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1 Aug, Thu 10:36AM				Kincumba Mountain Reserve
Grade:3/6		Length	7km		Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Margery W.
Rough tracks, climbs, rocks, views, tall forest. Climb to Honemans 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 Sydney. View

2 Aug, Fri				Pagoda Spurs and Ravines West of Genowlan Gorge
Grade:5/6		Length	8km		Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
Park on the plateau at GR 250 324. Walk down Genowlan Mountain Trail to about GR 255 329 and find a way up a north-south running defile. Check the pagodas around GR 255 332 and to the south of there. From here, check the ravine and slots to the north west, then walk out on the spur to the south at GR 2525 3300. Now, use the next defile to the west to descend and eventually return back to the cars. Exploratory. Scrambling and exposure. Location: Mugii Murum-ban SCA Map: Glen Alice 89314N View

2 Aug, Fri 8:55AM				Woodford Circuit
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	400m	Sydney Branch
(Mal’s Group) Bandula G.
Follow a section of Coxs Road to Linden. Cross over the railway. Pass Kings Cave, Donohoes Grave to Caleys Repulse. Follow track to Paradise Pool. Then tracks back to Woodford Station. A very small amount of main road walking. Some rough, slippery and steep sections. Limit: 15. View

3 Aug, Sat 9:00AM				Heathcote to Heathcote
Grade:3/6		Length	14km	650m	Southern Sydney Branch
Brian E.
Walk via Audley and the Uloola Ridge. Some of this area was treated in a hazard reduction burn in April. Let's see how it is going in the three months since that burn. Don't wear white clothes but take your time and we will look at the regrowth along the way Location: Royal National Park and Royal NP Limit: 12. View

3 Aug, Sat				Otford to Waterfall
Grade:3/6		Length	23km	450m	Illawarra Branch
Adrian J.
Steep climb from station onto the Coast Track. Follow to Burning Palms and ascend the Burgh Track to meet Bola Ridge. Follow along faint track and descend to Lady Carrington Drive. Follow Forest Island, Couranga and Uloola Tracks to station. River crossings, slippery conditions. Location: Royal NP Map: Appin 90291S and Otford 91294S View

4 Aug, Sun				Bargo River Gorge
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	200m	Illawarra Branch
Graham B.
(Nearly fully booked) Illawarra Branch's annual visit exploring the wonders of the Bargo River and gorge with great views and rock formations. Rock hopping, river crossings. If river is high, walk will be adjusted to suit conditions. Joint walk with Illawarra Ramblers. Limit: 15. View

4 Aug, Sun 9:40AM				Oxfam Trail: Section 2 Cowan to Berowra
Grade:3/6		Length	14km	900m	Sydney Branch
Bandula G.
(Updated Details) The 100km Oxfam trail is part of the well-known Great North Walk and the Harbour to Hawkesbury Walking Track in the beautiful bushland of northern Sydney. Section 2 starts from Cowan Station and finishes at Berowra Station. This walk explores the ridges and valleys around Berowra Waters. There are plenty of excellent views, especially at Naa Badu Lookout and the many creek vantage points along the way. There are some solid climbs on this walk. Berowra Waters, in the middle of the walk, is a great place for lunch. Bring morning tea, lunch, snacks and water. Steep and slippery sections. Location: Berowra Valley NP Map: Berowra Limit: 15. View

5 Aug, Mon 9:35AM				Popes Glen and Braeside Walk
Grade:3/6		Length	10km	380m	Sydney Branch
Allan P.
Popes Glen to Govetts Leap Lookout. Then Clifftop Track to Govetts Leap Creek and Barrow Lookout. Back to Blackheath via Braeside Walk. Wet and muddy sections of track. Rough track in places. Location: Blackheath Map: Katoomba 89301S Limit: 20. View

6 Aug, Tue 9:43AM				Georges River
Grade:3/6		Length	12km		Sydney Branch
Shirley H.
Walk alongside the river to Simmos Beach Reserve. Moderate pace. Carry morning tea, lunch & water for the day. At finish a bus return to Glenfield Station. Roadways, fire trails (a steep descent on loose rubble with a slippery surface), bush tracks. View

6 Aug, Tue 9:44AM				Liverpool – Chipping Norton Lakes
Grade:1/6		Length	7km		Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Dianne E.
Streets, parks, cycleway, water views. Coffee at Market Plaza Shops, bus return to Liverpool Station, train return to city. View

6 Aug, Tue 9:30AM				Manning Lookout to Crystal Pool
Grade:3/6		Length	6km	400m	Southern Highlands Branch
Geoff A.
The walk begins at Manning Lookout near Fitzroy Falls. Here there are great views over Kangaroo Valley. The walk then follows the escarpment past several view points and along a fence line across a couple of small creeks to Crystal Pool. The water leaves the pool to fall over the escarpment into the valley below. Return by the same route. Rough and steep tracks, slippery rocks, fallen trees and unfenced cliff edges. Location: Morton NP Map: Kangaroo Valley 9028-4S Limit: 20. View

7 Aug, Wed 9:00AM				Curra Moors Circuit
		Length	12km	200m	Southern Sydney Branch
Brian E.
August is the perfect time to return to Curra Moors and delight in the heath, the coast, the fresh air. Location: Royal NP Map: Port Hacking 91294N and Otford 91294S Limit: 12. View

7 Aug, Wed 9:45AM				Hunts Creek
Grade:3/6		Length	12km		Sydney Branch
(Bob Shayler’s Group) Fritz W.
Full loop around Parramatta Lake, back to Pennant Hills Rd, near Kings School. A medium bush walk. View

7 Aug, Wed 9:30AM				Lake Parramatta Area
		Length	3km		Sydney Branch
Bob S.
(WOW) Ramble Lake Parramatta area. View

7 Aug, Wed 9:00AM				Mollymook Beach South to North/Return
Grade:2/6		Length	5km		Milton Branch
Sheila B.
Meet at Mollymook Beach Reserve Car park at 9am. Walk may be on beach or Mitchell Pde. Coffee at Beach Hut on return. View

8-22 Aug, Thu-Thu				Tanzania and Kenya National Park Tour
					Sydney Branch
Mark G.
(Fully Booked) This remarkable journey is truly all encompassing, including the best safari and wildlife viewing in Kenya and Tanzania whilst returning at night to superb permanent tented camps and lodges. Including all the areas frequented by the migration on their annual route, you will have the best opportunity to witness one of the most spectacular wildlife sightings in the world. Some of  the highlights include... Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks, Ngororongoro Crater, the world famous Serengeti National Park as well as the Masai Mara National Reserve and Amboseli National Park. With a wonderful variety of wildlife, village culture and adventure with some walking involved, this is a truly unforgettable experience. Contact the leader for full details. Limit: 12. View

9 Aug, Fri 8:50AM				North Faulconbridge Wander
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	350m	Sydney Branch
Allan P.
Walking next to the highway. Out and back to Highland Road. Hopefully find remains of old saw mill. Visit Ticehurst Park. Some rough steep sections. Highway noise. Map: Springwood 90304S Limit: 15. View

11 Aug, Sun 9:00AM				Conjola to Narrawallee Circuit
Grade:3/6		Length	12km		Milton Branch
Kathy M.
Park cars at end of road at Conjola Beach. A circuit walk including beaches, headlands, Narrawallee inlet from the ocean to the mangroves upstream, Burrawang forest under wonderful Old-man banksias, and a few big old stumps harking back to logging early last century. Map: Milton 89272N View

11 Aug, Sun 9:36AM				Oxfam Trail: Sections 3 Berowra to Bobbin Head and on to Mt Kuring-Gai
Grade:4/6		Length	21km	850m	Sydney Branch
Bandula G.
(Updated Details) Berowra to Bobbin Head is section 3 of the 100km Oxfam trail which is along the well-known Great North Walk and the Harbour to Hawkesbury Walking Track in the beautiful bushland of northern Sydney. We start at the Berowra station, walk along the Benowie Track, head up Lyrebird Gully to Mt. Kuring-gai, then descend towards Cowan Creek on the Mt. Kuring-gai Track, continue alongside the water's edge and finish the section at Bobbin Head and then go back to Mt Kuring-gai Station. You would have the option to leave at Bobbin Head, walk along Bobbin Head Road to the Ku-Ring-Gai Creative Arts High School bus stop and take the 577 bus to Turramurra Station. This walk is one of the most pleasant in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, with great views over the water as well as nice views from the ridge at Berowra. We would pass through Apple Tree Bay and stop at the cafe for a cuppa in Bobbin Head before heading off to the Mt Kuring-Gai station. Steep and slippery sections. Map: Ku-ring-gai Chase Limit: 15. View

11 Aug, Sun				Western Sydney Harbour
Grade:3/6		Length	16km		Sydney Branch
Roger T.
Have you heard of the Boreen, the Riverview Rotunda, Badangi Reserve and Sawmillers. If you haven’t then you have never done this walk which is along Sydney Harbour’s shoreline all the way from North Ryde to the Bridge with 75% in bushland. It links up all the shoreline reserves, some well known, others remote. Map: Lane Cove Council Reserve track map and street directories View

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