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April – July 2021 Program (Updated 4 June 2021) to SUBMIT an ACTIVITY: Email Details to WALKS OFFICER at Ramblerswalksofficer@Gmail.Com Newcastle Ramblers Bushwalking Club PO Box 719 Charlestown NSW 2290 www.newcastleramblers.org.au President: Nick Vice-President: Barry Secretary: Dawn Treasurer: Kaye Activity Officer: Alan PLB Officers: Col Committee Members: Jenni Alan 0408657912 Emergency Contact: President or other members of the committee. April – July 2021 Program (Updated 4 June 2021) TO SUBMIT AN ACTIVITY: Email details to WALKS OFFICER AT [email protected] Covid19 – Important Warning The risk of being infected with Covid19 remains a material risk at this time. All Activity participants must be voluntarily willing to accept Covid19 contagion risk. Therefore, You must consider this risk and make your own decision as to whether you participate in any club activities, including any travel to and from the event. In making your decision you need to take your own circumstances and the circumstances of others you may reasonably expect to come into contact with in the foreseeable future into account. If you are in any doubt about your willingness to accept this risk, or have any symptoms, do not attend. The club’s insurance does not cover Covid19 related issues DW: Day Walk, TW: Twilight Walk, BF: Breakfast Walk, BP: Backpack BR: Bike Ride CC: Car Camp PA: Paddle W/E = Weekend Apr1-6 Thur- Newnes Hotel Cabins. Easter Tues Fabulous scenery with a variety of wilderness walks and industrial/railway relics in the Wolgan Valley. Wollemi & Gardens of Stone NPs. All four cabins fully booked with a waitlist. Limited campsites available. 2 Apr Fri Easter – Good Friday is 3 Apr Sat Easter 4 Apr Sun Easter 5 Apr Mon Easter 6 April Tues DW. Tanilba Bay to Lemon Tree Passage. We need to have a short car shuffle to Lemon Tree before beginning walk. Walk is a G3 and will be around 4hrs. Some walking over rocks at start of walk. Need to bring morning tea and some lunch. 10 April Sat PA. Try a Kayak. 11 Apr Sun DW Exploratory walk Finchleys area Yengo NP (G5,10km,300m/300m) Mostly off track exploratory walk. Allow all day. Page 1 of 10 12- 16 Mon- BP. Quick BP Snowy Mountains – Apr Fri (G4/+40km/300m) Leave Mon for five days of backpacking from Daveys Hut to Kidmans Hut for two nights and return. Day walks on the Burrungubugge River and Dead Horse Creek towards Tin Hut and the Brassys. Walk out on Friday and return to Newcastle. Limited to 8 people. Maps: 1:50,000 Berridale and Khancobin. 15 Apr Thu East Stockrington loop walk (G4/8- 10km/40m) Exploring the eastern end of Stockrington NP as a potential loop walk for public use. Mostly follow fire trails with a bit of bush possible depending on how overgrown the tracks are. We may be finished by lunchtime but bring lunch anyway. 18 Apr Sun DW.Big L Cave and Stockyard Creek (G3/1 2km/169m) - David Morrison 49546164 Start from Finchley Trig, walk down a bush y spur to a creek and follow around to the c ave where the farmer used to sleep when working nearby. Continue on downstream a couple of kilometres to pick up a road to take us back to the start. (Wollombi map) I would like to scout this out as a possible easy backpack location.._,_._,_ 19 April Mon Regular meeting . Presentation “Covid Responsibilities” Barry/Dawn 24 Apr Sat DW. Box Head (ocean side) - (G5/7km/220m) - Walk from Wagstaffe to Box Head, steep climb down, then follow the rock platform around the ocean side to Little Tallow Beach then to Tallow Beach. Rock engravings, wonderful coastal scenery, possibly seals. Visit Lobster Beach if there is enough time. Bring afternoon tea for back at the cars. Map: Broken Bay 27 Apr- 2 Tues- BP. New England Wilderness walk. (G4 / May Sun 33km / 1000m descent ) Descending over 1000m from the edge of the New England tableland to the headwaters of the Bellinger River. On track & off track. Transport costs & park fees approx. $200 to $250 each. Limited numbers. Page 2 of 10 https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/thi ngs-to-do/walking-tracks/new-england- wilderness-walk 1 May Sat PA.Corrie Island G2/20km/5hrs. From Winda Woppa, circumnavigate Corrie Is. Explore Myall River mouth, Pindimar & Kore Kore Creek. Map: Port Stephens 1 May Sat BR. Cross Keys Loop – G2/ 28 km, 80% tar, 20% gravel. Altitude gain in meters: 487 metres. 3 hours.An easy and enjoyable loop ride from Gresford. Carry water and snacks, lunch in café or pub or back at cars RIDE CANCELLED- NO INTEREST Maps relevant to the activity: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/3 5054506 1-2 May Sat- CC. Gloucester River/Tops. G3 DWs both Sun Sat and Sun. Based from Gloucester River Caravan Park (bring your tent or camper) two nights exploring at leisure this area with a menu of short walks of G3 standard or just chill out by the River. Assemble on Friday night (2 night stay). Site cost $12 per adult per night. Hot showers on site at a small additional fee. Bookings are essential via Activity Leader. 3 May Mon Regular Meeting – Presentation “Victorian High Country” Philippa/John 5-7 May Wed- BP Mt Monundilla Wollemi NP. Fri (G5,30km,600m,600m) Explore area. Recce for next leg of Monundilla Range traverse. Limited numbers. 5 May Wed DW.G3/6km/50m/4hr. Easy Morning Walk to Pambalong NR and check out a section of RVRT and Stockrington Colliery ruins. 8 May Sat DW. Barraba Spur DW (G4/10k/100m/ 4 hrs) Climb to Barraba Spur to Trig for views over the Hunter Valley to South then continue toward Barraba Trig for views to North. Map: Quorrobolong 9132-2S. 9 May Sun DW -Canada Drop-Down. G5/5km/200m/4 hours Walk from the Ourimbah ridge down Canada Drop Down Creek for several km – engravings and axe grinding grooves along the way. Climb out of the creek up a steep spur and then walk back to the cars along the trail. Mainly off track. Map - Wyong 1:25000 Topo 16 May Sun DW. Heaton Gap grade 3/4 - 10 to 12 km. Page 3 of 10 18-19 Tues BP. Beginners one night B/P to Mogo May Wed Creek –G4 /20km/300m– Descend off track to camp site (2km) on Mogo Creek and seek out the ‘Bird Man’ in the afternoon. Next morning explore down Mogo Creek and walk out via 4WD track. Limited numbers Map: 1:25,000 Kulnura Limit 10 17 May Mon Regular Meeting – Presentation “Two in Tassie” Jenni 21 May Fri DW – Tea Gardens to Winda Woppa G2/10km Street, bush tracks, beach walking, cross Myall River over Singing Bridge. Spectacular views of Port Stephens and Myall River, coastal forest, mangroves, lagoons. BYO morning tea and lunch. 22 May Sat DW G4/6km/300m The Glen Nature Reserve, Explore tracks and climb to Terreel trig from Wards Glen near Craven Village. Map: Warrnulla 23 May Sun DW. Gilly Gilly Gully-G5/9km/300m/6hrs. Off track loop walk from Finchley Camp Ground. Follow a spur down into Sandy creek. Walk along Sandy Creek to Gilly Gilly Gully, then follow gully for a couple of km and take a spur back up onto the ridge which runs back to Finchley Aboriginal Area. Maps: Mt. Yengo and Wollombi 1:25k. 29-30 Sat- BP. Long Wheeney Creek-G5/about May Sun 25km/600m/2days. Loop walk from Grey Gums Café on the Putty Rd. Walk along ridges and creeks around Long Wheeney and Gospers creeks – some parts exploratory.( Possibly a night walk along the trail into the Long Wheeney hut campsite on the Friday night- TBC depending on the group.) Map: Wirraba 1:25k. Limited numbers. 29 May Sat GNW. Berowra to Cowan G4/13km/5-6 hrs. 30 May Sun DW Yellow Rock Lookout (G3, 14km, 20m) Broken Back Range above Pokolbin. An easy walk along a fire trail to Yellow Rock. Magnificent views of the Broke Valley & Wollombi Brook. Bring something for afternoon tea back at the cars after walk. Broken Back 1:25000 Page 4 of 10 1 Jun Tues DW- Strickland SF - G3 /10km/100m/4hr A grand tour of Strickland State Forest and Arboretum - all on walking tracks taking in a range of vegetation. Maps: 1:25000 Gosford and Wyong 5 Jun Sat DW Pepper Mt (G4/4km/250m) From a Mill creek farm to climb mountain overlooking Stroud Road. Map: Stroud Road 6 Jun Sun DW. Yellow Billy’s Cave (G3/6km/250m/4hrs) Walk along Brokenback range on and off track, great views& explore. NB add 2hrs travel time. Map. Broken Back . Limit of 10 7 Jun Mon Regular Meeting Presentation “ Day Walking in the Snowy Mountains” – Bob Clifton 5-13 Jun Sat- BP. Budawangs. G4. A week’s walking Sun in Morton NP. Byangee Walls, Mt. Nibelung, Shrouded Gods Mtn, The Castle, Monolith Valley all on the agenda. Limitited numbers 12 Jun Sat DW Belford Nat. Pk + Branxton local history. G2/8 + 8km/100m/6hrs Morning bushwalk Belford NP. Pub lunch, followed by local history walk around Branxton, North Rothbury. Maps: Greta, Elderslie 14 Jun Mon Public Holiday 16 Jun Wed DW. Historic Alum Mountain Buladelah G3/ 6km/ 3hrs Check out the mining history on the Mountain, visit the bat cave, stunning views 19 Jun Sat DW. GNW. Cowan to Brooklyn G3/12km. 5hrs. 20 Jun Sun DW Mt Vincent Circuit, Sugarloaf SCA (G4- 5/550m/9km) Walk off track In Heaton State Forest down spur from Mt Vincent to valley below before ascending on old fire trail to Sugarloaf Range Rd return to carpark at Mt Vincent.
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