Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Fitz Hill, Glendale drystone walls and Billy Range Saturday 5 September: Glendale Drystone Walls and the Billy Range– M/M-R,ptX. From the Brandy Flat Walking Track northern track-head, climb 300m to the north through a little scrub to visit the amazing...

A little snow on Mts Scabby and Gudgenby from the slab Tuesday 1 September: Rocks above Breakfast Creek – M/R. A walk  to a pleasant small plateau edged by massive boulders and slabs, to the east of Gudgenby. From Yankee...

At the southernmost point in the ACT Tuesday 18 August: Return to our Southernmost Point – L/M. This walk to the ACT’s southernmost point begins/ends near the Mt Clear Campground. We travel through beautiful mountain forest and high meadows and...

WBB to Mt Clear – (clockwise from top left) Walking Long Flat | Top Flats | Sam Abouds dunny | Fording the Naas Creek | Horse Gully Hut | Mt Clear trig Saturday 15 August: Worn Boot Bash – L/M....

Mts Gudgenby, ‘Mouat’, SH1733, Mts Kelly and Burbidge from the Mavis Ridge Tuesday 11 August: An interesting cave site on the southern approach to Mt Herlt – M/R/X. On a previous walk we came across a cave that is worth...

Mt Morgan, Mt Murray and Bimberi Peak from Coronet Peak Saturday 25 July: Coronet Peak geocaches – L/R,ptX. Provided the weather is suitable, insert via the Australian Alps Walking Track from Orroral, then off-track up towards Coronet Peak. A cache...

Higher Namadgi hills over the ‘Mavis Ridge’ from Nursery Hill Tuesday 14 July: A different approach to Nursery Hill via the N-W and some nice boulders – M/M. The walk wanders up Nursery Swamp then turns up the main feeder creek to...

Hills around the Gudgenby Valley Tuesday 7 July: Gudgenby Valley Wander – M/M. Using old and new knowledge, we’ll visit hut ruins, interesting stone arrangements, the Yankee Hat art site, some lovely hillocks and beautiful stream features.  Might see a...

Sentry Box Rock views Saturday 4 July: Sentry Box Rock from Old Boboyan Rd (South) – L/M-R. Starting from the Old Boboyan Rd (South) car park, walk the management trail to Lutons Crutching Shed. Continue up the Sams Creek Fire...

View down Nursery Swamp Saturday 20 June: Nursery Creek Rock Art – M/M. This is a great walk for those who’d like a little taste of the Namadgi. Walk 2km of the Nursery Swamp Walking Track, a well-formed and well-used...

South Arm of Middle Creek Tuesday 2 June: South Arm of Middle Creek – L/R,ptX. Walk over the Gudgenby grasslands into the mouth of Middle Creek. Follow the south arm of Middle Creek up to a knoll, around half way...

View to Yankee Hat North and South, Mt Gudgenby and The Fortress from 1420m contour on the lower Mavis Ridge Saturday 16 May: Pheasant Creek–Mt Herlt – M/R. From the Boboyan Road near Rendezvous Creek the route crosses open ground...

Coronet Peak and the bottom of the Kelly Spur from west of the Cotter River Tuesday 24 February: Cbr100Challenge Training – Cotter Hut – L/E,W. Walk in along Cotter Hut Rd to Cotter Hut, splash through the Cotter River and...

Jasmine (flapping her arms about) and Roger at a cascade below Gibraltar Falls Saturday 21 February: Gibraltar Creek – S/M,W. Access Gibraltar Creek through old pine forest a crowlometer or so above the Falls. Wend our way down to Gibraltar...

Rendezvous Creek flats from lunch on a knoll Rendezvous Crags – M/R. A circuit taking in Rendezvous Crags and Orca Rock, on the spur at ∼776E 477N GDA94, exact route to be decided according to the weather. At least 10 km...

Roos at Tongs sheepyard site | Not much of a view at the top Monday 26 January: Mt Tennent – L/E. Depending on how I pull up after Saturday and a party on Sunday evening, I might do a quick...

… or, how we won the Orroral Valley Classic 20km walk … or, the lads take grandpa for a walk Orroral Training for CBR100Challange Saturday 24 January: Orroral Training for Cbr100Challenge – AMRA Orroral Valley Classic 20km walk. 7am start...

More huge granite tors after lunch, just before rounding back up to the crest Tuesday 6 January: Orroral Hill Outcrops, Namadgi National Park – L/R. A walk to look at some of the enormous granite slabs and tors in the vicinity...

View from Mt Tennent – Deadmans Hill, Booroomba Rocks and Blue Gum Hill Saturday 3 January: Cbr100Challenge Training – Mt Tennent – L/E. A quick (as quick as I can go at the moment) trip up Mt Tennent. Around 14km...

Scabby Range, Mts Kelly, Burbidge, Namadgi (behind tree) from Yankee Hat North Tuesday 9 December: Yankee Hat North and Middle Creek – M/R,ptX. Yankee Hat rock art, up Yankee Hat North for geocache GC33R07 Oh My Hat!. Saddle, then down...