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26 Jun, Sat 9:47AM				5 Lands Walk
Grade:3/6		Length	10km	300m	Sydney Branch
(SWAG) Esther
Co-Leader: Heather Lakiss. The 5 Lands Walk is a physical, spiritual and cultural journey. A gift to you from the communities and sponsors of the Central Coast. A place where no one is excluded. A place where family, friends and the wider community are encouraged to celebrate life, have fun and connect to our deep Aboriginal history, European settlement, and who we are today. In doing so we take a step to create a more harmonious and inclusive society on the Central Coast and beyond. The 5 Lands Walk is a day-long festival held on the Saturday closest to the winter solstice when the whales, a significant totem of the Darkinjung people, are migrating north, along 10 km of spectacular coastline. In 2006 we were inspired by Italy's Cinque Terra, but we created our own uniquely Australian event, a collaboration between the Aboriginal and broader communities, to connect people to people and people to place. We've been improving it every year since. 2021 will see many old favourites plus some new features and events. Roughly 22 000 people are estimated to join us this year, so be prepared to be inspired. Coffee available at McMasters Beach. BYO lunch or buy on way. Steep and slippery sections Location: central Coast Map: Central Coast Limit: 10. View

26-27 Jun, Sat (08:30AM)-Sun (16:00PM)				Blue Mountains Pack Walk
Grade:4/6		Length	28km	600m	Sydney Branch
Richard T.
Where better than a trip to Splendour Rock in the Blue Mountains, this time with a bright full moon. A wonderful experience to see the landscape under moonlight, and at sunrise and sunset! This is a lovely trip with an unforgettable view from the campsite. Location: Blue Mountains NP Limit: 15. View

26 Jun, Sat				Gap Creek Pagodas
Grade:5/6		Length	8km		Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
(NEW!!!) 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. Park at GR 238 326 at Airly Gap and walk up the western tributary of Gap Creek. Explore its northern branch, then climb out to the tops at about GR 231 335 and explore the pagoda spurs on the northern side of Gap Creek, moving east. Descend into Airly Gap. Scrambling and exposure. About 8 km. Location: Mugii Murum-ban SCA Map: Glen Alice 89314N View

26 Jun, Sat 8:33AM				Stanwell Park to Helensburgh
Grade:3/6		Length	15km	500m	Sydney Branch
Mark G.
Walk via the Clifftop, Burgh and various other tracks. This walk will take you some places you might have ventured before along little used tracks but also to well known ones too, and through a variety of habitats, lookouts and places of interest. Location: Royal NP View

27 Jun, Sun 10:32AM				Crossing the Blue Mountains: Section 3
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	350m	Sydney Branch
Stuart S.
We walk The Great Blue Mountains Trail from Medlow Bath to Katoomba. Highlights: Norths Lookout, Therabulat Lookout, Six Foot Track, Cliff Walk, the Explorers Tree, beautiful forests and views. On the way to Katoomba, we'll also walk the old Catalina Raceway and Walford Lake track. We'll also see the Aboriginal Display Track. If you fancy chocolates, a visit to Blue Mts Chocolate Co, 176 Lurline St is highly recommended. Steep and slipppery sections. Steep and slippery sections. Goretex boots an advantage.Walk will be cancelled in severe weather warning, bush fire warning or park closure. Please check your mail box the night before to make sure walk is still on.  Location: Blue Mountains NP Map: Blue Mountains Limit: 15. View

1 Jul, Thu				Cycle Wolli Creek to Birkenhead Point
Grade:4/6		Length	45km		Sydney Branch
Rob G.
(NEW!!!) Cycle Wolli Creek to Birkenhead Point then Cabarita return. A casual, scenic ride around bays, rivers and canals. Cycle from Wolli Creek Railway Station to Stanmore, Whites Creek Canal, Rozelle, Birkenhead Point, The Bay Run, Canada Bay, then Cabarita for picnic lunch (BYO). Coffee stops along the way. Many cycle paths and cycle lanes along quiet roads with some undulations. Return to Wolli Creek Rail about 4pm, via Canals and a Greenway. Must bring spare tube and repair kit. No helmet no go! View

2 Jul, Fri 10:00AM				Neighbour walk: Sheldon forest
Grade:2/6		Length	9km	180m	Sydney Branch
(SWAG) Esther
This walk will be led by Heather Lakiss. The track meanders through the beautiful bushland of Sheldon Forest, along ridge tops, through open forest on the hill slopes and down to the creek side, following a stream that boasts a number of small waterfalls. The forest is one of the few remaining pieces of the Blue Gum high forest in the Sydney Basin. It is of high conservation status because it contains some of the last remnants of the endangered ecological communities. We also explore Rofe Park. Limit: 12. View

3-4 Jul, Sat-Sun				Mount Canobla and Gundangaroo Traverse to St Johns Point
Grade:6/6		Length	10km		Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
(NEW!!!) A 2-day pack walk. Numbers are strictly limited. Private property access is required. Day 1 - Park near Canobla Gap and ascend Mount Canobla on a razor blade spur. Continue to Mt Gundangaroo and camp near the trig. Water was found in a nearby gully. Day 2 – Walk to St Johns Point, then descend to Canobla Gap Trail and walk back to the cars. Partly exploratory. Scrambling and exposure. Location: Wollemi NP Map: Glen Alice 89314N and Ben Bullen 89314S View

3 Jul, Sat 8:31AM				Wentworth Falls tracks, waterfalls and lookouts
Grade:3/6		Length	13km	800m	Sydney Branch
Mark G.
On this walk we will enjoy as many waterfalls, lookouts and points of interest as we walk the following tracks starting at the Conservation Hut. Nature, National Pass, Wentworth Pass, Rocket Point Circuit, Wentworth Falls, Undercliff, Den Fenella and Shortcut Tracks. Location: Blue Mountains National Park Map: Katoomba 89301S Limit: 15. View

4 Jul, Sun 8:37AM				Crossing the Blue Mountains: Section 14
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	150m	Sydney Branch
Stuart S.
Today we walk from Blaxland to Emu Plains. Glenbrook Tunnel, Lennox Bridge The Gatekeepers Cottage, John Whitton Memorial and The Great River Walk are the highlights of the walk. The disused Glenbrook Tunnel is steeped in history. It was used as a secret site for mustard gas storage in World War II and in recent years housed a mushroom farm that one local MP called a "doss house". The Lennox Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge at Mitchells Pass. It is the oldest stone arch bridge on the Australian mainland. https://arhsnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1806lapstone.pdf Steep and slippery sections. No-touch sign-on. Social distancing will be observed. Please bring hand sanitizer. Install Covidsafe app.   Limit: 12. View

4 Jul, Sun 10:00AM				Two Creek Track
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	150m	Sydney Branch
(Bob Shayler’s Group) Fritz W.
Walk Two Creeks Track. Beautiful bush. Email for booking. Bush tracks. Steep. Slips and trips. Location: Kur-ring-gai NP Limit: 12. View

5 Jul, Mon 8:25AM				Red Hands Cave
Grade:3/6		Length	13km	350m	Sydney Branch
Allan P.
From the station to the causeway and up to Red Hands Cave. Return via Link Track to Campfire Creek. Creek areas can be slippery. Location: Glenbrook Map: Penrith 90303N Limit: 16. View

9 Jul, Fri				Cliffs, Pagodas and Slots above the Wolgan Valley
Grade:5/6		Length	8km		Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
(NEW!!!) Park at around GR 336 121 at the end of Sunnyside Ridge Road. Walk south west to the cliff line and then follow it to the point at about GR 328 110, where it protrudes into the Wolgan Valley. Turn north east, then east from here, exploring multiple slots, ravines and pagoda areas. Exit at around GR 341 114 and reconnect with the cars. Exploratory. Scrambling and exposure. About 8 km. Location: Newnes SF Map: Cullen Bullen 89313N View

9 Jul, Fri 10:00AM				Neighbourhood walk: Homebush Bay
Grade:2/6		Length	9km	100m	Sydney Branch
(SWAG) Esther
Leader will be Kevin Cliffe.  Sydney Olympic Park is an urban oasis for both wildlife and people. It connects us with nature, and with ourselves, through beautiful landscapes and inspiring encounters with wildlife. Bicentennial Park gives you glimpses of a creek and mangrove habitat as well as a quiet wetland area followed by the lovely Belvedere Lake with its central fountain feature. There is a wonderful opportunity for a view of surrounding scenery in the form of the treillage tower - a metal structure that gives you access to a 17 metre high viewing platform from which you can see some other areas of Bicentennial Park as well as the wider surrounds including the views of the city. Social distancing, mask, sanitizer. Limit: 12. View

10 Jul, Sat 8:31AM				Lockyers Rd – Coxs Rd – Mt York
Grade:3/6		Length	12km	400m	Sydney Branch
Mark G.
One of the classic circuit walks in the Blue Mountains starting along the Lockyers Track down into Hartley Vale before tackling the scenic if steep in parts Coxs Road back up to Mt York then along the track back to the start. A historical saunter and a relatively easy one at that. Location: Blue Mountains NP Map: Hartley 89304N Limit: 15. View

11-22 Jul, Sun (08:00AM)-Thu (16:00PM)				Thorsbourne Trail
Grade:3/6		Length	32km	400m	Sydney Branch
Richard T.
(Date Changed) A lovely pack walk on the Thorsbourne Trail on Hinchinbrook Island in Queensland. This is one of Queensland’s Great Walks and is a wonderful mixture of rainforest and beaches. Some great campsites; some nice swimming holes; mostly short days; with at least one 2-night stop, all make this a really terrific walk. There is great demand for the limited walk permits at this time of the year so we need to book close to the possible one-year in advance. Seven days (6 nights) of actual walking. A day of snorkeling on the reef prior to the walk is also planned. Location: Hinchinbrook Limit: 8. View

12 Jul, Mon 9:55AM				Hourn Point and Ferris Cave
Grade:3/6		Length	9km	420m	Sydney Branch
Allan P.
Follow the clifftop from Pulpit Rock to Hourn Point. Then visit Boronia Point and Ferris Cave and on to Mount Piddington. Clifftop track is unformed. Exposure might be felt at a couple of points where the track is close to the cliff edge. Location: Mount Victoria Map: Mount Wilson 89301N and Hartley 89304N Limit: 16. View

14 Jul, Wed 11:30AM				Walkers lunch
					Sydney Branch
(Mal’s Group) Mal
Catch up and social lunch at O'Donoghues Irish Pub, Emu Plains. View

16 Jul, Fri 9:31AM				Neighbourhood walk: Bantry Bay Loop
Grade:3/6		Length	9km	250m	Sydney Branch
(SWAG) Esther
Co-leader: Heather Lakiss. A varied loop, which passes the Bantry Bay Aboriginal engravings next to the Engravings Track, descends to Bantry Bay along the timber Getters Track and returns via the Scenic Bluff Track. There is an enormous Aboriginal engravings site (82 figures). We will visit The Bluff Lookout, a rock outcrop from which there are unobstructed views up Bantry Bay to Middle Harbour. As we ascend the Bluff Track there's constantly changing perspective over the bay and the historic Explosives Magazine buildings. Steep and slippery sections. Location: Garigal NP Limit: 12. View

16 Jul, Fri				The Ultimate Mugii Murum-ban
Grade:6/6		Length	8km		Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
(NEW!!!) Park at Airly Mountain and find a pass at around GR 250 314 to Ultimate View. From here, head south via The Citadel and descend on the eastern side of Citadel Spur. Walk north east under the cliff line and ascend Ultimate Chute. Head north via Genowlan Trig and visit (depending on the available time) the Valley of the Dinosaurs and/or Ultimate Slot. Make our way down via the road network to Airly Mountain. About 8 km. Partly exploratory. Scrambling and exposure. Location: Mugii Murum-ban SCA Map: Glen Alice 89314N and Ben Bullen 89314S View

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