Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

(Sunday 22), Monday 23 – Wednesday 25 April: KNP 2100+m Hills – L/R. Joint CBC/CWBC trip. Leave Canberra Sunday evening, stay in Jindabyne overnight. On Monday depart from Charlottes Pass and top as many 2100 m+ peaks as the group...

Tuesday 17 April: Yankee Hat Cliff, Namadgi National Park – M/R/X. From the Yankee Hat car park, we’ll walk a few kilometres up Bogong Creek, then ascend the steep and scrubby southwest flank of Yankee Hat South to investigate a...

Tight going near SH1402 Saturday 7 April: TNR Skyline Track south – L/R. The Tidbinbilla Range crest divides into two walks and today we’ll do the southern section. Walk the Lyrebird Trail from Mountain Creek car park, climb 500vm to...

Where are we? – checking the map on SMA1149 | photo by Meredith H on Terrylea R’s phone Thursday 5 April: Gavells Hut and Gang Gang Mountain – L/R,X. After an early start and a long drive our walk commences...

View from Bimberi Peak Saturday 31 March: Bimberi Peak – L/M. Depart early from Canberra and Drive via Snowy Mountains Highway, Tantangara Rd and Pockets Saddle Rd to the gate at Gurrangorambla Creek. We will stop for a coffee and...

Stockyard Creek below morning tea Tidbinbilla Range from beneath Billy Billy Rocks Tuesday 30 January: Great Geocaching Goals – L/R,ptX. Stockyard Creek Falls from Corin Dam and the Stockyard Spur helipad. A very steep crossing of the creek through dense...

Happy trig baggers on Coronet Peak Saturday-Sunday 28-29 October: Coronet Peak – M/M-R. This is a re-enactment of the first ever overnight trip I led, on 5-6 Nov 05. Can I make it 12 years later? Walk in the Australian...

Cotter River and Pipeline Rd from Cotter Hill Saturday 1 July: Hardy Range geocaching – M/M-R. Drive to the bottom of Hardy Hill. Walk up an old fire trail to the top for geocache GCWE2M Hardy ha ha. Next, walk...

Tidbinbilla Mountain from the Skyline Track Wednesday 28 June: Tidbinbilla Skyline  – L/R. Lyrebird Track, spur up to Snowy Corner, Tidbinbilla Mountain, Tidbinbilla Peak, Johns Peak, Camel Back fire trail. Around 14km and 900m. Solo trip. Further Information So why...

Walkers on Tidbinbilla Peak Saturday 24 June: Tidbinbilla Skyline, northern section – M-L/R. Walk up the Camel Back Fire Trail from the Mountain Creek car park in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. Walk the crest of the Tidbinbilla Range following the Skyline...

Remnant snow just west of Mt Gingera Wednesday 14 June: Mt Gingera from Corin Dam. This walk didn’t go ahead last week because of the weather but we’ll try again this week. The walk is 20 km and involves a...

A cascade on Snowy Flat Creek | photo Barry K Tuesday 15 November: Forests of Snowy Flat Creek, Namadgi National Park – L/R/X. From Corin Dam we follow the Stockyard Spur walking track for 4.5 kilometres then spend most of...

View SE from the Mt Gingera guyed pole Saturday 5 November: Mt Gingera – L/M. Corin Dam – Stockyard Spur – Pryors Hut – Gingera – return. About 20 km and 800 m climb. Map: Corin Dam. Leader: Jenny H....

Mt Coree, the other side of Coree Creek and Devils Peak from the 80r cliffs Tuesday 16 August: Cliffs West of Mt Blundell – L/M-R. A walk mainly along fire trails. From Mt Blundell however we will be scrub bashing...

Autumn colour in the deciduous plantings opposite ‘Sherwood’ Tuesday 5 April: Two Sticks Hill & Mt Dowling – L/M-E. A walk mainly along fire trails to Two Sticks Hill and then Mt Dowling and Sherwood. Start is from Blue Range...

Rob H (fearless leader) and Eric D arriving at Mt Domain cairn Monday 28 March: Fishing Gap to Mt Domain and return – M/R.Walk up the Fishing Gap firetrail and then follow the newly taped foot pad to Mt Domain. Return...

Rocky top of the descent to Parliament Creek Tuesday 22 March: Parliament Hill, Blue Mountains National Park – L/R/X. The walk starts at the junction of the Little River fire-trail and the Jerong Road, 34 km northeast of Taralga. This...

Tidbinbilla Valley from tape 014 Wednesday 16 March: Mt Domain – M/R. Become a TNR volunteer for the day! Walk from Fishing Gap to Mt Domain. Around 12km and 670m climb. Map: Tidbinbilla. Leader: John Evans john@johnevans.id.au 0417 436 877....

The end – nearly $5,000 raised for Beryl Women’s Shelter! Saturday-Sunday 5-6 March 2016: Cbr100Challenge – L/E. A wander around the Cbr100Challenge 100km route, dragging myself across the finish line around 24hrs after the start. Doing it for Beryl Women’s...

SH1322, Johns Peak, Tidbinbilla Peak, (just) Tidbinbilla Mountain and The Pimple from the climb to Camels Hump North arm of Burkes Creek and Camels Hump from the climb to Johns Peak Tuesday 1 March: Camels Hump – M/E-M. From the...