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

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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

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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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Spring Gully Campground – Kellys Gap – Kellys Gap Fire Trail

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Thursday 22/10/2020       Spring Gully Campground – Kellys Gap – Kellys Gap Fire Trail

                                               Goulburn River National Park, NSW

                                                Kamilaroi country

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

Today we decided to explore the area near the campground by foot. There are not many designated tracks within Goulburn River National Park. One recommendation was to walk from the Spring Gully Campground to the Big River Campground along the road and to walk back along the river, wading where required. However, the water quality in the river had us questioning whether this would be a pleasant experience and if we might catch something we would prefer to leave alone in the river.    

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Hands on Rock

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Friday 23/10/2020      Hands on Rock

                                        Goulburn River National Park, NSW

                                        Kamilaroi country

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

The Hands on Rock track is a very short walk that terminates on a raised, fenced-in boardwalk at a long sandstone overhang. Here, amongst other rock art, hand stencils drawn by the Wiadjuri people can be clearly seen.

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The Drip Picnic Area – Goulburn River Gorge – The Drip

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Friday 23/10/2020      The Drip Picnic Area – Goulburn River Gorge – The Drip

                                        Goulburn River National Park, NSW

                                        Kamilaroi country

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

We didn’t have any preconceived ideas about this area before our visit and were pleasantly surprised with what we saw. The easy trail, which appears popular with tourists, follows a gorge section downstream for almost 2km along a beautiful section of the Goulburn River before reaching The Drip. 

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Norfolk Falls Walking Track – Norfolk Falls – Bald Creek Falls – Bracken’s Hut

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Wednesday 14/10/2020   Norfolk Falls Walking Track – Norfolk Falls – Bald Creek Falls – Bracken’s Hut

                                               Coolah Tops National Park, NSW

                                                Kamilaroi country

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Trish Law, Dave Whitelaw

Norfolk Falls Walking Track starts from the Norfolk Falls picnic area in the south-west corner of Coolah Tops National Park. It follows a well-defined track through woodland to the south of Coxs Creek before a descent close to the falls. 

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

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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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Rainbow Lake Walking Track – Rainbow Lake

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Thursday 10/12/2020   Rainbow Lake Walking Track – Rainbow Lake                                     

                                           Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                           Ngarigo country

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

To fill out our day after completing the Rennix Walk we moved on to the nearby, short Rainbow Lake Walking Track. We were a little curious as to what we might find having previously driven straight past so often on the way to Charlotte Pass or Perisher Valley.

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The Pinnacle Road – The Pinnacle Lookout – The Mullian Track – Rocky Creek

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Tuesday 13/10/2020      The Pinnacle Road – The Pinnacle Lookout – The Mullian Track – Rocky Creek

                                            Coolah Tops National Park, NSW

                                            Kamilaroi country

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Erica Gray, Bill Fotheringham, Trish Law, Dave Whitelaw

Our visit to Coolah Tops National Park was part of a two week walking trip to the National Parks found roughly between Coonabarabran and Denman in NSW. From here we would head to Warrumbungle National Park, Goulburn River National Park and Munghorn Gap Nature Reserve.  We were particularly attracted to Coolah Tops National Park by the description of the campsite at Brackens Hut, which due to CoVid-19 restrictions, our group had to ourselves.

 
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Minnamurra River – Minnamurra Falls

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Wednesday 7/10/2020      Minnamurra River – Minnamurra Falls

                                                Budderoo National Park, NSW

                                                Tharawal country

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

With an expiring NSW National Parks Pass and planned walking trip into Kosciuszko National Park in there near future we decided on revisiting Minnamurra Falls. One of the few places you could buy a year pass and, whilst there, take in a rainforest walk. Check for opening hours.

 
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