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4 Apr, Fri 9:30AM |
Turramurra to Macquarie University |
Grade:2/6 |
Length |
10km |
150m |
Sydney Branch |
(SWAG) Brad S. |
  RSVP only accepted from 2 weeks prior until 7 pm the day before the event. We'll start the walk from Turramurra Station and make our way via the Sheldon Forest Walking Track, Kissing Point Trail and Lane Cove Valley Walk to Brown's Waterholes. From Brown's Waterholes we'll have a couple of options to make our way to Macquarie University and the Metro Station. There will be some road and street walking along the way. Steps, rocks, slippery sections of track. Traffic on street sections. Location: Lane Cove National Park Limit: 15.
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5 Apr, Sat 8:00AM |
The Grand Clifftop Walk |
Grade:4/6 |
Length |
19km |
800m |
Sydney Branch |
Mark G. |
 This walk is one of the star attractions in the Blue Mountains now, and this time, I plan to do the entire route as I had to stop halfway last time due to the rain. Expect dozens of waterfalls, jaw-dropping viewpoints and newly upgraded track and bridges along the way. Lots of steps. Location: Blue Mountains National Park Map: Katoomba 89301S Limit: 20.
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7 Apr, Mon 9:39AM |
Braeside and Popes Glen |
Grade:3/6 |
Length |
11km |
350m |
Sydney Branch |
Janet R. |
 Meet on station. Roads to Braeside. Tracks to Govetts Leap lookout. Tracks to Pope's Glen. Tracks and roads back to Blackheath station. Great views when the weather is clear. Rough, steep, inclement weather Map: Katoomba 89301S Limit: 15.
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8 Apr, Tue 9:00AM |
Wanganderry Pass Fire Trail to the Escarpment (#710) |
Fully inside Wingecarribee Shire Council |
Grade:4/6 |
Length |
13km |
400m |
Southern Highlands Branch |
(SH Tuesday Walks) 34586 |
This walk is along the first part of the Bonnum Pic track. Leaving the fire trail there are a couple of steep gullies to negotiate before joining an old fire trail and then a bush track leading to the escarpment. Wildflowers are prolific and the view is spectacular. Steep rough track, slippery creek crossing, fallen trees, unfenced cliff edges. NOTE: Sections of this track have become quite overgrown. Location: Nattai NP (High Range) Map: Hilltop 8929-2N Limit: 20.
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9 Apr, Wed 9:45AM |
Fullers Bridge Loop |
Grade:3/6 |
Length |
11km |
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Sydney Branch |
Marilyn C. |
 Walk the Riverside walking track in Lane Cove National Park from Fullers Bridge to De Burghs Bridge and return to Fullers Bridge. Bush tracks, may be rocky and slippery in parts. Beautiful bush. Bookings only from one week prior to date of walk please. Creek crossing. Location: Lane Cove National Park Limit: 15.
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9 Apr, Wed 9:00AM |
Pigeonhouse Views |
Grade:4/6 |
Length |
10km |
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Milton Branch |
Jon R. |
Grade 3/4 walk to the top of Pigeon House mountain / Didthul. Bring water and lunch. Steady climb up to the well constructed ladders that take you to the summit. Sensational views over the district. Subject to weather conditions. Contact leader essential for time & details … subject to change Location: Morton NP Limit: 12.
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9 Apr, Wed 11:30AM |
Walkers get-together |
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Sydney Branch |
Mal |
Want to stay in touch with walking friends without walking? Come and join us for a pleasant chat and lunch at O'Donohues Irish Pub, Emu Plains. No need to contact. None Location: Emu Plains
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9 Apr, Wed 9:15AM |
Wentworth Falls to Lawson via Water Lymphs Reserve & Echo Point |
Grade:3/6 |
Length |
14km |
550m |
Sydney Branch |
Bandula G. |
 (NEW!!!) Starting from Wentworth Falls Station walk along Railway Parade to Water Lymphs Dell Track, walk through the beautiful dell and exit on to Westbourne Ave, then after some street walking get on to Lawson Parade View Extension track to North Lawson Park then passing through Fairy Falls, Dantes Glen and St Michaels Falls to Echo Bluff and then along tracks and streets to Lawson Station. Steep and slippery sections, creek crossings Location: Wentworth Falls Limit: 15.
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11 Apr, Fri 8:30AM |
The suburbs series : Glenbrook (Redhand Cave) |
Grade:3/6 |
Length |
10km |
150m |
Sydney Branch |
(SWAG) Ian B. |
 Please use email or text message for bookings. Where possible, this will be a loop walk. We will meet at the entrance to the Glenbrook Railway Station and then walk to the entrance of the national park. Possible rough and slippery sections of track.
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11 Apr, Fri 9:30AM |
Wild Koala |
Grade:3/6 |
Length |
3.8km |
70m |
Southern Highlands Branch |
Leanne W |
  (Nearly fully booked) A circuit walk in search of the elusive wild koala around the urban oasis of Mansfield Reserve & adjacent streets. BYO: morning tea. include uneven surfaces that can be slippery, falling branches, snakes. Location: Mansfield Reserve Map: Mittagong 8929-2S 1:25000 Limit: 15.
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12 Apr, Sat 8:00AM |
Carne Creek and the “Flying Carpet” |
Grade:5/6 |
Length |
8km |
300m |
Sydney Branch |
Anton |
 (Fully Booked - Ask leader about waiting list) Set against a great sheer cliff, a flat platform of rock seems to float out above the expansive Carne Creek Valley. This is the “Flying Carpet” and we will take a ride on it for magnificent views across the valley. Make sure you hold on! Time permitting, we will also have a look at some of the big caves and overhangs under the cliffs.
Group numbers are limited due to the short but tricky climb up onto the “Flying Carpet”, and I’m rating it a 5 simply due to this section. You’ll need to be comfortable using a long tape (provided). The rest of the walk is about a grade 4 being almost all off-track walk through gullies with open forest, big cliffs and at least one big cave. Steep rock scrambling with tape and off-track walking. Location: Gardens of Stone NP Map: Cullen Bullen 89313N Limit: 10.
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12 Apr, Sat 9:00AM |
Goochs Crater via Dargan Arch |
Grade:4/6 |
Length |
11km |
550m |
Southern Sydney Branch |
Paul L. |
(NEW!!!) Starting from Sandham road between Bell and Dargan, follow the track to Dargan Arch. Descend into gully beside the arch. The track fades as we go past the arch and cross the creek. Make way through bush and up other side of creek to spurs heading east until reaching ridge top and finding track to Goochs Crater. Follow track along ridge then down across Wollangambe River then up to next ridge and on to Goochs Crater. Return via same route. Depending on time may explore entrance to Billabong Canyon near Goochs Crater. River crossings, steep track, off-track section. Location: Bell NSW and Wollemi NP Map: Mount Wilson 89301N and Wollangambe 89312S Limit: 12.
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12 Apr, Sat 8:00AM |
Rock Island |
Grade:4/6 |
Length |
8km |
200m |
Sydney Branch |
Mark G. |
 Not too far off the glow worm road is an amazing dissected plateau known as Rock Island which for the enquiring bushwalker, is a place of great interest! Topped with interesting pagodas and with various nooks, crannies and overhangs to explore, it's certainly worth the effort of getting there! rock scrambling Location: Wollemi NP Map: Mount Morgan 89311S and Cullen Bullen 89313N Limit: 15.
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13 Apr, Sun 7:30AM |
Crookhaven River and Berry Canal Paddle |
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Length |
15km |
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Milton Branch |
Mike J. |
Launch from Greenwell Point and paddle upstream into the Berry Canal to explore, if we can get around any or all of, Apple Orchard, Noble's, Mangrove and Haven Islands. Return past Orient Point to explore Goodnight, Crow and Billy's Islands. PFDs compulsory.
Grade: Medium
Contact leader essential for time & details … subject to change Location: Comerong Island NR Map: Nowra 1:25,000
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13 Apr, Sun 5:15AM |
Edmund Gully, Joseph Creek and Carne Creek Traverse |
Grade:5/6 |
Length |
8km |
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Sydney Branch |
Yuri B. |
Find out why this part of the Gardens of Stone must be better protected for the future generations.
Park some cars at around GR 427 121 on Glowworm Tunnel Road and drive the others to GR 425 094 on FT3. From here, walk to the lookouts at the end of the trail. Next, descend into Edmund Gully and find a way down into Carne Creek. Turn north under the cliff line and walk to the junction with Joseph Creek and then up that tributary to a short canyon-like exit 400 m upstream. Climb out on a spur at GR 422 102 and walk south to a lookout at the end. Now, turn back north and traverse above Carne Creek for as long as our time and interest allow, probably till around GR 417 117. Walk back to the parked cars and complete the shuffle. Partly exploratory. Scrambling and exposure. About 8 km. Location: Gardens of Stone SCA Map: Cullen Bullen 89313N Limit: 8.
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14 Apr, Mon 9:35AM |
Colliers Causeway |
Grade:3/6 |
Length |
9km |
400m |
Sydney Branch |
Allan P. |
 This is not an easy walk. Walls Ledge, Colliers Causeway, Porters Pass. Old tracks, creek crossings, scrambling, muddy sections. Location: Blackheath Map: Katoomba Limit: 20.
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15 Apr, Tue 9:30AM |
Spring Hill Fire Trail (#725) |
Fully inside Wingecarribee Shire Council |
Grade:3/6 |
Length |
14km |
350m |
Southern Highlands Branch |
(SH Tuesday Walks) Margie |
An attractive, undulating (sometimes steep) walk meandering through interesting rocky outcrops with glimpses of Mt Jellore across the valley, culminating with a spectacular view of the Nattai Valley. Walking pole(s) advised for some steep, loose sections of the fire trail. Rough fire trail and unfenced cliff edges. Location: Jellore State Forest Map: Mittagong 8929-2S Limit: 20.
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16 Apr, Wed 8:59AM |
Hunts Creek Reserve to Lake Parramatta |
Grade:2/6 |
Length |
7km |
75m |
Sydney Branch |
Brad S. |
  RSVP only accepted from 1 week prior to 7 pm the day before event. We'll walk from Hunts Creek Reserve in Carlingford to Balaka Falls and then continue along Hunts Creek, through North Rocks, until we reach Lake Parramatta Reserve. From Lake Parramatta we can catch a bus to Epping or Parramatta Station. Steps steps, rocks, creek crossings, muddy sections of track. Location: Lake Parramatta Reserve Limit: 15.
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17-22 Apr, Thu (13:00PM)-Tue (08:00AM) |
Mt Kaputar National Park |
Grade:4/6 |
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Sydney Branch |
Mark G. |
     (Nearly fully booked) The Mt Kaputar National Park is a walkers paradise with a variety of tracks taking the adventurous bushwalker to a wide range of peaks worth climbing including the incredible Yulludinada crater and Mt. Coryah to name a few. Included within the park are some amazing locations such as Waa Gorge and Sawn Rocks all worth a serious look! I plan to seek and out and enjoy as many of the stunning features of this wonderful national park with 4 full days of walking plus time on the Thursday for a short hike after we arrive and another short walk on the Tuesday morning before we drive home. At Dawsons Springs and Bark Hut are excellent campsites with full shower amenities as well as gas BBQs for cooking and shelters/seating at the campsites. For those who want more comfort there are 3 cabins for hire, accommodating up to 10 people.
The driving time from Sydney to the park is approximately 6 hours and 45 minutes. Location: mt kaputar Limit: 20.
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17 Apr, Thu 8:30AM |
Square Head Nature Reserve Track – Long Beach |
Grade:3/6 |
Length |
5km |
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Milton Branch |
Paul B. |
Follow Long Beach then walk up to Cullendulla Creek Nature Reserve where we will follow the track through Swamp Oak and Spotted Gum forest. There are some moderate to steep gradients involved in this walk. Great views and lots of bird life to observe. BBQ at the beach following the walk if we wish. Bring morning tea and a thermos, for a welcome refreshment down by the beach.
Contact Leader essential for time & details ... subject to change. Location: Cullendulla Creek NR Limit: 20.
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