Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Booroomba Rocks from geocache GC1QQZ1 Booroomba’s Beautiful Butt Thursday 4 August: (A walk with Lindsay) Some head butting at Booroomba – L/R,ptX. From Booroomba Rocks car park, 2km west on the AAWT then strike off to Gorilla Rock. Geocache GC1TV31...

‘Big Boy’ granite on ‘Wretched Ridge’ Saturday 30 July: Geocaches above the Cotter Hut Road – L/E&R,ptX. From the Orroral Tracking Station insert 10km along the Cotter Hut Road. Off-track for 2km and climb 200 vertical metres for geocaches GC2EZ3M...

Spinnaker Rock Tuesday 26 July: Spinnaker Rock (by special request) – S/M. A relatively short walk commencing from the intersection of Apollo and Booroomba Rocks Roads. From Sundial Rock we head SSE down the valley to the grasslands and then...

Mt Tennent and Bushfold Flat Thursday 14 July: Mt Tennent and Bushfold Flats – L/E. Corin Road closed so a plan B stroll with my great mate Max. 2 of us met and drove to the Namadgi Visitors Centre outer...

The guyed pole near Mt Gingera Saturday-Sunday 9-10 July: Sub 24 hour camping #5: Pryors Hut. Day 1: An afternoon roam up Stockyard Spur Track. Camping by Pryors Hut. Approx 8 km 500 m climb. Optional trip to Mt Gingera....

A Weir-d day in the Brindabellas Saturday 25 June: A weir-d day in the Brindabellas – L/E-M. A number of small weirs were built on the eastern flanks of the Brindabella Range in the 1960-70s. We visit several of them,...

View down from the top of the Mt Tennent scar Tuesday 24 May: Mt Tennent scar again – final GZ of ‘Up the Scar’ – L/E,R. A search on the Mt Tennent scar for the final GZ of geocache GC55GNQ...

View down from the flank of Mt Tennent at 900m Tuesday 17 May: Mt Tennent geocaching – M/R. Some impromptu caching on the side of Mt Tennent. Leader:  Roger E. 2 of us drove and parked on the side of...

Tidbinbilla views from Billy Billy Rocks Saturday 14 May: Billy Billy Rocks – M/R. Up and back from Fishing Gap fire trail. About 3 km each way and 600 m climb. Maps: Corin Dam, Tidbinbilla. Leaders: Jenny and Rob H....

Split Rock Saturday 16 April: Split Rock Geocache – L/E&R. Walk the AAWT from Orroral Tracking Station to Cotter Gap, then a scrubby up to Split Rock for geocache GC15298 Rock of Ages. Around 20km and 900m climb. Maps: Rendezvous...

View south from morning tea to the top of the Orroral Valley, Mt McKeahnie and our objective knoll Wednesday 13 April: Geocaching McKeahnie in the Middle – L/R,ptX . That says it all. 4 of us drove in 1 vehicle...

Mt Gudgenby – View from geocache | trig | Mt Gudgenby from below | map detail Sunday 3 April: Mt Gudgenby – L/R. A classic walk with great views. From the Gudgenby car park along the valley to the saddle...

Bogong Creek swamp from the Yankee Hat Walking Track Saturday 26 March: Middle Creek – M/R. A walk part way up Middle Creek to a rock and a geocache, GC26Y22 Dinner Rock. Middle Creek is likely to be quite scrubby....

Blue Gum Hill over Blue Gum Creek Tuesday 16 February: Ridge West of Bushfold Flats, Namadgi National Park – L/R/ part X. From the Booroomba Rocks car park we will follow the Alpine Track for 2 km then head off-track...

Mt Coree Saturday 13 February: Mt Coree – L/E. All on fire trails from Blundells Flat. Around 18km and 700m climb. This will be a moderately paced walk taking us to the summit of Mt Coree which has excellent views...

Orroral Valley from the slab above the cave Tuesday 2 February: More Headwaters of Honeysuckle Creek – M/R,X. Starting at Honeysuckle creek car park, go West for about 3.5 km along the ridge between the two main arms of Honeysuckle creek...

… the most inhospitable and unrelenting country I’ve walked in a while Dead Alpine Ash as far as the eye can see Sunday 17 January: Peak 1409 – M/R. A challenging walk cross country and through scrub to the lovely...

Blatant Brindabella Geocaching (clockwise from top left) flowers | 7 and a half mile blaze | views from Mt Aggie | border corner U55, the westernmost point of the ACT | flowers | flowers Saturday 16 January: Blatant Brindabella Geocaching,...

Ladies in black appreciating the view from Mt Tennent Saturday 9 January: Cbr100 training – Mt Tennent and Bushfold Flats – L/E. The usual Mt Tennent walk, plus a loop down the AAWT to Bushfold Flats and return up the...

Pleasant creek sections of the walk Saturday 19 December: Southern ACT Walkabout – M/M,ptX Enjoy the drive through the centre of Namadgi National Park to the ACT’s southern border. Walk the fire trail going east along the border through Burnt...