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Trip Report

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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Sunday 5 May: Bimberi Peak – L/M. A day trip to Bimberi Peak, the highest hill in the ACT. A 3-hour drive via Cooma, Adaminaby, Tantangara and Pocks Saddle Roads to the track head at Gurrangorambla Creek. Walk fire trail...
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Easter Friday arvo-Saturday 19-20 April: Clear Range (and beyond) mountain bike ride and stride – L&H. Good Friday arvo drive to the Mt Clear car park and ride 9km in to Horse Gully Hut. Camp overnight. Saturday ride a further...
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Tuesday 16 April: Impromptu Caching on the flanks of Mt Tennent  – S/R. A morning’s outing on the lower flanks of Mt Tennent and the lower scar. Further Information At last a couple of caches that both Marmaduke Rothschild and...
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Saturday 13 April: Clear Range – L/M. Walk in the Naas Valley FT from Caloola Farm then, up The Forest Trail to the crest of the Clear Range, to 3 geocaches on the ACT border. Around 23km and 500m climb....
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Saturday-Sunday 6-7 April: Mt Burbidge hill bag and geocaching – M/R.Walk across the grasslands from Yankee Hat car park and into the mouth of Middle Creek. Climb the bottom of the Burbidge spur, then traverse round to near the south...
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Wednesday 3 April: Orroral Hill Ridge – M/M-R. MEDIUM/HARD WEDNESDAY WALK – 3 APRIL 2019 – ORRORAL HILL RIDGE. Leader: Prue D. This is another walk recognising the 50th anniversary this year of the moon landing and the role played...
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Brindabella Arboreta, Hills, Border Markers and Geocaches – M/M-R. Three little walks in the Brindabellas. We start at the southern end of Chalet Rd and visit blaze trees and border markers. With the solution to geocache GC7X339 Marking our territory...
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Tuesday-Wednesday 12-13 March: Kosciuszko Walk, Rams Head Range and Abbott Ridge -L/R. Starting from Thredbo, enjoy a chairlift ride to Top Station. Walk to Mt Koscuiszko, detouring via Rams Head and North Rams Head. Then north on the Main Range...
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Tuesday 5 March: A stroll with Tim the Yowie Man. Yankee Hat rock art and views to the high hills of Namadgi National Park. Further Information Just about every Canberran and regional resident would know of Tim the Yowie Man....
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Saturday-Sunday 2-3 March: Pockets Hut, Leura Gap – L/M,ptX. This walk was postponed in December due to bad weather. Those previously booked will be given priority so you may be placed on a wait list. Day 1: Drive via Cooma,...
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Friday-Sunday 22-24 February: Paddling the Tumut River with Paul and Fi. Summary Distance: 24.5km | Climb: -30m | Time: 9.00am – 1.45pm (4hrs 45mins), including 45 mins of breaks | Grading: L/M (paddle); M(10) Photographs Photographs are available, where you...
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Saturday 16 February: Mt Ginini, Little Ginini & Mt Gingera – L/M. From Ginini car park on Mount Franklin Road a short walk to Mt Ginini then off track to Little Ginini. Next partly off track to Pryor’s Hut for...
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Friday – Sunday 8-10 February: Paddling on the Shoalhaven Coast – M. A weekend mucking around in boats with the Eternity Church boys. Summary Distance: 17km in 2 paddles | Grading: M(8) paddle Photographs Photographs are available, where you can...
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Saturday-Sunday 2-3 February: Talbingo Reservoir paddle. Paddle from ‘Sue City’ (O’Hares Rest Area) 4 km to the camp site on Talblingo Reservoir. Options for the afternoon and next morning include paddling, swimming or walking up some of the many nearby...
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