Posts tagged with: NNP

Tuesday 16 April: Impromptu Caching on the flanks of Mt Tennent  – S/R. A morning’s outing on the lower flanks of Mt Tennent and the lower scar. Further Information At last a couple of caches that both Marmaduke Rothschild and...
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Saturday-Sunday 6-7 April: Mt Burbidge hill bag and geocaching – M/R.Walk across the grasslands from Yankee Hat car park and into the mouth of Middle Creek. Climb the bottom of the Burbidge spur, then traverse round to near the south...
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Brindabella Arboreta, Hills, Border Markers and Geocaches – M/M-R. Three little walks in the Brindabellas. We start at the southern end of Chalet Rd and visit blaze trees and border markers. With the solution to geocache GC7X339 Marking our territory...
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Saturday 16 February: Mt Ginini, Little Ginini & Mt Gingera – L/M. From Ginini car park on Mount Franklin Road a short walk to Mt Ginini then off track to Little Ginini. Next partly off track to Pryor’s Hut for...
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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...
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Saturday 19 January: Legoland and beyond – S/R. A very short walk over, under and around the massive granite boulders of Legoland, Trojan Wall and the Sentinel on the ridge above Honeysuckle Creek. There will be scrambling but no technical...
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Saturday 12 January: Dawn Sortie Orroral Tor – S/R. Park at Orroral campground, walk the Heritage trail to the bridge, then take a direct line to the Tor and climb for great views. Descend, scrubby at times, to the valley...
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Saturday 1 December: Starting summer at Booroomba – S/E. This is a walk for those who like me, who have spent most of the colder months hibernating and are mourning the loss of their fitness. We will car pool from...
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Thursday 29 November: Ride down Smokers Trail for geocache GCJJNK Smokin’ – L/E. Do a car shuffle between Corin Rd and Orroral Valley. Then ride down Smokers Trail for geocache GCJJNK Smokin’ and a couple more near the Orroral Tracking...
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Saturday-Sunday 17-18 November: Mt Namadgi Birthday Celebrations – M/R. Leave from the Yankee Hat car park and walk the grasslands into the mouth of Middle Creek and to the aboriginal rock shelter. Handrail the main arm of Middle Creek up...
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Saturday 22 September: Billy Billy Rocks Circuit – M/R. Follow the track up the spur parallel to Billy Billy Creek, scramble to the top of the Rocks, continue south to the Aboriginal shelter, then approximately north east through the bush...
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Saturday 13 October: WBB – Mt Clear – L/M. Our annual madness: ~ 30 km with a mountain or two. This is the same as last year: Mt Clear car park, Sam Aboud’s Dunny, Long Flat, border trail, Mt Clear, northerly...
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Thursday 11 October: North of Billy Billy Rocks – M/R. On the northern side of Billy Billy Rocks there is a geocache, GC1PVHC . This is the goal for the day. There are lots and lots of granite boulders to...
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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...
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Thursday 21 June: Around Orroral on the shortest day of the year – L/R,ptX. Walk the Granite Tors Walking Track to the geodetic observatory. Then a targeted climb onto the ridge NW of Orroral Hill for geocaches GC2042E Wonderland #3...
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Saturday 16 June: North Bushfold Flats and ‘Mt Evans’ – L/M,ptX. The northern end of Bushfold Flats is less often visited. It contains several early 20th century European hut sites. In addition, a good walking friend shared his 1979 Outward...
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Tuesday 29 May: The Ridge Northwest of Orroral Hill, Namadgi National Park – L/R. Starting from the Orroral Valley carpark, we’ll follow the walking track to the old Lunar Laser Observatory site, then head off-track for most of the day,...
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Saturday 19 May: The Highs and Lows of Booroomba Rocks (again) – M/M-R. The previous trip was oversubscribed, so let’s go again. The Booroomba Rocks cliff top is a great vantage point, with views over Blue Gum Creek to Blue...
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… with guest blogger Terrylea R Tuesday 15 May: Mt ‘Herlt’, Namadgi National Park L/R,X. Mount Herlt is a 1600 metre high point (and Percy) at grid reference 739479. It is difficult to reach because of the thick regrowth resulting...
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Saturday 5 May: Geocaches above Blue Gum Creek – L/R. There are 3 geocaches – GC1VDD3, GC1VDD1 and GC1VDD2 – in the hill 400m above the Georges Creek FT ford of Blue Gum Creek. It will be a very long...
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