Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Walkers on Tidbinbilla Peak Saturday 24 June: Tidbinbilla Skyline, northern section – M-L/R. Walk up the Camel Back Fire Trail from the Mountain Creek car park in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. Walk the crest of the Tidbinbilla Range following the Skyline...

Lunch views to The Pimple from Tidbinbilla Peak Saturday 27 May: Snowy Corner to Tidbinbilla Mountain – M/R. Car park-top of Lyre Bird trail– Snowy Corner–Mt Tidbinbilla–ridge–line–Tidbinbilla Peak–part of the Camel Hump trail-car park. ~700m climb, 10 km, ~6 ½ hours. Map:...

The way ahead towards Mt Domain Tuesday 20 September: Tidbinbilla Traverse, Snowy Corner to Fishing Gap – M/R. A scenic ridge walk, some of it on pad or cut track, taped route most of the way. If we have enough...

Lunch views over the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Saturday 13 August: Mt Domain – M/R. Link road, Fishing Gap fire trail to Fishing Gap then up the partly cut track to Mt Domain and return. Height ∼800m, distance ∼10 km. Map:...

Mt Domain Saturday 16 July: Fishing Gap to Mt Domain and return – M/R,X. Walk up the Fishing Gap fire trail and then follow the newly taped foot pad to Mt Domain. Return the same way. About 12km and 700...

Rob H (fearless leader) and Eric D arriving at Mt Domain cairn Monday 28 March: Fishing Gap to Mt Domain and return – M/R.Walk up the Fishing Gap firetrail and then follow the newly taped foot pad to Mt Domain. Return...

Tidbinbilla Valley from tape 014 Wednesday 16 March: Mt Domain – M/R. Become a TNR volunteer for the day! Walk from Fishing Gap to Mt Domain. Around 12km and 670m climb. Map: Tidbinbilla. Leader: John Evans john@johnevans.id.au 0417 436 877....

SH1322, Johns Peak, Tidbinbilla Peak, (just) Tidbinbilla Mountain and The Pimple from the climb to Camels Hump North arm of Burkes Creek and Camels Hump from the climb to Johns Peak Tuesday 1 March: Camels Hump – M/E-M. From the...

View from Gibraltar Peak Saturday 6 February: Gibraltar Peak – M/E. Walk the Gibraltar Peak loop, ascending via the new trail and descending via the old Gibraltar Trail. Great views from the top and the weather looks good. Around 8km...

Chinese Tour Group to TNR Thursday 28 January: Escort a Chinese tour group on walks at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve – S/E . I drove to TNR and met a bused-in group of 11 tourists. Summary Distance: 4.7km | Climb: 180m...

Ex-Bruce Hallers from ANU and friends (and grandchild) at The Sanctuary, TNR – older but little wiser Wednesday 28 October: The Sanctuary, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve – S/E. A wheelchair-paced lap of the Sanctuary with pommy friends Bill and Lainey. 9...

Tidbinbilla Mountain and The Pimple over the Tidbinbilla Peak cairn Saturday 13 June: Tidbinbilla Mountain – M/R. Lyrebird Trail, Snowy Corner, Tidbinbilla Mtn, Tidbinbilla Peak, Camel Hump fire trail and return. Map: Tidbinbilla. Leader: Rob H. Transport: $36 per vehicle....

Grass trees Saturday 4 October: Day trips in Namadgi #7 – Castle Hill followed by Gibraltar Peak followed by Farrer’s grave. Maps: Williamsdale, Tidbinbilla. Leaders: Jenny and Rob H. Transport: ~$24 per car. 6 of us drove in 2 cars...

Lunch views down the south arm of Burkes Creek from The Pimple Tuesday 30 September: The Pimple and geocaches on the Tidbinbilla Ridge – L/R. There is a cache – GC1KV4P – on The Pimple, and a number of others...

Tidbinbilla Ridge, Mt Eliza and the main tor from Gibraltar Peak Saturday 13 September: Yet more Gentle Geocaching at TNR – L/E-M. Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve has provided some excellent rambling over the last few weeks, taking us on trails that...

View south to Johns Peak, Tidbinbilla Peak, Tidbinbilla Mountain and The Pimple Tuesday 2 September: Tidbinbilla Geocaching  L/R. From the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Mountain Creek car park, we ll take the Camel Back Fire Trail towards the top. A...

View from geocache Just for the views #2 Saturday 23 August: Gentle Geocaching at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve – M/M. TNR is covered with geocaches. If you’d like a stroll on Saturday, do come with me. We’ll go to Nildesperandum and...

View W and N from Tinderry Peak Tuesday 27 May: Granite above Groggy Creek, Tinderries – M-L/R,ptX. A circuit to explore some Tinderries granite. From the Round Flat Fire Trail, up Roberts Creek and its north branch to the large...