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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Friday 11/12/2020 Guthega Power Station – Munyang Geehi Road (Schlink Pass Road) – Horse Camp Hut
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
Our last walk in Kosciuszko National Park for this trip needed to be fairly short in order to catch up with some High School friends in Canberra later today. Having camped at Island Bend meant a walk up Schlink Pass Road from Guthega Power Station, which we have frequently travelled in winter, might be a nice option to see without snow cover. It would also provide an opportunity to investigate alternative routes.
Wednesday 9/12/2020 Charlotte Pass – Foremans Crossing – Carruthers Peak – Mount Lee – Northcote Pass – Muellers Pass – Mount Kosciuszko – Rawson Pass – Seamans Hut
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
A short walking trip away from home before the summer school holidays commence, tied in with a more luxurious retreat for our 33rd wedding anniversary saw us heading off to Kosciuszko National Park again. We had delayed our departure to arrive after a cold wintery change charged through the region with subzero temperatures and snowfalls. Snow was clearly visible across the peaks from before Jindabyne. Certainly not unheard of but unusual for December.
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
After an enjoyable overnight farmstay on the edge of Moruya we spent some time driving around the beautiful nearby coast looking for some walking opportunities. Initially rather tentatively, as there was some light drizzle about.
Still, by 10am we settled on a very short, mostly beach and rock platform walk around Broulee Island. The Island itself appears to be untracked and is densely vegetated with littoral rainforest.
