Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Sunday 31 August 2025: Sherwood Daffodils * – M/E. A popular trip to a great location. An overflow trip from Phillip’s walk yesterday. Around 10km and 350vm. You can read background information here. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on Epix Gen...

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...

Thursday 28 March 2024: Granite Tors Walking Track * – M/E-M. The Granite Tors Walking Track has been upgraded, as announced on the ACT Parks and Conservation Service Facebook page on 4 March. I’m time poor atm so propose a quick out...

Sunday 30 July 2023: Cooleman Ridge – S/E. Time poor? You can expect to be home for lunch to get on with the rest of your day after this morning walk. A mix of fire trail and single track, some...

Thursday 6 July 2023: SE Rim of TNR from Corin Rd * – M/R,X. Climb to the south-east rim of the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve from the gentler Corin Road side. Walk the crest NE to Stantons Gap. About turn and follow the watershed...

Saturday 24 June 2023: Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Trails recce ! – S/E-M,ptX. A look at some of the trails in the TNR valley. Summary Walk 1 – Cascade and Lyrebird Trails – From Garmin Connect (Epix Gen 2) – Distance:...

Saturday 29 April 2023: Bullen Range Spurs * – M/M-R. Walk the spurs (off-track, very steep in places) and ridges (2km on fire trail) of the Bullen Range Nature Reserve. A geocache location ‘Ancient Spine of the Giant Water Dragon’ has...

Saturday 10 April 2023: Eastern Hills of Goorooyarroo NR * – M/E-M. CBC is partnering with ACTArchives to facilitate a walk to the ACT/NSW border during Heritage Week. I’d like to do a final recce so I don’t make a...

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...

Sunday 11 September 2022: Dowling trig and Sherwood Daffodils. From Mountain Creek Road we will walk two kilometres gaining 180 metres in altitude to Dowling Trig. We will descend via an open ridge with expansive views. We then proceed to...

Wednesday 24 August 2022: E-M Wednesday walk Mt Arawang and Cooleman Ridge. Meet at 8:45am for 9am start in the parking area off Namatjira Drive just before the turnoff to Kambah Pool if coming from the north or just after it...

Sunday 12 June: The Pinnacle and Mt Painter – S/E. A morning ramble in the Pinnacle and Mt Painter Nature Reserves. There are great views from various vantage points. There will also be a stop at the Little Oink Cafe...

Saturday 29 June: Bogong Cave – M/R,ptX. Use the cairned footpad from Corin Road to gain the Billy Billy Rocks area. Climb up for views if conditions are suitable. However, the main objective for this trip is Bogong Cave, around...

Saturday 26 January: South Orroral Ridge of Stone and Orroral Valley – M/R,ptX. In town for the long weekend and want a short walk? Drive the Orroral Ridge Road from Honeysuckle Creek to the collimation tower site car park and...

Saturday 23 June: Stockyard Creek Waterfall Revisited – M/R/ptX. There are two reasons for a revisit: Anita found a rare plant and needs to revisit and re-locate it; and the fearless leader was looking for the wrong waterfall. A very...

The Long Weekend Rocks! (Part 3) – Mt Ainslie quarry and Labyrinth – S/M. Enjoy a sleep in before commencing the walk from the BBQs at the base of Mt Ainslie at 10am. Follow a fire trail around the Quarry...

Last waterfall on upper ‘Pooh Corner’ Creek Tuesday 6 February 2018: Below Pooh Corner – M/R,X. Have you ever gazed at the beautiful forest below Pooh Corner on the Kings Highway? Come see what it’s like. We will leave one...

Chocolate cake and bubbles on White Horse Rocks Tuesday 7 November: Punchbowl Creek and Blue Gum Creek – M/R/X. Follow the old track down Punchbowl Creek, view the falls, then climb up to White Horse Rocks and continue south to...

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,...

Creeks of Kowen Forest Tuesday 28 June: Creeks of Kowen Forest – M/R/part X. This walk explores the natural areas of Kowen Forest, largely by following creek lines. It avoids the pine forest and is almost entirely off-track. Highlights include a semi-gorge...