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Gaden Trout Hatchery – Thredbo River Trail – Pallaibo Walking Trail – Sawpit Creek Sawpit Track – Sawpit Creek

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Sunday 20/02/2022   Gaden Trout Hatchery – Thredbo River Trail – Pallaibo Walking Trail – Sawpit Creek Sawpit Track – Sawpit Creek

                                        Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                        Ngarigo Country

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

As Pallaibo Walking Trail was closed along the Thredbo River from Thredbo River Picnic Area to Gaden Trout Hatchery for track work, we instead departed from the Hatchery car park. Nestled on the Thredbo River there is a large, well maintained grassy picnic area with great access for water play.

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Ngarigo Campground – Thredbo Valley Track – Thredbo River – Thredbo

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Thursday 24/02/2022   Ngarigo Campground – Thredbo Valley Track – Thredbo River – Thredbo

                                           Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                           Ngarigo Country

Participant: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report)

A wet night at Ngarigo campground didn’t deter us from our morning activities. As Sue was training for the upcoming Mount Stromlo Trail Running event she headed off on a 10km run towards Thredbo Diggings Campground whilst I walked towards Thredbo along the Thredbo Valley Track.

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Cascade Trail Carpark – Cascade Trail – Thredbo River – Bobs Ridge – Cascade Creek – Cascade Hut

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Tuesday 22/02/2022   Cascade Trail Carpark – Cascade Trail – Thredbo River – Bobs Ridge – Cascade Creek – Cascade Hut

                                          Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                          Ngarigo Country

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

It was a very cool summer night last night at Nagiro Campsite, the morning greeting us with low clouds. On our arrival at the Cascade Trail Carpark we wondered what was going on as a convoy of four, four wheel drive vehicles joined us at the same time as three motor cyclists.

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Banksia Walk – Batewarra Point

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Sunday 15/03/2021   Banksia Walk – Batewarra Point

                                       Batemans Bay, NSW

                                       Yuin Country

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies

With this short walk so close to where we were spending a couple of nights in Batemans Bay it was a great option to complete the day.    

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Jamison Lookout – Princes Rock Lookout Track – Undercliff Track – Fletchers Lookout – Wentworth Falls Lookout – National Pass Track – Slacks Stairs – Jamison Creek

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Friday 23/04/2021   Jamison Lookout – Princes Rock Lookout Track – Undercliff Track – Fletchers Lookout – Wentworth Falls Lookout – National Pass Track – Slacks Stairs – Jamison Creek 

                                    Blue Mountains National Park, NSW

                                    Dharug Country

Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Pablo Ureña Vega

This walk turned out to be much shorter than we would have liked as the National Pass Track was closed at the track junction at Slacks Stairs. Despite this closure, it would still provide us with the opportunity to introduce Pablo to some cliff walking in the Blue Mountains.    

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Bells Line of Road – Jinki Ridge – Dalpura Creek

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Wednesday 21/04/2021   Bells Line of Road – Jinki Ridge – Dalpura Creek

                                               Blue Mountains National Park, NSW

                                               Dharug Country

Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Pablo Ureña Vega

After driving up from the South Coast to Blackheath this morning we found ourselves enjoying an early lunch at Blackheath and contemplating our afternoon activities. Sue pulled out the March 6, Sydney Morning Herald Traveller section, which was subtitled “Think you know the Blue Mountains”. In this article, we noted that local photographer Gary Hayes had recommended Jinki Ridge as his favourite local walk.     

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Maloneys Bay – Bushrangers Bay

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Monday 2/08/2021   Maloneys Bay – Bushrangers Bay – Beaky Cove

                                      Bass Point Reserve, 

                                      Shellharbour LGA, NSW

                                      Tharawal Country

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies

Being in CoVid lockdown we were restricted to exercising within our LGA. Bass Point Nature Reserve fitted the bill, so off we went for a short walk that we have completed many times before.     

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Cascades Rainforest Walk – Cascade Falls – Clover Hill Road – Macquarie Rivulet

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Wednesday 11/08/2021   Cascades Rainforest Walk – Cascade Falls – Clover Hill Road – Macquarie Rivulet

                                               Macquarie Pass National Park, NSW

                                               Tharawal Country

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

We were looking for some relief from our CoVid lockdown within our LGA. To achieve this we set out with the idea of hiking the Cascades Rainforest Walk before heading on and upward to join Clover Hill Road and walk back via Macquarie Rivulet. The reality turned out to be very different, I really should start looking up current National Parks closures!   

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Kiama – Werri Beach – Gerringong

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Monday 29/12/2014   Kiama – Werri Beach – Gerringong

                                        NSW

                                       Tharawal Country

Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Christie Stewart, Kerrie Stewart, Lisa Stewart, Stephanie Stewart

Beth had a rare day off, nor had she ever completed the Kiama to Gerringong walk so we decided to make the most of it. The weather forecast was optimal we decided December 29th was the day to do it.   

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Byarong Park – Mount Brisbane – Mount Keira

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Wednesday 27/10/2021   Byarong Park – Mount Kembla Lower Escarpment Circuit via Stafford’s Farm & O’Brien’s Drift – Mount Brisbane – Mount Keira Ring Track

                                                Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area, NSW

                                               Tharawal Country

Participants: Paul Blattman, Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies, Trish Law, Marie Mitchell-Stanley, Peter Stanley, Dave Whitelaw (Leader, Report) and 2 visitors, Robert and Deirdre

This South Coast Bushwalking Club walk led by Dave had been postponed from a week earlier because of rain on the MTB track. Once underway we headed out along our track  which starts near the public school on Mt Keira Rd. Some of us managed a leisurely pre-walk coffee in Keiraville, thus ensuring a bit of urgency down the track.   

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Boyds Tower – Red Point – Leather Jacket Bay – Mowarry Point

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Sunday 28/02/2021   Boyds Tower – Red Point – Leather Jacket Bay – Mowarry Point

                                       Light to Light Walk

                                       Beowa National Park   ( Ben Boyd National Park, until September 2022),  NSW

                                       Yuin Country

Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Pablo Ureña Vega

We were on a short break to Merimbula so decided to sample a section of the Light to Light Walk as a day trip.

We started with a short detour to the historic Boyd’s Tower located on Red Point. It was built by Benjamin Boyd but was never commissioned as a lighthouse. The lookout was closed and appeared to be fire damaged. From Red Point there were great views of the Pacific Ocean, Eden and Twofold Bay.

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Macquarie Pass – Upper Cascades Falls – Macquarie Rivulet – Mulangong Falls

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Saturday 17/01/2015   Macquarie Pass – Upper Cascades Falls – Macquarie Rivulet – Mulangong Falls – Jump Rock Falls

                                           Macquarie Pass National Park, NSW

Participants: Jocelyn Booth,Ted Booth (Report), Stephen Davies (Photos on new iPhone 6Plus), Sue Davies

The above team took up Kay’s South Coast Bushwalking Club’s cancelled walk on a hot and clear day.  Our route was accurately plotted and tracked on Steve’s new iPhone.  I took along the new series Robertson 1: 25,000 map for old times sake.

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