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| 23 Aug, Tue 9:30AM | Kangaroo River Fire Trail #150 | ||||
| Fully inside Shoalhaven City Council | |||||
| Grade:3/6 | Length | 8km | 300m | Southern Highlands Branch | |
| Jerry | |||||
  (Fully Booked - Ask leader about waiting list) The Kangaroo River Fire Trail leads from Tallowa Dam Road down to Lake Yarrunga. The fire trail winds through forest with beautiful ferns, orchids and interesting rock formations to a lovely lunch place on the banks of Lake Yarrunga. Return by the same route.
Hazards: Rough, steep fire trail and fallen trees.Location: Morton NP Map: Burrier 89282N Limit: 20. View |
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| 24 Aug, Wed 7:03PM | Kalyarr NP | ||||
| Southern Sydney Branch | |||||
| Brian E. | |||||
 The August Zoom meeting will visit the Hay Plain and settle somewhere within the delightful Kalyarr National Park, the traditional Country of the Nari Nari People and also the childhood home of Branch member Valerie Atkinson. The presentation will include images of the sweeping plain, the vegetation along the Lachlan and the wildlife within it. It will also be an interactive session with Valerie Atkinson as we explore her times on Norwood and surrounding stations. Consider this part pictorial, part "My Story" and part an invitation to join the NPA on its late September field trip to this beautiful part of the world. This will also be our AGM and any member who wishes to join the committee in some form (including President, Secretary, etc) please let the current Executive know.
The zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8102670640
Join from 7.00pm for a 7.15pm start.
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| 24 Aug, Wed 8:15AM | Patonga to Woy Woy | ||||
| Grade:3/6 | Length | 16km | 500m | Sydney Branch | |
| Marilyn C. | |||||
| Start along the shoreline at Patonga and walk in beautiful bushland in Brisbane Waters NP. Enjoy spring flowers including Waratahs and native rose.Enjoy water views of the Hawkesbury, Broken Bay and Woy Woy Bay. Finish at Woy Woy Station. A comfortable pace. Social distancing. Steep tracks, some rocky and slippery creek crossings. Map: Gosford 1:25 000 Map Series NSW-91312S and Broken Bay 91301N Limit: 10. View |
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| 24 Aug, Wed 9:17AM | Stanwell Park to Otford Tunnel | ||||
| Grade:3/6 | Length | 12km | 400m | Southern Sydney Branch | |
| Loan | |||||
| Include mobile no, member no and emergency contact no.
Stanwell Park Station following the Wodi Wodi Track and then up to Mount Mitchell. Views over Stanwell Park and Bald Hill. Returning down along Stanwell Park Beach and on to the disused 1.8km Otford Railway Tunnel. Torches are essential. Finishing at Otford Station. Steep and slippery sections. Must bring a torch. Location: Stanwell Park Limit: 15. View |
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| 24 Aug, Wed | Waterfalls of Lawson and Hazelbrook | ||||
| Grade:4/6 | Length | 13km | 400m | Illawarra Branch | |
| Adrian J. | |||||
 From Lawson Station follow paths and firetrail and follow a variety of tracks to the Hazelbrook Circuit visiting Victor Falls and Terrace Falls. From Terrace Falls we will follow an old route to Willawong Pool. A visit to Bedford Pool before returning to the Lawson Circuit visiting five waterfalls with a side trip, off track, to Leslie Falls. Return to Lawson Station. Slippery conditions, cliff edges, creek crossings.Location: Blue Mountains National Park Limit: 15. View |
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| 26 Aug, Fri 9:00AM | Colour Walk series No 1: Colourful Lisgar Garden | ||||
| Grade:3/6 | Length | 9km | 240m | Sydney Branch | |
| (SWAG) Brad S. | |||||
 (Fully Booked - Ask leader about waiting list) RSVP only accepted from 2 weeks prior to 7 pm the day before event. Today we explore Hornsby and Normanhurst including Lisgar Gardens. Lisgar Gardens is a wonderful, secret garden hidden in the back streets of Hornsby. Spread across 6 acres, the garden packs a lot in with a little bit of something for everyone. This walk will be easier than my Neighbourhood Walk with less steep climbs. Preview of Lisgar Gardens
There are sixty Camellia Gardens of Excellence in the world, with the Camellia Gardens and Lisgar Gardens in Hornsby being the only two in NSW. Stairs and slippery sections.Location: Hornsby View |
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| 26 Aug, Fri 8:24PM | Glenbrook to Blaxland | ||||
| Grade:4/6 | Length | 8km | 300m | Sydney Branch | |
| Allan P. | |||||
| Exploratory. Trying to complete our April walk, but in the opposite direction. Look for the Glenbrook end of our track. Follow this to join Florabella Pass. Creek crossings. Some rock scrambling. Rough vague track. Some off track a possibility. Location: Glenbrook Map: Springwood Limit: 8. View |
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| 27 Aug, Sat | Angus Place Pagodas | ||||
| Length | 8km | Sydney Branch | |||
| Yuri B. | |||||
| Find out why this area must be better protected for future generations. Park at the bottom of Angus Place Trail and follow it till about GR 312 052. Descend into a gully to the south west and traverse the extremely dissected pagoda terrain, generally following the cliff line, for as long as the time allows. Exit to Angus Place Trail and walk back to the vehicles. About 8 km. Scrambling and exposure. Location: Newnes State Forest View |
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| 27 Aug, Sat 7:30AM | Glenbrook Visitors centre – Glenbrook Gorge – Portal Lookout Track – Tunnel View Track – Glenbrook Visitors centre | ||||
| Grade:4/6 | Length | 7km | 350m | Sydney Branch | |
| Mark G. | |||||
| From the Visitors centre we will descend to Glenbrook gorge and follow the Gorge downstream, finding our way along river via rocky terraces, sand bars and several crossings of the creek. Then we ascend up to Portal Lookout which will involve some climbing of the ropes set up there already and, after a walk along the top fire trail, descend the stunning Tunnel View ridge back down to Glenbrook creek. Lastly we retrace our footsteps back up the track to the Visitors centre. Rock hopping, several crossings of Glenbrook creek and pulling yourself up the ropes onto Portal Lookout. Location: Blue Mountains National Park Map: Penrith 90303N View |
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| 28 Aug, Sun 9:50AM | Harold Reid and North Arm walking tracks | ||||
| Grade:4/6 | Length | 15km | 400m | Sydney Branch | |
| (SWAG) Geoffrey.L | |||||
Booking opens 2 weeks prior to event. A walk through foreshore bushland near Chatswood, Sydney. A nice way to get into bush without leaving the suburbs with middle harbour by your side. Expect a variety of vegetation and landscapes a long the way plus some view points. It goes past or through rainforest, mangroves, the river and some street sections. It does have some steep sections and steps along the way. A great spot to get some exercise without having to go far.
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| 28-29 Aug, Sun (13:38PM)-Mon (13:00PM) | Kiama Coast Walk | ||||
| Grade:3/6 | Length | 20km | Sydney Branch | ||
| Janet R. | |||||
| (Date Changed) Expression of Interest for a two (short) days of Kiama Coast Walk staying in Kiama overnight.
Day 1: Starting at Minnamurra Station 13:39 train (TBC) walking to Kiama.
Day 2: Kiama rail bus 8:00 to Gerringong and walking back to Kiama by about 13:00.
For further details email me please. Must be double vaccinated. Tides, beaches, footpaths, cliff edges, mud, creek crossings. Limit: 15.
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| 29 Aug, Mon 8:25AM | Glenbrook circuit via Duck Pond, Red Hand Cave & Blue Pool | ||||
| Grade:3/6 | Length | 13km | 400m | Sydney Branch | |
| (Allan’s Group) Bandula G. | |||||
| (Updated Details) Starting from Glenbrook Station, walk uphill to Douglas Smith Memorial Park, down the track to Duck Pool, up to the Red Hand Fire trail then to Red Hand Cave, walk along the Red Hand Cave Walking Track to the weir, walk alongside the creek to Blue Pool and uphill back to Douglas Smith Memorial Park and on to Glenbrook station. At the weir walkers will have the option of walking up the road to Glenbrook station. Steep and slippery sections. walking along a creek and creek crossings. Indistinct sections. Limit: 15.
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| 29 Aug, Mon 10:40AM | Lake to Coast, Tuggerah | ||||
| Grade:2/6 | Length | 10km | 80m | Sydney Branch | |
| Renate W. | |||||
| The walk will be assisted by Elena. This walk follows the shores of Lake Tuggerah from Long Jetty to Picnic Point, then along the ocean coast to Toowoon Point. There’s an option to walk further along the Lake from Long Jetty to Lions Park, making it a 10km walk. Slippery when wet. Location: The Entrance Map: The Entrance Limit: 14. View |
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| 30 Aug, Tue 9:30AM | Brown Mountain & Red Rocks #160 | ||||
| Fully inside Shoalhaven City Council | |||||
| Grade:3/6 | Length | 8km | 300m | Southern Highlands Branch | |
| Barbara B. | |||||
| (Fully Booked - Ask leader about waiting list) Red Rocks & Brown Mtn are on the top of Mt Cambewarra. A rough fire trail leads out to a trig point overlooking Kangaroo Valley. On the return, a side track leads out to Brown Mountain lookout for views over the south coast. Aboriginal rubbings are seen on both tracks.
Hazards: Rough track, unfenced cliff edges, slippery after rain. Location: Cambewarra Range Nature Reserve Map: Berry 90283N Limit: 20. View |
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| 30 Aug, Tue | Helensburgh Circuit via Burgh, Lilyvale and Red Cedar Tracks | ||||
| Grade:4/6 | Length | 18km | 450m | Illawarra Branch | |
| Adrian J. | |||||
| Commence with a short climb from the station followed with a gradual descent 210m on a variety of un-named tracks to the Hacking River. Cross and ascend 220m to Garawarra Farm. Follow cliff track visiting a variety of lookouts. Descend 190m on the Lilyvale Track, locate and follow the Red Cedar Track to again cross the Hacking River. Follow the river firetrail and ascend steep, short off track section to follow a variety of tracks to Helensburgh Station. Cliff edges, river crossings, slippery conditions. Location: Bango NR and Garawarra SCA and Southern RNP Limit: 15. View |
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| 31 Aug, Wed 9:06AM | Bullaburra to Lawson | ||||
| Grade:3/6 | Length | 13km | 500m | Sydney Branch | |
| Bandula G. | |||||
| Starting at Bullaburra Station join the Bruce's Walk track on to Fairy Falls, then to Dantes Glen, St Michaels Falls, go along Empire Pass Track to Frederica Falls, North Lawson Trail to Echo Bluff and on to Lawson Station passing Fairy Falls again. Steep, slippery sections and creek crossings. Possibly muddy sections. Location: Lawson Limit: 15. View |
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| 31 Aug, Wed 9:45AM | Palm Beach circuit | ||||
| Grade:2/6 | Length | 8km | 140m | Sydney Branch | |
| Hildegard S. | |||||
| Walk loop around Palm Beach, along Pittwater and up to Barrenjoey Lighthouse and return by Smugglers Track. Limit: 15.
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| 2 Sep, Fri 9:30AM | Colour walk series No 2: Auburn Botanical garden | ||||
| Grade:2/6 | Length | 8km | 50m | Sydney Branch | |
| (SWAG) Esther | |||||
 This is the time to see Cherry tree blossoms.
We avoid the crowd during the Cherry Blossom Festival (Saturday 20 August to Sunday 28 August 2022)
The Auburn Botanic Gardens are composed of several themed gardens and areas:
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| 3 Sep, Sat 8:00AM | Pippas Pass – Blaxland | ||||
| Grade:4/6 | Length | 14km | 600m | Sydney Branch | |
| Mark G. | |||||
| Pippas Pass - Bullant Track - Bunyan Lookout - Glenbrook Creek - Sharks Head Cave - Lost World Lookout - Blaxland. A walk to take in a number of spectacular lookouts, fascinating overhang caves, some loverly creek walking and lots of other places of interest to keep the avid bushwalker happy!
With the approach of Spring this walk will be full of colourful blooms all along the way. Steep tracks in places. Location: Blue Mountains National Park Map: Springwood 90304S Limit: 15. View |
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| 3 Sep, Sat | Waterfall – Bundeena | ||||
| Grade:5/6 | Length | 30km | 500m | Sydney Branch | |
| Greg L. | |||||
 Waterfall Station - Couranga Track - Wallumarra Track - Coast Track - Bundeena. Long hard rewarding walk across Royal NP. Wide variety of landscapes and beautiful scenery. Only for experienced and very fit walkers. Joint walk with Bush Club.Location: Royal National Park Map: Otford 91294S and Port Hacking 91294N Limit: 8. View |
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