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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

12 Aug, Mon 8:55AM				Bulls Camp
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	350m	Sydney Branch
Allan P.
Visit rocky outcrop at the end of Beauford St. Along the highway to look at the history of Bulls Camp and some railway relics. Some litter is to be expected. Location: Woodford Map: Springwood 90304S and Katoomba 89301S Limit: 20. View

13 Aug, Tue 9:30AM				Budderoo Track to Gerringong Falls
Grade:3/6		Length	17km	630m	Southern Highlands Branch
David W.
The walk follows the Budderoo Fire Trail for 6kms to a locked gate on the right. Through the gate is a relatively unused fire trail which deteriorates to a single track leading to Gerringong Creek. Follow the creek along to the falls. Rough track, slippery rocks and unfenced cliff edges. Location: Budderoo NP Map: Robertson 90284N Limit: 15. View

13 Aug, Tue 10:00AM				Kangaroo Valley Mountain-bike
Grade:2/6		Length	35km		Milton Branch
Leslie R.
Led by Herbert Frey & Leslie Reddacliff. Ride on cycleways, quiet sealed and gravel roads through scenic Kangaroo Valley following the upper Kangaroo River. Lunch at Flatrock Pool and return same route. View

13 Aug, Tue 8:50AM				Lane Cove
Grade:3/6		Length	14km		Sydney Branch
Shirley H.
A circuit walk via Stringybark Creek Reserve, Blackman Park, Lovetts, Burns Bay & Tambourine Bay Reserves. Moderate pace, carry morning tea, lunch & water for the day. At finish at Lane Cove Bus Interchange, buses to Wynyard Lang Park York St or Chatswood Station. Steep sections, rough & rocky bushtracks, possible slippery surfaces, steps. View

13 Aug, Tue 10:25AM				Murrua Track
Grade:2/6		Length	6km		Sydney Branch
(Jean’s Group) Margaret B.
Short street walk, then easy bush tracks with ups & downs. Hopefully lovely wildflowers. Bus return to Turramurra, train return to city. Location: Ku-ring-gai Chase NP View

13 Aug, Tue 9:00AM				Special forum on using eDNA for wildlife detection
					Branch
General Community Event
The Ecology Special Interest Section of the EIANZ is convening a one-day forum featuring a series of special presentations about an innovative technology and approach that enables the detection of wildlife in Australia and New Zealand using eDNA. The presentations will cover a wide range of aspects. More information and registration at https://www.eianz.org/events/event/ecology-special-forum-on-using-edna-for-wildlife-detection. View

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