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26 Aug, Sun 8:30AM				Pretty Beach & Durras Mountain
Grade:3/6		Length	12km		Milton Branch
Peter F.
From NPWS Pretty Beach car park, ascend Durras Mtn along forest tracks. Descend to coast via the east trail and return via coast. Some rock – hopping. One of the best walks in the region! Note early start to beat the heat and leave time for leisurely lunch, swim/snorkel at Snake Bay. Map: Kioloa 89261N View

26 Aug, Sun 9:00AM				Red Hands Cave
Grade:3/6		Length	14km	500m	Southern Sydney Branch
Brian E.
The Red Hands Cave Circuit is a pleasant and varied stroll along creek and ridge lines. Location: Blue Mountains NP Map: Penrith 90303N Limit: 12. View

27-30 Aug, Mon-Thu				Exploring the Budawangs
Grade:3/6		Length	15km		Illawarra Branch
Adrian J.
Car camping and day walks trip to Budawangs, Four great day walks; Day 1. Pigeon House Mtn, 490m asc, 5km, Grd 3. Day 2. Monolith Valley, 700m asc, 15km, Grd 4. Day 3. Byangee Mtn, 510m asc, 11km, Grd 3. Day 4. Mt. Bushwalker, 130m asc, 6km, Grd 2. Location: Budawang NP Limit: 12. View

27 Aug, Mon 8:45AM				Numantia Falls, Springwood
Grade:3/6		Length	8km	340m	Sydney Branch
(Mal’s Group) John H.
Victory Track, Numantia Creek to Numantia Falls, to Sassafras Gully and back to Springwood. On Tuesday 28 August members of our group are invited to Jan Casson-Medhurst's (Map Jan's) funeral. 10:30am, Northern Suburbs Crematorium, East Chapel, 199 Delhi Road, North Ryde. Rough stairs in places and creek crossings. Location: Faulconbridge Map: Springwood 90304S Limit: 20. View

28 Aug, Tue 9:30AM				Ahearns Lookout
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	500m	Southern Highlands Branch
Joan L.
Aherns Lookout is found by following the beginning of Starlights Track. Take a left fork leading to Rocky Waterholes Lookout and just past this junction look for a right turn which meanders along the ridge to Aherns Lookout. This gives views over the Nattai with Mt Jellore easily identified. Return by the same route. Rough track, fallen trees and unfenced cliffs. Location: Nattai NP Map: Hilltop 8929-2N Limit: 20. View

28 Aug, Tue 9:34AM				Knapsack Reserve
Grade:3/6		Length	12km		Sydney Branch
Jim W.
Led by Jim Ward / Shirley Hillier. Walk via the former Lucasville Station (Historic Rail Route), Elizabeth & Marges Lookouts & Lennox Bridge to Glenbrook Station. Moderate pace. Steep sections, steps, bush tracks, rough & rocky sections. Carry morning tea, lunch & water for the day. View

28 Aug, Tue 10:01AM				Sylvan Grove Native Garden
Grade:2/6		Length	4km		Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Ailsa C.
Tracks, ups & downs, some steps, hopefully native flowers and orchids. Lovely bush. Bus return or walk to Panania, train to city. View

29 Aug, Wed 9:00AM				Conjola Cave
Grade:3/6		Length	5km		Milton Branch
Barry T.
Exploratory ramble with local historian Barrie Wilford to explore some lesser known caves in the Conjola area. Coffee afterwards. Map: Tianjara 89271S View

29 Aug, Wed 9:37AM				Springwood Circuit
Grade:3/6		Length	10km		Sydney Branch
(Bob Shayler’s Group) Sylvia C.
Lovely bush with a few creek crossings. View

30 Aug, Thu 6:00PM				Saving Sydney’s Wild Rivers
					Branch
Janine K.
Sydney is one of the few cities of the world that still has pristine, free flowing and healthy rivers – the Kowmung, Coxs, Nattai, Keduma, and Wollondilly. Learn why a proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall by fourteen metres will inundate and smother these rivers. Why are their calls for these internationally significant ecosystems, within the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, to continue to flow into the future? View

30 Aug, Thu 9:25AM				Woy Woy circuit walk
Grade:2/6		Length	9km	100m	Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Zenia P.
Walk from Woy Woy Station along waterfront over Blackwall Mountain (steep track) to Ettalong. Bus return to Woy Woy Station from Ettalong. Train return to city from Woy Woy. View

31 Aug, Fri				Cliff line below Mount Jamison-Mount Davidson
Grade:6/6		Length	8km		Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
Numbers are strictly limited. Park at GR 342 178 on Wolgan Road. Walk west, then north west to underneath the cliff line at GR 310 190, below Mount Jamison. From here, follow it north east all the way to Blue Rock Gap, exploring for overhangs, slots and more. Return to the cars. Exploratory. Scrambling and exposure. Location: Wollemi NP Map: Ben Bullen 89314S and Cullen Bullen 89313N Limit: 8. View

31 Aug, Fri 7:30AM				Hornsby to Mt Kuring-gai
Grade:4/6		Length	24km	1,300m	Sydney Branch
Allan P.
(Fully Booked) Mostly follows the Great North Walk along Berowra Creek. A variety of track types are to be encountered. Note the distance and amount of climbing to be done. Bring a torch and extra food and water just in case. Map: Hornsby 91304S Limit: 15. View

1-2 Sep, Sat (08:30AM)-Sun (15:00PM)				Colo Meroo overnight walk
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	600m	Sydney Branch
Kris M.
(Changed Transport Details) Starting from the trackhead on Sams Way in Mt Lagoon, we will follow Mailes Ridge down to the Colo River for an overnight camp at the Meroo Campground. Spectacular views of the river and Wollemi NP. The final descent is steep, rocky and uneven, but worth it! Some undulations and rocky sections with a final steep uneven climb down to the campground. Location: Colo River Map: Mountain Lagoon 90313S Limit: 10. View

1 Sep, Sat 9:59AM				Doonside – Nurragingy Reserve
Grade:2/6		Length	6km		Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Dianne E.
Streets, tracks, parks, nice bush. Return to Doonside Station for train to city / Blacktown (coffee stop). View

1 Sep, Sat 7:30AM				Perrys Lookdown to Pierces Pass
Grade:5/6		Length	22km	1,300m	Sydney Branch
Nicola L.
Perrys Lookdown - Blue Gum Forest - Grose River - Hungerford Track - Pierces Pass Picnic Area - return.  A strong and picturesque walk, with two big ascents of around 600m: Pierces Pass late morning and the burn up Perrys Lookdown to finish. Reasonable track, river crossing (we usually get over OK on the rocks). Joint walk with SBW. Location: Blue Mountains NP Map: Mount Wilson 89301N Limit: 7. View

1 Sep, Sat 9:00AM				Six Foot Track
Grade:2/6		Length	12km	300m	Southern Sydney Branch
Brian E.
Stage 2 of the entire Six Foot Track, meandering down to the Coxs River before returning the same way. Location: Megalong Limit: 12. View

2 Sep, Sun 1:00PM				Alex Colley Symposium 2018
					Branch
General Community Event
Speaker: Andy Macqueen. Speach title: Re-Imagining Wilderness: Finding Soul in a Dystopian World. Andy will present challenging ideas about perceptions of wilderness, and how the road ahead should be tackled. Following Andy’s talk, delicious complimentary food and drink will be provided, as part of the Colong Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations. Register here. View

2 Sep, Sun 8:30AM				Rusden-Florance Head Circuit
Grade:4/6		Length	14km		Milton Branch
Bob B.
Led by Bob and Celia Black. Walk to Rusden Head, then follow cliffline (rough track) all the way around to Florance Head, visiting Jindelara Falls enroute. Optional excursions down the two South-West passes. Map: Milton 89272N Limit: 12. View

3 Sep, Mon 9:35AM				Centennial Glen & Porters Pass
Grade:4/6		Length	8km	450m	Sydney Branch
Allan P.
Fort Rock, Centennial Glen, Fairy Grotto, Colliers Causeway, Porters Pass. Old tracks require sustained concentration, creek crossings, rock scrambling, muddy sections. Location: Blackheath Map: Katoomba 89301S Limit: 20. View

3-11 Sep, Mon-Tue				Gems west of the mountains
Grade:4/6		Length	4km		Milton Branch
Peter W.
(Nearly fully booked) Based at Lithgow and Rylstone we shall spend 9 days pagoda hopping and exploring some very interesting and scenic locations. Caravan, cabin, motel or camp. Evans Crown, Gouches Crater, Hassans Walls, Deep Pass, BlackFellows Hands, Blackmans Crown, Dunns Swamps Pagodas and Ferntree Gully Nature Reserve. All of the walks are short possibly 4km or less but you will need to be agile, enjoy exploring. Climbing and scrambling, can be some exposure at heights. Location: Gardens of Stone NP Limit: 12. View

3 Sep, Mon				North Narrabeen to Manly
Grade:3/6		Length	17km		Sydney Branch
Carole
Mostly beach walking North Narrabeen to Dee Why, some bushtracks and footpaths. Minimal climbs. Good views. Joint walk with Bush Club. Map: Walking Coastal Sydney View

4 Sep, Tue 8:53AM				Brisbane Water NP
Grade:3/6		Length	12km		Sydney Branch
(Shirley’s Group) Shirley H.
Led by Jim Ward / Shirley Hillier. Walk to Pindar Cave, long steep climb at start, steps other steep sections, rough & rocky bush tracks (wet & muddy at times). Return to Wondabyne Station. Moderate pace. Carry morning tea, lunch & water for the day. View

4 Sep, Tue 11:36AM				Galston – Fagan Park – Galston
Grade:2/6		Length	6km		Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Dianne E.
Streets then explore Fagan Park. Possible short bushwalk/s in Carrs Bush. Ups and downs, steps. Bus return to Castle Hill Interchange, then choice of buses to Pennant Hills / Beecroft / Macquarie Park / Parramatta / Blacktown / city. Coffee at Galston / Castle Hill (depending on bus time). View

4 Sep, Tue 8:02AM				Milsons Point to Wollstonecraft
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	250m	Southern Highlands Branch
Sue M.
Train to Milsons Point Station, walk around Lavender Bay, Balls Head and Berry Island to Wollstonecraft Station. Even walk, few rocks and up and down bush track. Limit: 12. View

5 Sep, Wed 9:35AM				Balmain East to White Bay
		Length	4km		Sydney Branch
(Bob Shayler’s Group) Bob S.
Ramble Balmain East to White Bay. Some hills. View

5 Sep, Wed 9:00AM				Little Forest Farm Wander
Grade:2/6		Length	5km		Milton Branch
Barry T.
Led by Barry & Penny Tomkinson. Explore the fields and hills of the Little Valley around Duckpond, and saunter along the twists and turns of the Yackungarrah Creek. Coffee after at Penny and Barry’s. Map: Milton 89272N View

5 Sep - 7 Oct, Wed-Sun				Slovenia and Croatia hiking and cycling
					Illawarra Branch
Adrian J.
(Fully Booked) A trip to Slovenia and Croatia from 5 Sept to 7 Oct 2018. Need to be able to do the entire trip and to carry a 10-12 kg pack for 5 days in the Julian Alps in Slovenia, staying in hotels and mountain huts. This hike commences and finishes in Bled and is medium difficulty involving a 11km, 620m ascent; 10.5km, 1100m ascent; 11km, 700m descent; 8.5km, 340m ascent and a 18km, 1200m descent. There are two cycles. The first one is from Ljubljana in Slovenia to Porec in northern Croatia. Cycling for 9 days with daily distances from 35km to 57km. The second cycle is in the islands of Kvarner Bay in the northern Adriatic. It is a cruise and cycle covering 5 islands with cycling distances between 21km and 45km, difficulty grade 2 to grade 4. For itinerary and further information contact Adrian Jones. View

6 Sep, Thu 10:36AM				Kincumba Mountain Reserve
Grade:2/6		Length	7km		Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Margery W.
Rough tracks, climbs, rocks, views, tall forest. Climb to Honeymans Rock, continue via Yanina Cave and track to Colin Watters Lookout and Nyari Lookout. Descend to Bronzewing Drive Exit and Erina Fair. Bus return to Gosford, train return to city. View

7 Sep, Fri 9:55AM				Ikara Head
Grade:3/6		Length	10km	250m	Sydney Branch
Allan P.
Ikara Head and Girraween Cave. Rough track. Location: Mount Victoria Map: Katoomba 89301S Limit: 15. View

7 Sep, Fri				Newnes Galleries
		Length	6km		Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
Park at Little Capertee Creek Camping Ground and walk up Cathedral Canyon. Once on top, explore the area to the east and north east, which I named on a previous walk Newnes Galleries. Return the same way. Scrambling and exposure. Partly exploratory. 6M. Location: Wollemi NP Map: Ben Bullen 89314S View

8 Sep, Sat 10:00AM				Chasing the waratahs
Grade:3/6		Length	14km	450m	Sydney Branch
Esther
Jointly led by Kevin Cliffe and Esther Chow. No need to contact leaders but be on time because we won't wait. The majestic Waratah flowers were spotted by bushwalkers last Sunday at this track. We should be able to see the beautiful red Waratah flowers as well as other wildflowers on this bushwalk from Woy Woy to Pearl Beach. This walk has fantastic views too. We will get taxis to start of bushwalk to avoid a boring 4km street walk. At the end of walk at Pearl Beach, we can have takeaway fish & chips or a picnic on the beach. Bring money(small denomination), snacks, water, sunscreen, and insect repellent. Slippery sections Location: Brisbane Waters Map: Brisbane Waters Limit: 12. View

8 Sep, Sat 9:00AM				Conimbla NP
					Lachlan Valley Branch
Graeme and Liz M.
2 walks will run concurrently on the day and walkers can choose which to join, meeting up again in the afternoon. Ironbark Track, Medium, 4 kms, leader Merran Cannon OR Ironbark Track to Cherry Creek and return via the fire trail, Hard, 9kms, leaders Graeme and Liz MacRaild. Walkers are reminded to bring along enough food and water for the entire day as well as suitable clothing, footwear, hat and sunscreen. A pair of good binoculars and a fold up chair is recommended. We spend lots of time watching birds and spiders. Please contact the listed walk leader the night before the walk if you intend to come. A $2.00 donation for each walker is appreciated. View

8-9 Sep, Sat (08:30AM)-Sun (15:00PM)				Kalianna Ridge to the Monolith Valley and return
Grade:4/6		Length	15km	800m	Sydney Branch
Mark G.
This is one of our states classic walks featuring the spectacular and photogenic Monolith Valley which we will reach via the iconic Kalianna Ridge Track. Everywhere you look on this walk you'll be rewarded with unparalled views of some of our finest landforms! Tents not needed as we camp in the aptly named Sunrise cave. Steep track in some parts. Location: Morton NP Map: Corang 89273N Limit: 12. View

8 Sep, Sat 9:44AM				South Cronulla Peninsula
Grade:2/6		Length	7km		Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Maurice F.
(Updated Details) Gunnamatta Bay - Darouk Park - Oak Park - Shelley Beach - Cronulla. Streets, parks, ups and downs, steps. Train return to city. View

8 Sep, Sat				The Citadel
Grade:5/6		Length	8km		Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
This unique but unprotected area, part of the Gardens of Stone region, has an active coal mine underneath it. Find out why it must be protected for future generations. Leave one vehicle at GR 243 305 on Glen Davis Road and drive another to GR 249 322 on the plateau. Walk southwards close to the rim of the escarpment all the way to Ultimate View and The Citadel; then to the Citadel Point at GR 255 301. Use a known pass to descend to the first car. Scrambling and exposure. 5M Location: Mugii Murum-ban SCA Map: Glen Alice 89314N and Ben Bullen 89314S View

9 Sep, Sun				Audley Circuit
Grade:3/6		Length	11km	150m	Illawarra Branch
Graham B.
Circuit walk from Loftus to Heathcote via Temptation Creek, Audley, Head of Navigation. A nice part of the Royal and public transport friendly. This is the first in a series of joint walks with our friends from Bushwalk the ‘Gong, so come along and meet some of the BWtG gang. Location: Royal NP Map: Port Hacking 91294N Limit: 16. View

9 Sep, Sun 8:30AM				Harbour Circle Part 2
Grade:3/6		Length	16km	200m	Sydney Branch
Esther
Co-led by Kevin Cliffe and Esther Chow. No need to contact leaders but be on time because we won't wait.  This is Part 2 of a 60 km, four-day walk, circling Sydney Harbour with the Sydney Harbour and Gladesville Bridges as its eastern and western points. Walk  starts from Greenwich Point Wharf to Woolwich Wharf.This is a magnificent walk focusing on the Harbour itself – the expanse of water, the bridges, islands, urban bushland and city skyline. The route winds along parts of the foreshore, into bays and on to headlands, through bush, along historic streets and over grand bridges.Bring water, snacks and lunch. Some slippery sections. Location: Sydney Harbour Map: Walk Coastal Sydney Limit: 12. View

9 Sep, Sun 9:00AM				Picnic at Pickering Point
Grade:3/6		Length	7km		Milton Branch
Kevin R.
From Bhundoo Cottages walk upstream along the Clyde to where Dead Mans Gulch Rd crosses the river for the first time. Stroll, explore, relax, skim stones etc. Real Billy tea will be served with lunch...so bring a cup (and lunch!) Return mostly on the same route along the Clyde. Map: Corang 89273N View

10 Sep, Mon 9:29AM				Medlow Bath to Blackheath
Grade:3/6		Length	10km	100m	Sydney Branch
Allan P.
Wonderland Track, Great Blue Mountains Trail, Mermaids Cave. Mostly fire trail and road. Steep down to Mermaids Cave. Location: Medlow Bath Limit: 20. View

11 Sep, Tue 9:28AM				Mount Annan Botanic Garden
Grade:2/6		Length	12km		Sydney Branch
(Shirley’s Group) Shirley H.
A circuit walk of surrounding areas & gardens via roads & tracks, hilly sections. Moderate pace. Carry morning tea, lunch & water for the day. At finish a bus return to Macarthur & Campbelltown Stations. View

11 Sep, Tue 9:30AM				The Boxvale Track
Grade:3/6		Length	11km	450m	Southern Highlands Branch
Pamela W.
A circuit walk which includes the Old Tramway Track, tunnel and lookout giving views towards the Blue Mountains. Rough tracks, creek crossings, slippery rocks and some steep sections. Location: Mt Alexander NR Map: Mittagong 89292S Limit: 20. View

11 Sep, Tue 10:51AM				Wollongong Botanic Garden
Grade:2/6		Length	5km		Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Ailsa C.
Ramble through Wollongong Botanic Garden, ups & downs. Bus return to North Wollongong, train to city. View

12 Sep, Wed 9:39AM				Carlingford to Telopea
		Length	4km		Sydney Branch
(Bob Shayler’s Group) Bob S.
Downhill ramble Carlingford to Telopea. View

12 Sep, Wed 8:35AM				Patonga to Woy Woy
Grade:3/6		Length	14km	500m	Sydney Branch
(Bob Shayler’s Group) Marilyn C.
Steep tracks, rocky, slippery creek crossings. Start along the shoreline at Patonga and walk in beautiful bushland in Brisbane Water National Park. Finish at Woy Woy Station. http://wildwalks.com/bushwalking-and-hiking-in-nsw/brisbane-water-national-park/patonga-to-woy-woy.html Location: Brisbane Water NP View

12 Sep, Wed 9:00AM				South Pacific Heathland Reserve
Grade:1/6		Length	5km		Milton Branch
Barry T.
The South Pacific Heathland Reserve is a 14 hectare flora and fauna reserve on the cliffs above the rock platform between Rennies Beach and Racecourse Beach at the southern end of Ulladulla. As the southern limit of Sydney sandstone region it is a special place because of its diversity of local flora, birdlife, and spectacular heathland and panoramic coastal views. Whales may be seen from the viewing platforms during their migration seasons. The main feature is the Chris Humphries Nature Walk - an easy two kilometre walk on a gently undulating track. Nick de Jong has recently published a book detailing the fauna and flora to be found on the reserve and he will be accompanying us to share his extensive knowledge of the area. Coffee afterwards at the mysterious Mayan! View

13 Sep, Thu 7:48AM				The Seven Creeks Way
Grade:3/6		Length	10km		Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Sue W
Walk Map. Good track, flowering plants and wildlife to Stokes Creek and return. Location: Dharawal NP Map: Appin 90291S View

13 Sep, Thu 6:00PM				The Murray-Darling: A Web of Rivers, Wetlands & Flood Plains
					Branch
Janine K.
The Murray-Darling Basin is a vast, complex and sensitive ecosystem that stretches from NSW to Queensland to South Australia. Its floodplains and wetlands provide some of the most important habitat for Australia’s waterbirds. These internationally significant wetlands are protected under the Ramsar Convention, a global treaty for the protection of migratory birds. However since the 1980s many of these important wetlands have seriously declined as a result of water over-extraction and altered flood regimes. Waterbird numbers have plummeted. Yet hope came with the flooding rains of 2010 and 2011 and gave a welcome reprieve for waterbird numbers. How can the Murray–Darling Basin be restored to health again? View

14 Sep, Fri 9:35AM				Baltzer Lookout
Grade:3/6		Length	15km	200m	Sydney Branch
Allan P.
Burramoko Ridge to Baltzer Lookout and views of Grose Valley and Hanging Rock. Mostly fire trail. May encounter cars up to the gate and bicycles on the trail. Possibility of doing the steep rough section for closer view of Hanging Rock. Location: Blackheath Map: Katoomba 89301S and Mount Wilson 89301N Limit: 20. View

14 Sep, Fri				Pagoda Spurs and Ravines south of Point Hatteras
Grade:5/6		Length	6km		Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
Park on the plateau at GR 250 324. Walk on Point Hatteras Trail to GR 250 330; walk east100m, then turn south and explore the first spur to its end at GR 251 328; descend into the gorge to the east and walk up it to its end at GR 251 332. From here, move east and explore the second spur to its end at around GR 253 328. Walk NE, cross another ravine and attempt to gain a high point on the cliff edge at GR 255 330. Walk N from here to GR 255 333 above the W-E running gully; walk above the gully W to the trail. Re-connect with the cars. Exploratory. Scrambling and exposure. 5M. Location: Mugii Murum-ban SCA Map: Glen Alice 89314N View

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