Tag Archives: Blue Mountains National Park

50th Anniversary – Blackheath – Evans Lookout Road – Grand Canyon Track – Horse Track – Rodriguez Pass Track – Govetts Creek – Blue Gum Forest  Track – Blue Gum Forest – Perrys Track – Docker Head – Perrys Lookdown – Perrys Lookdown Road – Hat Hill Road – Blackheath

25/11/1972 – 27/11/1972   Blackheath – Evans Lookout Road – Grand Canyon Track – Horse Track – Rodriguez Pass Track – Govetts Creek – Blue Gum Forest  Track – Blue Gum Forest – Perrys Track – Docker Head – Perrys Lookdown – Perrys Lookdown Road – Hat Hill Road – Blackheath

                                                Blue Mountains National Park, NSW    

                                                Dharug country         

     

  *** Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of my first bushwalk ***

Fifty years ago as a Form 4 (Year 10) Narwee Boys High School student I set off on my first overnight bushwalk. Our party of four caught an early train from Strathfield to Blackheath from where we completed an eventful three-day round trip via Govetts Creek and Blue Gum Forest.

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Scenic World – Furber Steps – Railway Station – Federal Pass track – Dardenelles Pass Track – Giant Stairway – Echo Point

Thursday 22/04/2021   Scenic World – Furber Steps – Railway Station – Federal Pass track – Dardenelles Pass Track – Giant Stairway – Echo Point

                                           Blue Mountains National Park, NSW

                                           Dharug Country

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

All four of us may have jumped out of the car together at the Scenic World Carpark but that was a far as I was going with them! They were very keen on a trial run over the 11km Ultra-Trail Australia trail running racecourse. Scheduled for May 13 the 11km event follows Narrow Neck Plateau Trail before descending the Golden Stairs and returning along Federal Pass Walking Track and up Furber Steps. Still in recovery mode from an Achilles injury, I was off for a walk by myself, with plans to see them along the way.   

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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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Blackheath – Blue Gum Forest

25/11/1972 – 27/11/1972   Blackheath – Blue Gum Forest return

                                                Blue Mountains National Park, NSW    

                                                  Dharug country               

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