Tag Archives: 2011

Great Ocean Walk – Apollo Bay – Elliot Ridge – Blanket Bay – Cape Otway – Aire River – Johanna – Ryans Den – Devils Kitchen – Glenample Homestead

30/11/2011 – 6/12/2011    Apollo Bay – Marengo – Hayley Point – Elliot Ridge – Blanket Bay – Parker Spur – Parker Inlet – Point Franklin – Cape Otway – Point Flinders – Station Beach – Aire River – Glenaire – Castle Cove – Dinosaur Cove – Johanna Beach – Milanesia Beach – Ryans Den – Cape Volney – Wattle Hill – The Gables Lookout – Wreck Beach – Devils Kitchen – Moonlight Beach – Old Coach Road – Gellibrand River – The Twelve Apostles – Glenample Homestead

                                          Great Otway National Park, VICTORIA

                                         Twelve Apostles Marine National Park, VICTORIA

                                          Gadubanud country

 

Distance: 95km   Total Ascent: 3790m   Total Descent: 3730m   Time:  Not recorded 

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, John Louis, Alan Toomey, Dave Whitelaw

Information on NSW National Parks signage along the way

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Charlotte Pass – Club Lake

10/10/2011 – 14/10/2011     Charlotte Pass – Club Lake

Participant: Stephen Davies

 

Day 1: Monday 10/10/2011   Charlotte Pass – Club Lake

Left home at 7:30am just in time to catch all the school zones after the school holidays. Picked up cheese and marshmellows, sliced turkey and bread rolls at Cooma. A 15 minute delay with road resurfacing near Cooma airport. Jindabyne at 11:00am, spillway in action with environmental flow release designed to flush out sediment etc in Snowy River. The weather remained overcast all the way down but mostly blue sky and a light breeze on arrival at Perisher Valley. Continue reading

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Guthega – Guthega River – Consett Stephen Pass – Mount Tate – Mann Bluff

24/09/2011 – 27/09/2011   Guthega – Guthega River – Consett Stephen Pass – Mount Tate – Mann Bluff

                                                Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                                Ngarigo country

Participant: Stephen Davies

 

Day 1: Saturday 24/09/2011   Guthega – Upper Guthega River

This route was reconstructed from memory using Google Earth Pro and GPS Visualizer.

Total distance: 6.76 km
Max elevation: 0 m
Total climbing: 0 m
Total descent: 0 m
Average speed: nan km/h
Download file: 20110924.gpx                         Track Info

 

Left Barrack Point 7:07am arrived Guthega about 2:00pm. Was overcast with occasional showers.

Bruce Easton at Wilderness Sports recommended Guthega, so I bought a map and was off. Changed and packed at Island Bend campsite. Dropped off my pack at Guthega before driving 1km back to the overnight carpark and walked back. Looking forward to my first trip on with new skis, boots and skins. Continue reading

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Sassafras – Newhaven Gap – The Vines – Mount Sturgiss – Quiltys Mountain – Bora Ground

6/05/2011 – 8/05/2011   Sassafras – Newhaven Gap – The Vines – Mount Sturgiss – Quiltys Mountain – Bora Ground return

                                            Morton National Park, NSW

                                            Yuin country

Participants: Phil Allen, Sue Davies (Report), Steve Davies (Leader, Photos), Stephen Dolphin, John and Gerry Louis (Guests)

 

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Sassafras – Bhundoo Hill – Clyde River – Rixons Coal Mine

Sunday 1/05/2011   Sassafras – Bhundoo Hill – Clyde River – Rixons Coal Mine return

                                     Morton National Park, NSW

                                     Yuin country

Participants: Lee Cordner (Leader), Sue Davies (Report), Steve Davies (Photos), Clifford Nowicki and Will Reynolds (South Coast BWC) plus Lani Imhoff and Michael Smith (Shoalhaven BWC)

We commenced this fantastic day trip on a cool crisp morning. Due to the consistent rain in the previous week the drive through several locked gates was challenging as some of the puddles of water were up to the car number plates and there were sections that were very slippery. As Will was the only driver with a two wheel drive, he chose to leave his car and bike the last kilometre to the car park where the rest of us commenced the ride. At this stage, after riding through the mud and pooled rainwater he was regretting his decision to wear a white T shirt that day.

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