connect Cotter Dam and...
Wednesday 21 September 2022: Wednesday Walk E-M/M-H Isaacs Ridge and Mt Mugga Mugga Nature Reserves – M/E-M. For those of you looking forward to a walk this Wednesday please meet in Shepherdson Place, Isaacs at 8.30am. We’ll combine a walk for...
Saturday 17 September 2022: Isaacs Ridge and Mt Mugga Mugga Nature Reserves * – L/E-M,ptX. Ascend through the Isaacs Pine Forest to the towers on the ridge. Walk north through YA90 (‘Sheaffe’) trig and down a spur to near O’Malley. Ascend the western...
Wednesday 14 September 2022: M-H Wednesday Walk Tidbinbilla Peak. We follow the Camelback fire trail for some 4-5km before heading west off track until we meet the walking track to John’s Peak for morning tea. From there, we continue to Tidbinbilla...
Sunday 11 September 2022: Dowling trig and Sherwood Daffodils. From Mountain Creek Road we will walk two kilometres gaining 180 metres in altitude to Dowling Trig. We will descend via an open ridge with expansive views. We then proceed to...
Wednesday 7 September 2022: E-M Wednesday Walk Shepherds Walking Track, Shepherd’s Lookout, Molonglo River. We follow the beginning of Shepherd’s Walking Track, Strathnairn until we reach Shepherds Lookout . This is an easy, basically level track with good views towards...
Sunday 4 September 2022: Cooleman Ridge, Mt Taylor and Oakey Hill Nature Reserves * – L/E-M,ptX. Warm up by a climb to Narrabundah Hill. Then south to walk Cooleman Ridge including Cooleman and Arawang trigs. Great vistas to the west,...
Tuesday 31 August 2022: Mt Tennent ! L/E. A comparative puff up Mt Tennent via the new track. Summary From Garmin Connect – Distance: 13.99km | Climb: 835m | Time: 4:09 moving + 0:34 of stops = 4:43 | Grading:...
Saturday 27 August 2022: Tuggeranong Hill and Melrose Nature Reserves * – L/E-M,ptX. Climb to Tuggeranong Hill for great views of Lanyon Valley and to Mt Tennent. Descend and walk the Theodore Hills in the north-east section of the Reserve....
Wednesday 24 August 2022: E-M Wednesday walk Mt Arawang and Cooleman Ridge. Meet at 8:45am for 9am start in the parking area off Namatjira Drive just before the turnoff to Kambah Pool if coming from the north or just after it...
Sunday 21 August 2022: Rob Roy Nature Reserve * – M/M,ptX. Follow a rocky stream up to join a short section of fire trail to Mt Rob Roy and its trig. Descend off-track to the W to avoid the leased...
Sunday 14 August 2022: Kowen Escarpment and Molonglo Gorge Nature Reserves * – M/M,ptX. Canberra Nature Park – a breath of fresh air for busy walkers. There are 39 Nature Reserves in the Canberra Nature Park. How many can we walk...
Saturday 6 August 2022: McQuoids Hill and Urambi Hills Nature Reserves * – L/E.Canberra Nature Park – a breath of fresh air for busy walkers. There are 39 Nature Reserves in the Canberra Nature Park. How many can we walk in?...
Tuesday 2 August 2022: Spot Height 985 above Corin Road ! – S/E-M,X. A short trip above Corin Road to the lowest bump. AllTrails shows a fire trail ascending to the crest SE above Corin Road, up to an 880+m knoll....
Saturday 30 July 2022: Budjan Galindji Grasslands, Nadjung Mada and Crace Grasslands Nature Resesrves * – M/E-M,ptX. Canberra Nature Park – a breath of fresh air for busy walkers. There are 39 Nature Reserves in the Canberra Nature Park. How many...
Friday 29 July 2022: Big Monks, ‘Little Monks’ and the Black and White Mine – different route ! – S/E,X. A different way to get to Big Monks. Summary From Garmin Connect – Distance: 2.37km | Climb: 256m | Time: 53mins...
Wednesday 27 July 2022: Lanyon Falls – Wednesday Walk M-H – a circuit in Rob Roy Nature Reserve. Summary From Garmin Connect – Distance: 8.17km | Climb: 506m | Time: 2hrs 48mins moving + 1hr 39mins of stops |...