Wednesday 22 July 2026: Smiling Rock via Hospital Hill N spur recce * – M/R,X. An attempt to revisit Smiling Rock via a scree/vegetation route up the N spur of Hospital Hill. Return via a 200vm descent down scree that frightens the...
Saturday 11 July 2026: Geodetic Observatory via a b-line from the Tracking station – Trigs (and NRs) #11 * – S/R. Climb to the Geodetic Observatory from the Orroral tracking station site through the bush. It’s around a 400vm ascent over 2.5km. Bag NMC...
Saturday 6 June 2026: Trigs and Nature Reserves #6 – Hardy and Cotter trigs * – M/R. This hike begins at the gate on Pipeline Rd in the Pierces Creek Pine Forest area. We walk up an old fire trail to bag...
Saturday 25 April 2026: Glendale Drystone Walls * – M/R. Mystery surrounds these manmade walls, not even Tim the Yowie Man or the late Val Jeffries knowing who built them or what they were for. Come along and make your best guess. Using...
Monday 20 April 2026: Mt Tennent … yet again * – L/M. Last week one geocache eluded me, but I now have a hint from the cache owner. It’s GC9NRQ8, down off the side of the new(-ish) track that parallels the Mt Tennent FT....
Saturday 14 March 2026: The Bobeyan Divide * – L/M. The Bobeyan (Boboyan) Divide forms the southern border of the ACT. We’ll walk in via the Settlers Track to Waterhole Hut, then SW to the Divide to discover border markers and blaze...
Saturday 7 March 2026: RAMSAR Wetlands and Upper Ginini Falls, Mt Franklin and the westernmost point of the ACT * – M/R. Drive to the Mt Ginini car park above the RAMSAR listed wetlands. Visit Upper Ginini Falls (for a geocache). Walk...
Tuesday 23 September 2025: Smiling Rock ! – M/R,X. Smiling Rock is a granite feature on the NW flank of Hospital Hill. Based on a map recce, we’ll try to approach it from Yankee Hat carpark through the Gudgenby Bush...
Saturday 6 September 2025: Explore the 1220+m knoll south of Yankee Hat carpark * – S/R,X. There are two knolls south of the Yankee Hat carpark. The higher one has some nice granite tors and slabs on its southern flank. Walk in the...
Wednesday 27 August 2025: M-H Wednesday Walk – L/E. From the former Orroral Tracking Station we follow an Orroral Circuit, initially up the Orroral Valley until we reach the Smokers Trail and return along this and various tracks that make...
Wednesday 13 August 2025: E-M Wednesday Walk: Yankee Hat Rock Art and surrounding area * – M/M. We begin by heading up past the Foresters Hut. Turning south we pass to the east side of the knolls south of the car park....
Wednesday 6 August 2025: Yankee Hat Rock Art ! – S/E. A pneumonia recovery slow stroll to the newly reopened rock art. Summary From Garmin Connect (recorded on Epix Gen 2) – Distance: 7.04km | Climb: 165vm | Time: 1:40 moving...
Sunday-Monday 1-2 Juney 2025: Lutons Crutching Shed Camp * M/E. Wanna try a short hike with overnight camping? Wanna test your cold weather gear? Walk in the Naas Creek valley on easy fire trail to our destination, only 7km from the...
Saturday 10 May 2025: Four Short Walks from the Boboyan Road * – M/M. These walks are designed to introduce newer members to the central area of Namadgi National Park. Of course, anyone is welcome to come on the hikes. Drive...
21 September 2024: Cypress Pine Lookout recce ! – S/E-M. On the next 2 weekends, the Canberra Bushwalking Club is facilitating 4 hikes to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the declaration of Namadgi National Park: Saturday 28 September – Rendezvous...
Monday 5 August 2024: Towards Bogong Creek Falls * – M/R,ptX. Bogong Creek rises in the Scabby Range and descends between Mt Gudgenby and Yankee Hat South. It merges with Middle Creek to form the Gudgenby River. There’s a waterfall that’s worth a...
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...
Thursday 11 July 2024: Very short notice – Rendezvous Creek and Gudgenby Ramble * – M/E-M. Enjoy the Rendezvous Creek Walk, then ramble through the open grasslands of the Rendezvous Creek valley on an old vehicle track. Visit sites associated with European...
Saturday 6 July 2024: Exploring the Orroral Valley * – M/M,ptW. The former Orroral Valley Tracking Station site in Namadgi National Park is a track head for many different hikes. Let’s explore the mid valley area. Walk to indigenous and European sites, crossing...
Thursday 27 June 2024: Gudgenby Saddle Recce * – L/E-R,ptX. Great views of the Yankee Hats and Mt Gudgenby. Walk fire trails and an off-track route to Gudgenby Saddle from Yankee Hat car park. 7 years and 1 bushfire since I last...