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Banksia Walk – Batewarra Point

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Snakey Plain Fire Trail – Wolseleys Gap – Jagumba Range – Snakey Plain – Wheelers Hut – Dargals Fire Trail – Broadway Top

17/12/2014 – 19/12/2014   Snakey Plain Fire Trail – Wolseleys Gap – Jagumba Range – Snakey Plain – Wheelers Hut – Dargals Fire Trail – Broadway Top

                                                 Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                                 Ngarigo country

                                              

Distance: 35km   Total Ascent: 1550m   Total Descent: 1550m   Time: 15 hours 

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Geri Louis, John Louis, John Meehan,  Russ Pennell, Geoff Sim

After realising that since most of the participants in our party are now retired, our traditional, annual Wheelers Hut weekend walk could be moved to mid-week. This offering less road traffic and hopefully the chance for greater solitude. We agreed to meet on Tuesday evening at Three Mile Dam, just past the turnoff to Mount Selwyn ski resort. The temperature variation on the drive down was quite extreme – moderate on the coast (low 20’s), 37C whilst driving through Gundagai and then was a cool 12C at 3 Mile Dam. The March flies were out in force to greet us as we set up camp for the evening. A rain shower saw us scurry off to bed for an early night.

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Olsens Lookout – Geehi Flats – Guthega – Mount Anderson – Mount Anton – Mount Twynam – Tennyson Woods Knoll

23/02/2021 – 25/02/2021    Olsens Lookout – Geehi Flats – Guthega – Mount Anderson – Mount Anton – Mount Twynam Tennyson Woods Knoll 

                                                  Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                                   Ngarigo country

Distance: 32km   Total Ascent: 1730m   Total Descent: 1730m   Time: 15 hours

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

 It was quite an adventure just to get to the start of this walk and what enormous anticipation there was in it’s planning. Our daughter, Beth, was only home from almost three years overseas for two weeks after her mandatory fourteen-day Covid-19 hotel quarantine with her partner Pablo. They had been planning for six months how they might make their journey to Australia happen.

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Rennix Walk – Boggy Plain Creek – Rams Head Range – Snowy Hydro radio reflector 

Thursday 10/12/2020   Rennix Walk, Boggy Plain Creek, Rams Head Range, Snowy Hydro radio reflector                                       

                                           Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                           Ngarigo country

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

Rennix Walk crosses Sawpit Creek which is just beyond the car park at Rennix Gap. Then it follows Boggy Plain Creek upstream to the north for about 1km. Along this section, we observed a multitude of wildflowers in bloom. Moving away from these boggy meadows onto the ridge the track gently meanders over a series of 30m high bumps through subalpine meadows, snow gum woodlands and open plains.

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