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Trip Report

View SE from the east side of Mt Orroral Saturday 8 October: Orroral Hill – M/R. Beginning at the Orroral Tracking station picnic area, we will follow the Granite Tors walking trail to the Laser Lunar Tower. After Morning tea...
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Google Earth snip Greens Peak – SH1409 Saturday 1 October: Peak 1409 – M/R. A challenging walk cross country and through scrub to the lovely shale peak in between Tidbinbilla and the Brindabellas. Participants should not object to scrub. More...
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Looking down the Sentry Box granite slabs to SH1577 and the Naas Creek valley Saturday 24 September: Naas Creek and Sentry Box geocaching ride/walk – L/M-R. From the Yankee Hat car park, ride the Old Boboyan Rd to Lutons crutching...
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The way ahead towards Mt Domain Tuesday 20 September: Tidbinbilla Traverse, Snowy Corner to Fishing Gap – M/R. A scenic ridge walk, some of it on pad or cut track, taped route most of the way. If we have enough...
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Lovely tree ferns in a creek near geocache GC164YV Fern Wark Tuesday 13 September: More Brindabella geocaching ride/walk – L/M,ptX. 6 little rides + walks. W1 – Park at Reids Pinch and ride Blundells Creek Rd and Warks Rd for...
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Murrumbidgee River from opposite Pine Island Sunday arvo 11 September: Murrumbidgee River stroll – M/E,X. A late stroll on a sunny Sunday arvo near home Just me. Summary Distance: 10.7km | Climb: 120m | Time: 3.50 – 5.55pm (2hrs 5mins)...
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Cotter Dam from geocache GC6Q1WZ Back of the Cotter scenic trail #12 Tuesday 6 September: Back of Cotter caching ride and walk – L/M. Some caches put together by Roger. 2 of us met. Summary Distance: 24.5km | Climb: 720m...
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Water at Mulligans Flat Saturday arvo 3 September: Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve – S/E. A ramble led by Stan M, after the rain caused Harrisons Peak to be postponed. 7 of us met. Summary Distance: 9.8km | Climb: 140m |...
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My bike at Brandy Flat Hut Tuesday 30 August: Brandy Flat caching ride – M/M. A late start for a ride along the Brandy Flat Walking Track and fire trail for the Trail of the Damned series of geocaches. Ride...
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Climbing Potters Hill from the west at 1300m Saturday 27 August: Brayshaws, Potters Hill, border, Brayshaws – M/M. Over the hill and down to Grassy Creek then up and around on fire trail to Boboyan Road and Brayshaws. Height ∼250m,...
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Overhang Corner (from ACT Granite) – under the South Buttress Monday 22 August: Booroomba geocaching – L/R,ptX. A Tuesday walk on Monday. From the Booroomba Rocks car park, we’ll warm up by heading 5km round-trip along the AAWT for geocache...
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Telstra Tower and the moon from the south-west on the ‘hat band’ track Tuesday evening 16 August: Night walk by torchlight on Black Mt, Canberra – S/E. The plan is to meet at the substation at the end of Firth...
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Mt Coree, the other side of Coree Creek and Devils Peak from the 80r cliffs Tuesday 16 August: Cliffs West of Mt Blundell – L/M-R. A walk mainly along fire trails. From Mt Blundell however we will be scrub bashing...
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Lunch views over the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Saturday 13 August: Mt Domain – M/R. Link road, Fishing Gap fire trail to Fishing Gap then up the partly cut track to Mt Domain and return. Height ∼800m, distance ∼10 km. Map:...
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Clowns in Spring Creek gorge Wednesday 10 August: Queanbeyan River & Spring Creek Gorge – M/R. This is the Wednesday Walk, harder option. From the new Day use area on Woolcara Lane, climb 150 metres through glades and scrub to...
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Booroomba Rocks from geocache GC1QQZ1 Booroomba’s Beautiful Butt Thursday 4 August: (A walk with Lindsay) Some head butting at Booroomba – L/R,ptX. From Booroomba Rocks car park, 2km west on the AAWT then strike off to Gorilla Rock. Geocache GC1TV31...
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Returning via the slabs Bonnum Pic – M/M. This narrow ridge with huge drops and views either side is in Nattai National Park, overlooking the Wollondilly River. The plateau supports a variety of shrubs and plants.  Fabulous runs of open...
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‘Big Boy’ granite on ‘Wretched Ridge’ Saturday 30 July: Geocaches above the Cotter Hut Road – L/E&R,ptX. From the Orroral Tracking Station insert 10km along the Cotter Hut Road. Off-track for 2km and climb 200 vertical metres for geocaches GC2EZ3M...
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Spinnaker Rock Tuesday 26 July: Spinnaker Rock (by special request) – S/M. A relatively short walk commencing from the intersection of Apollo and Booroomba Rocks Roads. From Sundial Rock we head SSE down the valley to the grasslands and then...
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The orange cave above an Ettrema side creek Tuesday 19 July: Headwaters of Ettrema – M/R/X. An exploration of the top of Ettrema, where this famous creek starts in a shallow gorge, and of the nearby areas of open rock...
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