Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

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...

Sunday morning 31 December 2023: Eastern Hills of Goorooyarroo * – M/E-M. An early New Years Eve ramble along the eastern hills of Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve. You’ll be home for lunch and to get your glad rags on to count in 2024. From...

Saturday 17 June 2023: Orroral Valley recce ! – L/M,W. Up the middle, return true left side of Orroral River. Summary From Garmin Connect (MAP66i) – Distance: 21.74km | Climb: 400vm | Time: 5:12 moving + 1:39 of stops =...

Thursday 9 August: Another snowshoe trip. Starting from Guthega. Leader: Mike B. Further Information On a roll with beautiful weather, as last week. Summary Distance: 10.0km | Climb: 400m | Time: 9.15am – 3.00pm (5hrs 45mins), including 60 mins of...

Fun friends Lauren and Jasmine at the (unofficial) Corin ‘trig’ Sunday arvo 19 November: Corin’s Crown – S/R,X. A trig bagging and geocaching delight. Further Information As my companions are adrenaline junkies, I tried to satisfy them with a climb...

CVA work party | photo by Tim the boss 7-8 May 2017: CVA Track Maintenance at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve – S/E. Join a Conservation Volunteers Australia work project at TNR. Further Information This project was advertised to continue route clearing...

Pago Weir Saturday 22 April: Warking in the Brindabellas – L/E-M. From a base at the Warks Camp area on Bendora Road, three short warks to nearby features. First, north along Warks Rd, then south-west up Old Mill Rd to...

View from lunch over the Orroral River to the hills beyond Saturday 15 November: A circuit of the upper Orroral Valley – L/E-M-R,ptX. Enjoy an amble up the Orroral Valley grasslands on footpad from the Tracking Station car park to join...

SH772 from near the top of the descent pass Tuesday 4 November: Sassafras Mountain M/M,ptX. Starting at the usual Nerriga entrance to the Budawangs off Meangora Rd, we will proceed along the walking track to cross the Endrick river 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...