Walks Program

 

Apr 29 (Tue) BLUE MOUNTAINS NP
Glenbrook Station, Bruce Road, Brook Road, Chalmers Lookout, Williams Lookout, Ross Lookout, tramway track, Explorers Road, Glenbrook Park. A short walk for views over Glenbrook Gorge before joining Karen Taylor’s picnic in Glenbrook Park. DISTANCE: SHORT. TRIP GRADE: EASY MAPS: PENRITH. TRANSPORT: $24

May 2-4 GARDENS OF STONE NP (Q)
Base camp at Baal Bone Gap with vehicles (two nights). Day walk out to McLeans Pass and on to The Pondage on the Saturday - traversing very attractive pagoda country. The road into Baal Bone Gap has been recently upgraded. Will check out the water situation at The Pondage (near Point Cameron) to prepare for a future overnight walk to that location. Suitable for Prospectives. Bring gaiters for day walk. DISTANCE: MEDIUM. TRIP GRADE: MEDIUM MAPS: BEN BULLEN TRANSPORT: $72. ** Trip rescheduled from 28/03/2025 due to bad weather forecast **. ** LEADER ADVISES: The Trip is now FULL. **

May 6 (Tue) HEATHCOTE NP (Q)
Waterfall to Heathcote. Bullawarring Track, Kingfisher Pool, Battery Causeway, Pipeline Track, Friendly Track, Heathcote. DISTANCE: MEDIUM. TRIP GRADE: MEDIUM MAPS: ROYAL NATIONAL PARK TOURIST MAP. TRANSPORT: TRAIN

May 11 (Sun) KU-RING-GAI NP BEROWRA WATERS (Q)
Great on-track walk from Cowan station to Berowra station (5hr) or Mt Kuring-gai station (17km 680m ascent/descent 6 hr). Great views on open ridge tops, passing Berowra Waters foreshore. Mt Kuring-gai station exit provides a long track section along a pretty creek. https://bushwalkingnsw.com/walk.php?nid=995. Carry 2-3L water. Starts Cowan station 7.40am. DISTANCE: MEDIUM TRIP GRADE: MEDIUM MAPS: SEE URL TRANSPORT: $18 ** Trip rescheduled from 23/03/2025 **

May 13 (Tue) BLUE MOUNTAIUNS N P (Q)
The Grand Cliff Top Walk. Katoomba station, Echo Point, Leura Cascades, Gordon Falls Reserve, Leura station. DISTANCE: MEDIUM. TRIP GRADE: EASY/MEDIUM MAPS: KATOOMBA. TRANSPORT: TRAIN

May 17, 18 MORTON NP (Q)
Quiltys Mountain Exploratory. Budawangs, Morton NP. Quiltys is the biggest mountain in the Budawangs at nearly 14sqkm on top and is fascinating to explore. From Nerriga this walk is all off track. Explore passes at north end of the mountain. Direction will be weather dependent. Highly likely we will be wading across creeks up to thigh deep. This is a demanding totally off track walk for fit & experienced walkers only. Camping on top of Quiltys mountain or in overhangs, depending on the weather & wind conditions. May 17 & 18, for the weekend, it is likely you will be returned to the Red Grounds Track on Sunday afternoon. Then you will need to walk back to your car on this track unescorted, as I will be staying in the bush.May 19 & 20 , 2 day extension - after dropping the weekend walkers off on the Red Grounds Track to walk back to their cars on Sunday night, we’ll be doing more exploring of Quiltys Mountain for the next 2 days, perhaps some bush bashing & tape use is likely. . Party limit 6, carry water, exploratory, some scrambling, scrub, wet feet. DISTANCE: MEDIUM. TRIP GRADE: MEDIUM/HARD MAPS: ENDRICK. TRANSPORT: $
** Note: This Trip also appears on the Walks Program of - South Coast Bushwalkers. **

May 27 (Tue) BEROWRA VALLEY NP
Thornleigh, The Jungo, Elora Lookout, Fishponds, Blue Gum Walk Hornsby Station. At the end of this walk there are numerous stairs out of the park to the railway station. The stairs are not difficult, but there are quite a few stairs. DISTANCE: MEDIUM. TRIP GRADE: EASY MAPS: HORNSBY 9120-4S. TRANSPORT: TRAIN

May 30 (Fri) ROYAL NP (Q)
Otford Station, Burning Palms, coast track to North Era, follow unmarked Mid Era Track up where it intersects with the road leading to Garrawarra Farm carpark, return to Otford via fire trail through beautiful bushland. This is a training walk with good speed and stops only for morning tea and lunch. DISTANCE: MEDIUM. TRIP GRADE: MEDIUM MAPS: RNP. TRANSPORT: TRAIN

May31 - Jun1 BLUE MOUNTAINS NP (Q)
Bell to Wollangambe Crater and return. Track, vague track and off-track walking around magnificent sandstone Pagodas. A small amount of scrambling and a river crossing. Most likely stoves only unless firewood abounds. The walk traverses the rugged Wollangambe Wilderness to a remote section of the wild Wollangambe River. Party limit of 10. Prospectives welcome. DISTANCE: MEDIUM. TRIP GRADE: MEDIUM MAPS: WOLLANGAMBE 1:25000. TRANSPORT: $45 or Train to Bell Station.

Jun 1-30 2025* FAR NORTH QLD (Q)
Dates and areas not finalised yet, but we could visit Magnetic Island (off Townsville), Atherton Tableland, Daintree NP, Chillagoe Caves, Quinkan area (near Laura), Cooktown, Lakefield NP and smaller NPs along the way. Day walks from car camps / accommodation. Swimming and snorkelling where possible. I’ve made a booking for Frank and me 18-20 June for a Jarramali tagalong Tour in Quinkan Country to see the outstanding Aboriginal art explained by a Traditional Owner; please let me know asap if you’re interested. High clearance 4WDs needed for the Jarramali tour and Lakefield NP - these vehicles are available for hire in nearby Cooktown. Bookings for Lakefield NP need to be made 6 months in advance. DISTANCE: MEDIUM. TRIP GRADE: EASY/MEDIUM MAPS: CONTACT LEADER TRANSPORT: $LOTS

Jun 9-25 KIMBERLEY NW AUSTRALIA (QQ*)
9-26 June. Expressions of interest sought by 31 January 2025 for an exploratory trip through Prince Regent NP, in the vicinity of the Roe and Garimbu Rivers. We will need to charter a fixed wing aircraft and a helicopter. Planning on leaving a food drop where the helicopter is inserting us and then doing two week-long trips from our base. Not costed yet but anticipate costs of approximately $3-4000 from Kununurra. Party limit of 4. This trip is now Full. DISTANCE: MEDIUM. TRIP GRADE: MEDIUM/EXPLORATORY MAPS: TRANSPORT: $LOTS. * The Walks Secretary has designated this trip as worth TWO Q walks towards qualifying for full membership of CMW. ** Trip rescheduled from 26/05/2025 **

Jun19-Jul10 TREKKING IN MONGOLIA (Q)
Expressions of Interest are sought for two walks with Mongolia Expeditions: (a) Kharkhiraa Turgen Peaks area in NW Mongolia, 8 days walking beside lakes and rushing rivers among snow-capped peaks (b) Altai Mountains in Western Mongolia, 8 days walking at elevation of 2000-3000m with optional side trip to climb snow covered Malchin Peak 4051m above glaciers. Tour total 22 days. We carry day packs only. This trip is a repeat of the successful trips in 2019 and 2023 undertaken by Canberra Bushwalking Club members. https://www.mongolia-expeditions.com/Trek-Mongolia-trekking-tours/30/Altai+Mountain+Trek/https://www.mongolia-expeditions.com/Trek-Mongolia-trekking-tours/4/kharkhiraa-turgen-peaks-trekking-tour/EOI closes 21 Jan 2025. The route is mostly on tracks but some sections are rocky. There are some interesting creek crossings where you may get wet and cold. Experienced multi-day walkers only, ability to walk up to 25km per day, ascents/descents 800m per day, 3000m passes, good balance on scree slopes and track record of getting along well with others on extended trips. Cost includes flights within Mongolia, transfers, accommodation in hotels and tents, all meals while walking. Itinerary includes rest days and some cultural visits. Tour cost USD$3565 to USD$4860 depending on group size. DISTANCE: LONG. TRIP GRADE: MEDIUM/HARD MAPS: TRANSPORT: $LOTS