Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Beautiful view from Dairy Farmers Hill Tuesday 20 January: Finish the Cbr100Challenge 50km route – L/E. Not your usual Tuesday walk. Meet on Red Hill and walk Melbourne Ave, Parliament House, Commonwealth Ave bridge, north side of lake to Glen...

Walking the tops above Coolumburra Creek south of morning tea Tuesday 28 October: Upper Coolumburra Creek M/R/part X. A circuit in Morton National park, all off-track. From Rolfes Gap (376E 149N AGD 1966) head East, initially around the base of...

Tidbinbilla Ridge, Mt Eliza and the main tor from Gibraltar Peak Saturday 13 September: Yet more Gentle Geocaching at TNR – L/E-M. Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve has provided some excellent rambling over the last few weeks, taking us on trails that...

Majors Creek 10m Falls | Majors Creek | Crossing Bells Creek | Bells Creek 120m Cascades and Falls Tuesday 19 August: Majors Creek to Bells Creek in the Majors Creek State Conservation Area – M/R,ptX. A partly off-track walk in mostly...

Tidbinbilla valley from Billy Billy Rocks Saturday 26 July: Day trips in the Namadgi #5 – Tidbinbilla–Smokers Gap crossover – M/R. Meet on top of Billy Billy Rocks for lunch. Maps: Corin Dam, Tidbinbilla. Leaders: Jenny and Rob H. Transport:...

Westermans Homestead Tuesday 8 July: Grassy Creek and beyond – M/M. Starting at Brayshaws Hut we’ll walk the first section of the Settlers Track to Waterhole Hut, then leave the track and make our way up Grassy Creek past two...

Lunch views to the wild heart of Namadgi from the Boboyan slabs Saturday 21 June: Blatant Boboyan Bounty – L/E-M. Geocache down the Boboyan Rd – walking too! (1) A quick stop at the lookout just past the Orroral Rd...

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...

Jerrabattgulla Creek | Walking the tributary to Jerrbattgulla Creek | Purple Flax Lily (Dianella revoluta) | Small waterfall Tuesday 4 March: Jerrabattgulla Creek, Southern Tributaries – M/R,WptX. The walk is in a Preserved Forest area in the Tallaganda State Forest,...