Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Saturday evening 14 September 2024: Urambi Hills Nature Reserve – S/E. A walk up the new Urambi Hill track. Organised by Southern ACT Catchment Group (SACTCG) and Kambah Turns 50 Group. Featured commentary by Ranger Darren Roso and Kambah Historian...

Monday 9 September 2024: Take Tim the Yowie Man, Glenn the Kambah historian and a local resident to the source of Village Creek ! – S/R. A quick up and back, around 2 hours. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on Epix...

Saturday 7 September 2024: A morning trip to ‘Calvary’ * – M/M. ‘Calvary’ is a pise homestead site on the South Bullen Range. We will walk in via the crest of the Range, through Barnes Hill and another knoll. There are wonderful views...

Wednesday 4 September 2024: Dowling trig and Sherwood daffy-dils ! – M/E. A quick out and back to see the blooms. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on Epix Gen 2) – Distance: 9.45km | Climb: 305vm | Time: 2:10 moving + 0:38 of stops...

Tuesday 27 August 2024: ACT Border Walk section 1: Kowen from Kings Highway to Sutton Road * – L/E. A trip planned by Jonathan M and executed by me. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on Epix Gen 2) – Distance: 23.05km...

Monday 12 August 2024: The Paralyser Snowshoe – 2B. Our primary objective will be to reach Trig Point SMA0318 just to the south of Guthega. Depending on our progress, we may explore the area around The Paralyser about 1 km south...

Saturday 10 August 2024: Rob Roy Nature Reserve, Mountain and Falls * – M/M-R,ptX. The Rob Roy Nature Reserve is getting plenty of walking at the moment, so let’s keep it up. Climb via the creek behind the flood mitigation...

Monday 5 August 2024: Towards Bogong Creek Falls * – M/R,ptX. Bogong Creek rises in the Scabby Range and descends between Mt Gudgenby and Yankee Hat South. It merges with Middle Creek to form the Gudgenby River. There’s a waterfall that’s worth a...

Wednesday 31 July 2024: E-M Wednesday Walk – Rendezvous Creek and Gudgenby Ramble * – M/E-M. Enjoy the Rendezvous Creek Walk, then ramble through the open grasslands of the Rendezvous Creek valley on an old vehicle track. Visit sites associated...

Monday 29 July 2024: Mt Gingera snowshoe * – L/M. Snowshoe the Gingera Ridge from Corin Dam. Early start, slow ascent, late finish. Around 20km and 1100vm climb. Magical if enough snow. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on MAP66i) – Distance: 20.55km | Climb:...

Tuesday 23 July 2024: Nadgigomar Nature Reserve – Durran Durra Section – M/R. This is a mainly off-track bushwalk in the Durran Durra section of the Nadgigomar Nature Reserve, which is east of the Shoalhaven River, and 14 kilometres to...

Saturday arvo/night 20 July 2024: Full Moon Walk * – L/E. Keep your trousers on 😂, it’s a full moon walk. A ‘day’ walk. Orroral Valley Circuit anticlockwise. Walk north in the valley in daylight, wet feet crossing Sawpit Creek. Complete the circuit...

Thursday 11 July 2024: Very short notice – Rendezvous Creek and Gudgenby Ramble * – M/E-M. Enjoy the Rendezvous Creek Walk, then ramble through the open grasslands of the Rendezvous Creek valley on an old vehicle track. Visit sites associated with European...

Saturday 6 July 2024: Exploring the Orroral Valley * – M/M,ptW. The former Orroral Valley Tracking Station site in Namadgi National Park is a track head for many different hikes. Let’s explore the mid valley area. Walk to indigenous and European sites, crossing...

Thursday 27 June 2024: Gudgenby Saddle Recce * – L/E-R,ptX. Great views of the Yankee Hats and Mt Gudgenby. Walk fire trails and an off-track route to Gudgenby Saddle from Yankee Hat car park. 7 years and 1 bushfire since I last...

  Sunday 23 June 2024: Cotter Gap ! – L/E. A stroll to Cotter Gap from Orroral Valley. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on Epix Gen 2) – Distance: 18.36km | Climb: 630vm | Time: 4:05 moving +0:33 of stops =4:38...

Saturday 25 May 2024: Middle Creek Explore * – M/R,ptW. Let’s explore the beginning of the route to Mt Namadgi. From the Yankee Hat car park, walk the track to the burnt bridge over Bogong Creek. A couple of hundred metres downstream there’s...

Tuesday morning 21 May 2024: Opening of Ginninderry Conservation Trust’s Corridor Walking Tracks * – S/E. CBC received an invitation to the open of the new 10km of tracks. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on MAP66i) – Distance: 7.28km |...

19 May 2024: Mt Tennent * – L/E. A stroll to the top on the track which is still open. And some geocaches. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on MAP66i) – Distance: 14.91km | Climb: 804vm | Time: 4:26 moving +2:33...

Thursday 16 May 2024: Mt Taylor Indigenous Walk – S/E. Presented by Tyronne Bell of Thunderstone Aboriginal Cultural Services and organised by ACT Environmental Volunteers Knowledge Building Workshops. A 2 hour walk examining indigenous sites and plants on Mt Taylor....