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Trip Report

Saturday 29 June: Bogong Cave – M/R,ptX. Use the cairned footpad from Corin Road to gain the Billy Billy Rocks area. Climb up for views if conditions are suitable. However, the main objective for this trip is Bogong Cave, around...
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Cotter Dam Views – L/E-M,X. Three walks overlooking Cotter Dam. From the back of Uriarra Village, walk SW to Mt McDonald then S to overlook the dam from the northern side. Next, a walk from near the Murrumbidgee River bridge...
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Tuesday 25 June 2019: Caoura Ridge, Clifftop Walk, Morton National Park – M/R,ptX. The walk starts on the Caoura Road, 21 km southeast of Marulan. We’ll spend most of the day off-track following the clifftop east along the southern rim...
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Enjoying the view from the top of The Spinnaker Saturday 22 June: Winter solstice on the Spinnaker – M/M/X. Welcome the turning of the year on the Spinnaker and its ridge. From Honeysuckle camp ground explore the open space ~2km...
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Thursday 20 June: Uriarra Pine Forest Caching and other nearby places – L/R. Caching around Sherwood, down the lower Cotter River, behind Uriarra Village and near the Murrumbidgee River near the Cotter. Leader: Roger E. Summary Distance: 20.9km | Climb:...
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Saturday 15 June: CBC’s second, fun come-and-try-it bushwalk – Orroral Valley – M/M. Latest news: We now have a short 4km loop led by Shell, suitable for any age child; a medium 6km loop led by Lisa; and an 8km...
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Friday 14 June: Cotter Caching – L/E-M. Geocaching around the Cotter and Lees Creek in the old Uriarra Pine Forest. Some drive-bys thrown in. Further Information Roger and I have got in the groove for a day of caching each...
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Tuesday 11 June: Tallowa Gorge Clifftop Walk, Morton National Park – L/R,ptX. The start is in the Wingello State Forest 16 km east of Marulan. We’ll walk southeast on fire-trails to Morton National Park, then spend about 5 hours off-track...
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Saturday 8 June: Gorilla Rock – S/R,X. We will walk part of the AAWT from Honeysuckle Creek campground to collect geocache GC83AHH Booroomba Bedrock before retracing our steps and detouring off-track to Gorilla Rock to collect GC1TV31 King Kong. If...
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Thursday 6 June: Kowen Caching – L/E-M. Some geocaches in the Kowen Pine Forest area. Further Information Last time I was in this area was doing Ian’s Kowen Forest 23 Dams on 16 Jul 13. Summary Distance: 21.5km | Climb:...
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Saturday 1 June: Camels Hump, Nil Desperandum and surrounds – L/R,ptX. From the Mountain Creek car park we walk the steep Camel Back Fire Trail to Camels Hump for grand views. The next leg is a severe off-track 550 vertical...
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31 May: Nice Namadgi Places – M/R. An opportunity to visit some nice Namadgi places. Photographs Photographs are available, where you can start a large sized slideshow. Video Track Notes 4 little walks, including pretending to walk to Mt Namadgi...
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Wednesday 29 May: Enchanted Hill – E-M. ENCHANTED HILL The walk starts at the entrance to Tuggeranong Homestead on Johnson Drive in Calwell. We follow Tuggeranong Creek to the Monaro Highway where there is a short diversion to the axe...
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Monday 27 May: Reconciliation Day visiting both Indigenous and Pastoral Sites – L/E. Leaving from Yankee Hat car park we will follow the walking track, crossing Bogong Creek, to the Yankee Hat art site. From here we will follow fire...
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Saturday 25 May: Cuumbeun Nature Reserve Wander – L/M,ptX. The Cuumbeun NR is just east of Queanbeyan and is primarily open eucalypt woodland, crossed by some deep ravines. This walk uses some of the Old Sydney Road which runs through...
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Wednesday 22 May: Round Mountain. A recce of an upcoming NPA ACT walk. Leader: Brian S. Further Information How many Round Mountains are there in KNP? When I was first invited on this trip I had the wrong one, Lett...
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20 May 2019: 3 Walks from Corin Rd – Square Rock, Gibraltar Pine Forest, Gibraltar Creek – M/R,ptX. Some short walks from Corin Rd. 1 Square Rock and beyond. 2 A walk NW from the road up into the old...
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Saturday 18 May: Rendezvous Creek Walking Track and Orroral Valley Loop – M/E-M. A couple of geocaches near the Rendezvous Creek Walking Track and a recce of the next Canberra Bushwalking Club’s come-and-try-it walk on Saturday 15 June. Further Information...
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Monday-Tuesday 13-14 May: Tallowa Dam Paddle. 2 days, 1 night paddling narrow pointy boats up the Shoalhaven River gorge from Tallowa Dam. Leader: Mike B. Transport: Own boat and car. Further Information I’d called in here on 10 Feb 19...
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Saturday 11 May: Booth’s hill – L/R/X. Booth’s hill via Brandy Flat hut for two geocaches. We will be following part of John’s 5/8/2017 track (https://johnevans.id.au/5-august-2017-booths-hill/). From the Glendale depot, we’ll take the fire trail to Brandy Flat hut. About...
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