Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Middle Creek and Rendezvous Creek with the high hills of the Namadgi Saturday 14 June: Yankee Hat indigenous sites, with a geocaching twist – M/E-M. Stroll to the Yankee Hat rock art then via old fire trails to the causeway...

Tennent N ridge from Blue Gum Creek flats Tuesday 10 June: Tennent North Ridge and geocache GC1M2VE Tennent’s Tail – L/R,ptX. Mt Tennent has a north-west ridge system that extends out through SH1101 and SH1035 to Booroomba Trig. Let’s have...

SH1396 and the Booroomba Rocks cliffs Saturday 7 June: Booroomba Rocks – M/M. We will walk along the AAWT from Honeysuckle Creek Camp Ground to Booroomba Rocks car park and then follow the footpad to Booroomba Rocks. From there we...

Great views from the top of Emu 06 cluster of tors to Split Rock, de Salis knobs, Dutchies Peak and Mt McKeahnie Tuesday 3 June: Rocky Spurs, Head of Orroral Valley – L/R,ptX. Starting at the Orroral Tracking Station site...

View W and N from Tinderry Peak Tuesday 27 May: Granite above Groggy Creek, Tinderries – M-L/R,ptX. A circuit to explore some Tinderries granite. From the Round Flat Fire Trail, up Roberts Creek and its north branch to the large...

Lazy Murrumbidgee River below the Bullen Range Thursday evening 2 January: Murrumbidgee River – S/E. Meet at 6.30 pm at Casuarina Sands in the nearest car park to the Cotter Road. (Turn right at the signpost to Casuarina Sands at...

Northangera Creek | tree ferns in the Eucryphia forest Tuesday 7 January: Northangera Creek & Monga forest – M/R,X. An exploratory circuit north in the Monga NP north of Monga Mountain Road. Eucryphia forest in the morning – pleasantly shady...

Views from Mt Taylor Wednesday 8 January: 360 Degree Views from Mount Taylor – S/E. This is an easy walk which is approximately 8 kms on footpaths and fire trails with less than 300 metres climbing, and should take approximately...

View NW from McKeahnie Trig Saturday 11 January: McKeahnie Trig – M/R. McKeahnie trig from the Square Rock walking track. Opportunity for a different exit route. The hotter the forecast, the earlier the start. Back in town by 2pm. Around...

View to Mt Orroral, the knoll to its SW and the Mavis Ridge from morning tea Tuesday 14 January: Orroral Hill Ridges, Namadgi National Park – L/R,ptX. A partly exploratory trip to look at some of the granite slabs and...

Wandering up the shady side of Black Mountain Saturday 18 January: Mt Painter to Botanic Gardens morning walk – S/M. A walk to beat the heat – a 7.30 am start for a walk through three Nature Reserves – Mt...

View from Wanniassa Hills Sunday 19 January: Twilight on Wanniassa Hills – S/E. Meet at 6:00 pm at the big water tank on the corner of Long Gully Road. Bring a picnic snack. Map: Canberra, Leader: Jenny H. Transport: drive...

View back to Brown trig and sunset on the Brindabellas Thursday evening 23 January: Mt Stromlo & Brown Trig – S/E. Meet at 6.30 pm. Park at the junction of Coppins Crossing Road and Uriarra Road. No need to book....

Cotter River at lunch | Last crossing of the Cotter River around 500m downstream of Corin Dam Tuesday 28 January: Stockyard Spur and Cotter River – L/R,WX. Ascend Stockyard Spur track from Corin Dam to helicopter pad then NNE along...

Track Campbell Park Thursday evening 30 January: Campbell Park – S/E. Be at the northern end of the airport side of the Campbell Park offices car park at 6.30. The walk follows the track along the eastern side of the...

View NE on the approach to Gingera | Walking Brumbys Flats Saturday 1 February: Brindabella tops from Corin Dam – L/M. Walk up from Corin Dam. Destinations to choose from include Pryors Hut, Mt Gingera, Snowy Flats Creek cascades and...

Corang Arch | Many Rock Ribs on the Corang River Tuesday 4 February: Wog Wog, Corang Peak, Canowie Brook, Corang River, Goodsell Creek and return – L/M. This walk is about 25 km with about 300m metres of climbing. Most...

Track LBG bike ride Wednesday evening 5 February: Lake Burley Griffin bike ride – M. Ride around the Central and East Basins of Lake Burley Griffin. We’ll ride clockwise through Commonwealth, Kings and Grevillea Parks, Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Kingston foreshore, Bowen...

Red Rocks Gorge Saturday 8 February: Geocaching around Urambi Hills and maybe the Murrumbidgee – M/M. Geocaching around Urambi Hills and maybe further. Finished by lunchtime, so just bring morning tea. Meet on Learmonth Drive Kambah, just near the intersection...

Emu Flats Tuesday 11 February: Emu Flat and Upper Blue Gum Creek, Namadgi National Park – M/R,ptX. Starting at the Corin Dam road we will follow Smokers Trail for 2km then head off-track for most of the day. It is...