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9 Mar, Mon 9:30AM Narrabeen Lagoon Circuit
Grade:1/6 Length 10km  80m Sydney Branch
John H.
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.(NEW!!!) This lovely cooler walk will be led by Les Heitter, but bookings to John Hain, please. We will meet at Narrabeen B line bus stop on Pittwater Road, just past the Tramshed Café (with an old Sydney tram parked outside). The walk will do a circuit right around Narrabeen Lagoon including along the beach to where it empties into the ocean. The lake is home to many seabirds, black swans and some aggressive Kookaburras who delight in stealing your food. The walk will take us past the Sydney Academy of Sport, Cromer Golf course, Jamieson Park and many beautiful lakeside spots. Booking is essential giving your NPA, phone and Emergency numbers, unless I already have them. Bike riders as well as road and beach (sand) walking.
Location: Narrabeen Lagoon State Park
Map: Mona Vale 91301S Limit: 20. View

10 Mar, Tue 10:00AM An easy introduction to birdwatching, Woolooware Bay
Grade:1/6 Length 1km Southern Sydney Branch
Gary S.
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.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.Explore the Woolooware Bay Walkway with a keen birdwatcher. All on flat path so suitable for older members and those in wheelchairs. Grade 1 very slow so motion-challenged people can enjoy the birding opportunities adjacent to sand-flats, mangroves and terrestrial habitat. Some migratory wading birds may still be present. Wear Hat and bring binoculars and/or telescopic lens
Location: Woolooware Bay Limit: 20. View

16 Mar, Mon 10:00AM Bundeena – Jibbon Head – The Balconies – Bundeena.
Grade:4/6 Length 10km  141m Sydney Branch
John H.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longPhotography | 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.(NEW!!!) This walk is a real favourite and a great adventure. It has spectacular coastal views and gorgeous coastal heath bushland to walk through. Though shown as a grade 4, because of the push through bushes to get to the rock platform and a bit of a scramble up an eroded track, most of the walk would be grade 2. Starting at Bundeena we walk along the beach and tracks to Jibbon Head, visiting the Aboriginal engravings on the way. We will mostly walk along the rock platform towards the Balconies where we join the coastal track back to Bundeena. There is a steep climb from the last beach up to the headland along an eroded track that requires a bit of a scramble. Booking essential giving your mobile, emergency contact and NPA numbers unless I already have them. It could be slippery and possibly slushy in places. Uneven rock surfaces. It is exposed and a more inland route, through sandhills could be taken if the weather is unsuitable for the coastal route. Some street walking in Bundeena.
Location: Royal National Park
Map: Port Hacking 91294N Limit: 20. View

21 Mar, Sat 8:00AM Tahmoor gorge and Mermaid Pool circuit
Grade:3/6 Length 10km  200m Sydney Branch
Mark G.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or long60 Best walks | This is one of the NPA's 60 best walks.Photography | A trip that has a strong focus on encouraging people to capture photographs.Mermaids pool and Tahmoor gorge is a delightful circuit walk that takes you past numerous cascades and swimming holes where you can escape the heat of late Summer. On the last two occasions I did this walk it rained so we couldn't complete the entire walk through the most spectacular part of the gorge. Lets hope this time we have good weather! rock hopping
Location: Mermaids Pool and Tahmoor Gorge
Map: BARGO 9029-3-N Limit: 20. View

28 Mar, Sat 8:50AM Mount Kembla Tracks
Grade:3/6 Length 11km  200m Illawarra Branch
Col M.
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.A fairly steep ascent from Mt. Kembla Lookout to the plateau and on to the summit for extensive views of the Illawarra coastline. Return to the ring track for a 5km circuit around Mt. Kembla through a section of rain forest. Finally, a walk on 3 stages of the Mt. Kembla miners memorial pathway containing signage explaining the history of the area. On tracks, fire trails and short section of a quiet road. Features a variety of scenic views and forestry. Possibly some leeches.
Location: Illawarra Escarpment SCA Limit: 12. View

3 Apr, Fri 8:00AM Birds Rock to Hippo Rock pagodas and Carne creek lookout
Grade:3/6 Length 16km  200m Sydney Branch
Mark G.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or long60 Best walks | This is one of the NPA's 60 best walks.Photography | A trip that has a strong focus on encouraging people to capture photographs.The Broad Swamp to Birds Rock walking trail is a 17km new track which is part of the 30km Gardens of Stone SCA walking trail, which is due to be finished before the end of this decade. I was planning on doing this section one way but unfortunately the Broad Swamp section with the carpark is closed until just after Easter, whilst new facilities are being established. So instead I'm doing the more spectacular section of this trail starting from Birds Rock and including Hippo rock and the stunning Carne creek lookout and nearby pagodas. Basically we will experience the best section of this track so you won't be disappointed. However, if there is a miracle and the infrastructure is finished by Easter, then the original plan of walking from Broad Swamp to Birds Rock will still stand. But I doubt it!
Location: Gardens of Stone SCA
Map: Cullen Bullen 89313N Limit: 20. View

4 Apr, Sat 8:00AM Tramway trail~The Towers~Blacks Corner and return
Grade:4/6 Length 15km  300m Sydney Branch
Mark G.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or long60 Best walks | This is one of the NPA's 60 best walks.Photography | A trip that has a strong focus on encouraging people to capture photographs.A walk with history and lots of pagodas and stunning views! We start our hike along the Tramway trail, passing various old miners dwellings now being overtaken by nature and head west until the trail ends and we then follow the ridge along to Blacks Corner. Sounds deceptively simple but along the way we will encounter more pagodas and slots than you can imagine as well as some almost parkland sections of grassy lomandra until we reach our objective, Blacks Corner. A walk for those who want to leave the Easter crowds behind and explore a location rarely visited. rock scrambling and offtrack walking
Location: Mugii Murum-ban SCA
Map: Glen Alice 89314N Limit: 12. View

5 Apr, Sun 8:00AM Wheeny Gap and waterfalls
Grade:4/6 Length 15km  380m Sydney Branch
Mark G.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or long60 Best walks | This is one of the NPA's 60 best walks.Photography | A trip that has a strong focus on encouraging people to capture photographs.Slow pace | A trip where the leader will set an easy pace.What this walk lacks in distance it more than makes up for in terms of variety and pure enjoyment as there is much to see and savour in this not often visited part of Wollemi national park. Along the way you'll encounter some of the best and largest swimming holes you could hope to find, gorgeous waterfalls and cascades and stands of towering trees in a rainforest environment. Add to these features, some extraordinary tafoni enriched sandstone caves, rock wells to play in and a hellva lot more. All in all, an adventurers playground par excellence! rock scrambling and offtrack walking
Location: Wollemi NP
Map: Mountain Lagoon 90313S Limit: 12. View

25 Apr, Sat 7:30AM Timbergetters Ravine and Boulder Glade
Grade:5/6 Length 6km  340m Sydney Branch
Mark G.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or long60 Best walks | This is one of the NPA's 60 best walks.Photography | A trip that has a strong focus on encouraging people to capture photographs.This walk will take us to a system of creeks and waterfalls where timber cutters used to roam and although the stumps are still there to see, there's so much to explore in this region that will keep us occupied for many an hour. Lots of Tafoni weathering amongst a boulder glade and some very strange shaped rocks to climb and some stupendous huge trees to admire and all this very close to Bilpin, off the Mountain Lagoon road. offtrack and rock scrambling
Location: Wollemi NP
Map: Mountain Lagoon 90313S Limit: 12. View

23 May, Sat 8:00AM Asteroid cave/Scallop cave/Flat rock exploration
Grade:4/6 Length 8km  370m Sydney Branch
Mark G.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or long60 Best walks | This is one of the NPA's 60 best walks.Photography | A trip that has a strong focus on encouraging people to capture photographs.(NEW!!!) Only a short drive from Bilpin is an area of twisted fantastic Angophoras, caves full of golden tafoni formations and various flat rock platforms ,all worth exploring and photographing. If you want to escape the maddening crowd and avoid a long drive to examine an area of outstanding natural beauty, then this is a walk for you! offtrack and rock scrambling
Location: Wollemi NP
Map: Mountain Lagoon 90313S Limit: 12. View

27 Jun - 18 Jul, Sat-Sat South Africa safari
Sydney Branch
Brian P.
Accommodation | An activity that involves an overnight stay, using hard-roofed accommodation such as a cabin, hut or hotel.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.Social | A trip where people will be encouraged to interact and chat with each other.(Fully Booked)

South Africa safari - 27th June - 18th July 2026 

Private safari for NPA members and guests, visiting:
  • Khama Rhino Sanctuary
  • Okavango Delta
  • Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
  • Chobe National Park
  • Victoria Falls
  • Hwange National Park
  • Mapesu Private Game Reserve
  • Kruger National Park
A select group of 12 fellow bushwalkers, travelling with an expert guide staying in eco hotels, lodges and permanent camps expecting to see all the "Big 5" animals in their natural habitat plus many other birds, mammals and reptiles. This tour is being professionally run by Intrepid Travel for us.  Tour starts and finishes in Johannesburg, direct flights from Sydney with Qantas or many other options. Expressions of interest welcome - contact leader by phone or email for further details. Wild animals! overseas travel
Location: South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe Limit: 12. View

15-27 Nov, Sun (09:01AM)-Fri (11:00AM) Kenya and Tanzania safari : Nakuru to Serengeti
Sydney Branch
Mark G.
Accommodation | An activity that involves an overnight stay, using hard-roofed accommodation such as a cabin, hut or hotel.Photography | A trip that has a strong focus on encouraging people to capture photographs.Social | A trip where people will be encouraged to interact and chat with each other.My wife and I will be heading over to Africa for our 7th safari and this time we are travelling from Kenya in Tanzania for 13 days staying in excellent accommodation including lodges and glamping tents whilst searching for wildlife. There are 10 spaces left on the trip with G Adventures and if any members would love to join us that would be wonderful! Below is the link to the safari. We are also planning on doing a pre mini trip to Tsavo national park in Kenya but that of course is optional. https://www.tourradar.com/t/318501 Limit: 16. View

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