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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
… 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...
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...
Saturday 28 April: The Ridge between Nursery Swamp and Rendezvous Creek – M/R. A walk along the rocky ridge above Nursery Swamp and Rendezvous Creek. Leaders: Jenny and Rob H. Further Information A walk instead of the advertised Billy Billy...
Saturday 21 April: The Highs and Lows of Booroomba Rocks – M/M-R. The Booroomba Rocks cliff top is a great vantage point, with views over Blue Gum Creek to Blue Gum Hill and further into Canberra. But what lies above...
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...
On Mt Mavis | photo Jonathan Miller Tuesday 10 April: Mt ‘Mavis’ – L/R. Mt Mavis is a high rocky tor, offering excellent views of southern and middle Namadgi. At 1711 metres, it is also a Percy and the ACT’s eleventh...
Lunch at ‘forgotten views’ Saturday 17 March: Naas River Valley and the flanks of the Clear Range – L/M. From Caloola Farm, walk the Naas Valley fire trail, crossing the Naas River 16 times on our return journey. We climb...
River crossing training in Cotter River Sunday 18 February: River crossing training – S/R,W. An opportunity to learn safer ways to cross rivers. Particularly recommended for leaders, and anyone contemplating walking in NZ or Tasmania. The course will cover assessing...
Booroomba’s Middle Rocks from the Middle Rocks descent Saturday morning 17 February: Booroomba’s beautiful butt – S/R,ptX: Yet another attempt to reach the geocaches below Booroomba’s southern and northern buttresses. Around 6km and 350m climb. Home by 1pm. For quick...
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...