Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Thursday 25 April 2024: Kambah 4 Hills – L/E. Wanna get your match fitness in for the Urban Worn Boot Bash or just keen to walk a few urban peaks in the Kambah area without having to walk 30kms?How about...

Wednesday 27 September 2023: E-M Wednesday Walk – Enchanted Hill. See walk description. Summary From Garmin Connect (MAP66i) – Distance: 12.40km | Climb: 440vm (Elevation correction enabled)/530vm (Elevation correction disabled) | Time: 3:25 moving + 1:17 of stops = 4:42...

Saturday 11 March 2023: Dunlop and West MacGregor-Jarramlee Grasslands Nature Reserves *– L/E-M. All good lists come to an end. Walk in the Dunlop Grasslands NR, visiting the Charnwood site, Osage-orange trees, ACT border markers on the straight line between Mt...

Tuesday evening 17 January 2023: Evening summer time stroll – Mt Painter and The Pinnacle Nature Reserves * – S/E. I know this is Diana’s territory and it has recently been on as a CBC evening walk, but I have to finish the...

20 December Tuesday evening 20 December 2022: Evening summertime stroll – Farrer Ridge and Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserves * – S/E. Meet at 6.00pm in the car park off Athllon Drive at the north-west entrance to the Farrer Ridge Nature Reserve. We’ll walk a...

Saturday 5 November 2022: The walk explores various aspects of the Black Mountain and Aranda Hills Nature Reserve, criss-crossing the undulating landscape along fire trails and single well defined foot pads. Summary From Garmin Connect – Distance: 11.70km | Climb:...

Wednesday 12 October 2022: Wednesday Walk M-H: Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie. Heading off from the Mt Majura Antill St carpark, we climb to the summit of Mt Majura and then walk to Mt Ainslie, approaching the summit from the...

… or 5 hills, 15 fences and a bit of water Saturday 8 October 2022: Goorooyarroo and Mulligans Flat Nature Reserves * – L/E-M, ptX. Excellent views from various vantage points and a variety of ecosystems to traverse. Starting from Horse Park Drive near...

SNAKE BITE INFORMATION Allan’s excellent treatment of snakes and snake bites is here. Video excerpt of compression bandaging here, or below. Saturday 1 October 2022: Mt Ainslie and Mt Pleasant NRs * – M/E. In Canberra for the long weekend? Want a short...

Sunday 25 September 2022: Mt Majura and Justice Robert Hope Park NRs * – M/M-R,ptX.Mt Majura as you may not know it. Climb 70vm up a rocky gully, rather than use the track. Search west down an old fence alignment looking...

Wednesday 21 September 2022: Wednesday Walk E-M/M-H Isaacs Ridge and Mt Mugga Mugga Nature Reserves – M/E-M. For those of you looking forward to a walk this Wednesday please meet in Shepherdson Place, Isaacs at 8.30am.  We’ll combine a walk for...

Saturday 17 September 2022: Isaacs Ridge and Mt Mugga Mugga Nature Reserves * – L/E-M,ptX. Ascend through the Isaacs Pine Forest to the towers on the ridge. Walk north through YA90 (‘Sheaffe’) trig and down a spur to near O’Malley. Ascend the western...

Sunday 4 September 2022: Cooleman Ridge, Mt Taylor and Oakey Hill Nature Reserves * – L/E-M,ptX. Warm up by a climb to Narrabundah Hill. Then south to walk Cooleman Ridge including Cooleman and Arawang trigs. Great vistas to the west,...

Saturday 27 August 2022: Tuggeranong Hill and Melrose Nature Reserves * – L/E-M,ptX. Climb to Tuggeranong Hill for great views of Lanyon Valley and to Mt Tennent. Descend and walk the Theodore Hills in the north-east section of the Reserve....

Sunday 14 August 2022: Kowen Escarpment and Molonglo Gorge Nature Reserves * – M/M,ptX. Canberra Nature Park – a breath of fresh air for busy walkers. There are 39 Nature Reserves in the Canberra Nature Park. How many can we walk...

Saturday 6 August 2022: McQuoids Hill and Urambi Hills Nature Reserves * – L/E.Canberra Nature Park – a breath of fresh air for busy walkers. There are 39 Nature Reserves in the Canberra Nature Park. How many can we walk in?...

Saturday 30 July 2022: Budjan Galindji Grasslands, Nadjung Mada and Crace Grasslands Nature Resesrves * – M/E-M,ptX. Canberra Nature Park – a breath of fresh air for busy walkers. There are 39 Nature Reserves in the Canberra Nature Park. How many...

Saturday 23 July 2022: Kinlyside and Percival Hill Nature Reserves * – M/M,ptX. Canberra Nature Park – a breath of fresh air for busy walkers. There are 39 Nature Reserves in the Canberra Nature Park. How many can we walk in?...

Saturday 16 July 2022: Gungaderra Grasslands and Mulanggari Grasslands Nature Reserves * – M/E-M,X. Canberra Nature Park – a breath of fresh air for busy walkers. There are 39 Nature Reserves in the Canberra Nature Park. Or, the 39 step(pe)s. How many can we...

Saturday 2 July 2022: Bruce Ridge, Gossan Hill and O’Connor Ridge Nature Reserves * – M/E. Canberra Nature Park – a breath of fresh air for busy walkers. There are 39 Nature Reserves in the Canberra Nature Park. How many can we walk in?...