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17 May, Thu 9:49AM Cabarita to Rhodes
Grade:2/6 Length 7km Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Ann P.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longPublic Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.Slow pace | A trip where the leader will set an easy pace.Streets, paths, water views, ups & downs. Train return to city. View

17 May, Thu 6:00PM Rachel Carson’s Ocean Trilogy
Branch
Janine K.
Talk | A talk or slide show presentation.NPA/WEA Event. Rachel Carson’s ‘ocean trilogy’ cannot be underestimated. Her ‘biography of the ocean’, that she wrote between 1941-1955 empowered readers to understand the fragility of Nature and led her to write her final masterpiece Silent Spring (1962). Book at WEA, SYDNEY Ph: (02) 9264 2781 www.weasydney.com.au View

18 May, Fri 8:30AM Manly to North Head
Grade:2/6 Length 12km  200m Southern Sydney Branch
Brian E.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longFirst time friendly | A trip that is perfect for most new members (assuming you have a reasonable level of fitness)Photography | A trip that has a strong focus on encouraging people to capture photographs.Public Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.A walk via Shelly Beach. Delightful coastal walking and lots of cultural history as well. Bring your camera.
Location: Sydney Harbour National Park Limit: 12. View

18 May, Fri Red Rock Creek and Woolpack Gap
Grade:6/6 Length 12km Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or long(Postponed) Early start. Numbers are strictly limited. Park at GR 342 178 on Wolgan Road. Walk north west, then north, then north east towards Woolpack Gap. Stay underneath the cliffs and try to find a way up at about GR 347 205 (alternatively, traverse further east to Collett Gap). Once on top, walk west to the lookout point at GR 341 203. From here, walk north east and down underneath the cliff line above Red Rock Creek, at around GR 342 210. Traverse underneath the cliff line all the way to Woolpack Gap, descend through the pass and walk back to the cars. Exploratory. Scrambling and exposure.
Location: Wollemi NP
Map: Ben Bullen 89314S Limit: 8. View

18 May, Fri 8:55AM Wilsons Glen
Grade:3/6 Length 12km  350m Sydney Branch
Allan P.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longPublic Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.Explore various fire trails and tracks in the area. Mostly out and back. Rock scrambling and creek crossings. Some off-track is a possibility.
Location: Woodford
Map: Katoomba Limit: 20. View

19 May, Sat 9:30AM 2 popular Blackheath walks
Grade:3/6 Length 13km  700m Sydney Branch
Jill G.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longPublic Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.Grand Canyon, Evans Lookout Circuit and Walls Ledge, Porters Pass and Centennial Glen Circuit. Use cars to connect the two walks. Some rock scrambling.
Map: Katoomba 89301S View

19 May, Sat 8:30AM Illawarra Escarpment: Stanwell Park to Austinmer
Grade:3/6 Length 16km  400m Illawarra Branch
Sam G.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or long60 Best walks | This is one of the NPA's 60 best walks.Walk the Illawarra Escarpment one way from Stanwell Park to Austinmer via the Forest Walk and Sublime Point Track. All on track; steel ladders to descend Sublime Point. Cliff edges.
Location: Illawarra Escarpment SCA
Map: Appin 90291S and Bulli 90292N Limit: 14. Best Walk: Illawarra Escarpment Traverse View

19 May, Sat 9:00AM Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment Transverse
Sydney Branch
Conny H.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longThis walk is a hidden gem and offers the most amazing variety of vegetation. Also lovely scenic views and sometimes rare fauna. Plant ID as we go and a brief lunch break BYO. Bookings essential. View

19 May, Sat 10:06AM Point Clare to Gosford
Grade:1/6 Length 6km Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Ailsa C.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longPublic Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.Slow pace | A trip where the leader will set an easy pace.Flat walking, lots of water views. Train return to Sydney from Gosford. View

19 May, Sat Witches Watch, Hecates Cauldron & Tara Point
Grade:5/6 Length 10km Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longPark the vehicles at around GR 306 175 on the branch road off the Bicentennial National Trail. Follow the Great Dividing Range north to Gordian Knot and then to Witches Watch, a spectacular lookout above Hecates Cauldron. From here, descend into the Cauldron and explore it underneath the cliff lines and also above, amidst “the bubbles”. Visit the Tower of Hope and other attractions. Descend into the headwaters of Baal Bone Creek, cross the valley and climb up through Tara Slot onto Tara Point. More amazing views. From here, move up to the ridge and re-connect with the vehicles. Unbelievable views, rock formations and pagodas. Scrambling and exposure.
Location: Ben Bullen SF and Gardens of Stone NP
Map: Ben Bullen 89314S and Cullen Bullen 89313N View

19 May, Sat 9:30AM Yerong Walking Track
Grade:5/6 Length 6km Branch
David.S
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longThe Rock (Wagga Wagga). Bring sensible shoes, sunscreen, hat, at least 2 litres of water per person, morning tea. Invite your friends on Facebook. RSVP required via email. View

20 May, Sun 8:00AM Byangee Walls
Grade:5/6 Length 13km Milton Branch
Leslie R.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longLed by Herbert Frey & Leslie Reddacliff. Park at Long Gully car park. Walk up to gap east of Castle and ascend Byangee Walls - rope assist available. Lunch at top near visitor’s book and return same route. Great views if weather is kind.
Location: Morton NP
Map: Corang 89273N Limit: 10. View

20 May, Sun 12:45PM Ku-ring-gai Matters: Time for World Heritage
Branch
Janine K.
Talk | A talk or slide show presentation.Public Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.FOKE (Friends of Ku-ring-gai Environment) Event. This fundraising luncheon for EDO, NSW opens with the question about whether it might be time to consider world heritage listing Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park - the second national park in NSW in 1894, and one of the first in the world. Madi Maclean, President of the Blue Mountains Conservation Society will highlight the achievement of World Heritage Listing the Greater Blue Mountains in 2000. Bob Crombie from the Sutherland Shire Environment Centre will talk about their current campaign calling to World Heritage list Royal National Park. When Royal was reserved in 1879 it was the first time the words ‘national park’ had ever been used to describe a protected park area. When Yellowstone was formed in the USA in 1872 it was named a national park in the sense that the park was under federal, not State, jurisdiction. In 2017 the English Lake District’s World Heritage status was changed to include the role it played in the development of the conservation movement. This new initiative now opens the door for Royal National Park to be world heritage listed. If this is achieved, then it is timely to call for Ku-ring-gai Chase be World Heritage listed as well. After all Ku-ring-gai was one of the first parks to be formed because of the intrinsic values of nature. Eccleston Du Faur (1832-1915) the driving force behind the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park had no doubts about this when he used these words for the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park seal - Natura Ars Dei or ‘Nature is the Art of God’. Enjoy a light lunch and coffee at the heritage Café Pecorino to raise funds for EDO NSW (Environmental Defenders Office) who continue to provide legal advice to those communities fighting to defend their environment. View

21 May, Mon 9:22AM Ruined Castle
Grade:3/6 Length 13km  400m Sydney Branch
(Mal’s Group) Allan P.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longPublic Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.Scenic World to Golden Stairs on Narrowneck. Descend stairs and walk to Ruined Castle. Return to Scenic World. Plenty of uneven stairs.
Location: Katoomba
Map: Katoomba Limit: 20. View

22 May, Tue 9:00AM Burrill Lake
Grade:3/6 Length 30km Milton Branch
Peter F.
Cycle | A cycling tripRide from Canberra Crs mainly on bush tracks. Mountain bikes recommended. View

22 May, Tue 9:29AM Forestville to Manly Vale
Grade:3/6 Length 10km Sydney Branch
Shirley H.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longPublic Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.Walk from Forestville via Engraving Track to Seafroth Oval then to Upper Manly Dam Reserve to Manly Vale. B-line bus return to city. Carry morning tea, lunch and water for a full day walk. Steep sections, rough and rocky bushtracks, steps, fire trails.
Location: Garigal NP View

22 May, Tue 9:37AM Springwood – Birdwood Gully – Springwood
Grade:3/6 Length 5km Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Judith H.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longPublic Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.Slow pace | A trip where the leader will set an easy pace.Rough eroded track in places. Down and up. Spectacular wave rock and pleasant creek. Train return to Sydney. View

22 May, Tue 9:30AM Walls of Camelot & Rocky Waterholes LO
Grade:4/6 Length 13km  450m Southern Highlands Branch
David W.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longWalls of Camelot. The track branches off the Nattai Ridge Road to follow a fence line to a track leading to magnificent sandstone cliffs. The track then continues on to join the Rocky Water HolesTrack which provides a lookout over Rocky Waterholes Creek. Return by this track back to the car park. Rough track, slippery creek crossings and scrambling up loose scree slopes.
Location: Nattai NP
Map: Hilltop 8929-2N Limit: 16. Map: Hilltop 8929-2N View

23 May, Wed 10:00AM Cockatoo Island 21st Sydney Biennale Walking Tour
Grade:1/6 Length 6km  100m Sydney Branch
Esther
Talk | A talk or slide show presentation.Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longEducational | A trip where the leader will focus on teaching or training.Photography | A trip that has a strong focus on encouraging people to capture photographs.Public Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.Slow pace | A trip where the leader will set an easy pace.Social | A trip where people will be encouraged to interact and chat with each other.On Cockatoo Island, 20 artists will present works echoing the history of the UNESCO World-Heritage-listed site around movement, migration, production and participation, including works that grow or morph over the course of the Biennale. http://www.cockatooisland.gov.au/whats/21st-biennale-sydney We shall meet at Circular Quay Wharf 5 for ferry to Cockatoo Island, in time for morning tea. We shall then join the free guided tour at 11:30am (45 minutes) starting from Superposition Studio. After the tour, we will explore historic Cockatoo Island at leisure and meet back at the wharf at 2pm for the 2:13 pm ferry, arriving Circular Quay at 2:40 pm. No need to RSVP but contact leader by email is appreciated.
Location: Sydney Harbour
Map: Sydney View

23 May, Wed 8:00PM FOKE Public Meeting
Branch
Janine K.
Talk | A talk or slide show presentation.David Vs Goliath, Defending the Environment at a time of crisis. Join Friends of Ku-ring-gai Environment’s (FOKE) public meeting to listen to David Morris who recently joined EDO NSW as its new CEO in October 2017. Hear about David’s vision for EDO NSW in defending the environment at a time of crisis. Admission is free and all are welcome. More information: facebook.com/friendsofkuringgai and foke.org.au View

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