April – July 2021 Program (Updated 18 June 2021) to SUBMIT an ACTIVITY: Email Details to WALKS OFFICER at [email protected] Or Call Alan on 0419491612
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Newcastle Ramblers Bushwalking Club PO Box 719 Charlestown NSW 2290 www.newcastleramblers.org.au President: Nick 0402 213 053 Vice-President: Barry 0431 237 976 Secretary: Dawn 0438258094 Treasurer: Kaye 0412 561801 Activity Officer: Alan 0419491612 PLB Officers: Col 0418 473014 Committee Members: Jenni 0439 387426 Alan 0408657912 Emergency Contact: President or other members of the committee. April – July 2021 Program (Updated 18 June 2021) TO SUBMIT AN ACTIVITY: Email details to WALKS OFFICER AT [email protected] or call Alan on 0419491612 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 Col McCluskey Tues Fabulous scenery with a variety of 0418 473014 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. Meet at Sunset Park (end David Jack We need to have a short car shuffle to of Caswell crescent, Tanilba 0447902352 Lemon Tree before beginning walk. Walk is Bay) at 8.00am. 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. 9:00am Carrington Boat David Jack Ramp. 0447902352 11 Apr Sun DW Exploratory walk Finchleys area Meet Edgeworth Nick Searl 0402 Yengo NP (G5,10km,300m/300m) McDonalds 7am. 213053 Page 1 of 11 Mostly off track exploratory walk. Allow all day. 12- 16 Mon- BP. Quick BP Snowy Mountains – Bob Clifton Apr Fri (G4/+40km/300m) 0417624091 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- Meet 8am at the corner of David Morrison 10km/40m) Dog Hole Road and 49546164 Exploring the eastern end of Stockrington Seahampton Road. (Go NP as a potential loop walk for public use. under the motorway from Mostly follow fire trails with a bit of bush Lenaghan's Drive near possible depending on how overgrown the Minmi.) tracks are. We may be finished by lunchtime but bring lunch anyway. 18 Apr Sun DW.Big L Cave and Stockyard Creek (G3/1 Meet at 7:30am at David Morrison 2km/169m) - David Morrison 49546164 Edgeworth McDonalds. 49546164 Start from Finchley Trig, walk down a bush Bring afternoon tea to have y spur to a creek and follow around to the c back at the cars. 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 7:30 pm. Charlestown Responsibilities” Barry/Dawn Uniting Church Hall. 24 Milson St. Charlestown. NB. Special Covid Precautions apply. 24 Apr Sat DW. Box Head (ocean side) - 7:30 am Ryhope Cemetery David Morrison (G5/7km/220m) - or 8:15 Orimbah Big 02 49546164 Walk from Wagstaffe to Box Head, steep Flower. 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 / Fully Booked Alan Scott May Sun 33km / 1000m descent ) 0408 657912 Descending over 1000m from the edge of the New England tableland to the Page 2 of 11 headwaters of the Bellinger River. On track & off track. Transport costs & park fees approx. $200 to $250 each. Limited numbers. 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 Col McCluskey Winda Woppa, circumnavigate Corrie Is. 0418 473 014. Explore Myall River mouth, Pindimar & Kore Kore Creek. Map: Port Stephens 1 May Sat BR. Cross Keys Loop – G2/ 28 km, 80% tar, Meet at 9.30 am in parking Philippa Hodgins 20% gravel. Altitude gain in meters: 487 area adjacent to Gresford Contact metres. 3 hours.An easy and enjoyable Bowling Club on Park telephone loop ride from Gresford. Carry water Street East Gresford. number: and snacks, lunch in café or pub or back 0402844147 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 Gloucester River Caravan Craig Whitford Sun Sat and Sun. Based from Gloucester River Park. 0405615547 Caravan Park (bring your tent or camper) Bring Firewood. 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 7:30 pm. Charlestown “Victorian High Country” Uniting Church Hall. 24 Philippa/John Milson St. Charlestown. NB. Special Covid Precautions apply. 5-7 May Wed- BP Mt Monundilla Wollemi NP. Nick Searl 0402 Fri (G5,30km,600m,600m) 213053. Explore area. Recce for next leg of Monundilla Range traverse. Limited numbers. 5 May Wed DW.G3/6km/50m/4hr. Easy Morning Walk Meet at Edgeworth McD at Bob Clifton to Pambalong NR and check out a section 7.30am 0417624091 of RVRT and Stockrington Colliery ruins. 8 May Sat DW. Barraba Spur DW (G4/10k/100m/ 4 Meet 7:15 am Edgeworth Alan Thomas hrs) Climb to Barraba Spur to Trig for Maccas or 8:30am, cnr 0419491612 views over the Hunter Valley to South then Sanctuary Rd and continue toward Barraba Trig for views to Congewai Rd, Paxton. North. Map: Quorrobolong 9132-2S. 9 May Sun 7:30am Belmont Lynne Walker DW -Canada Drop-Down. MacDonalds or 8:15 Big 0418680168 G5/5km/200m/4 hours Flower, Ourimbah. 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 Page 3 of 11 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. Leaving bunkerville service Kate Rados station 8am 0439374323 18-19 Tues BP. Beginners one night B/P to Mogo Bob Clifton - May Wed Creek –G4 /20km/300m– Descend off 0417624091 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 7:30 pm. Charlestown Tassie” Jenni Uniting Church Hall. 24 Milson St. Charlestown. NB. Special Covid Precautions apply. 21 May Fri DW – Tea Gardens to Winda Woppa Catch 8:30am ferry from Roz Kerr G2/10km Nelson Bay to Tea Gardens, 49673167, return on 0407 643 844 Street, bush tracks, beach walking, cross 3:30pm ferry. Port Myall River over Stephens Ferry Service, Singing Bridge. Spectacular views of Port phone Theresa 0412 682 Stephens and Myall River, coastal forest, 117 to make mangroves, lagoons. BYO morning tea and your own booking, pay lunch. cash on the day $26 return or only $1 if you present your $25 NSW Discovery Voucher 22 May Sat DW G4/6km/300m The Glen Nature 7:30 Hexham MacDonalds Arthur Radford Reserve, Explore tracks and climb to 0408943282 Terreel trig from Wards Glen near Craven Village. Map: Warrnulla 23 May Sun DW. Gilly Gilly Gully-G5/9km/300m/6hrs. Lynne Walker Off track loop walk from Finchley Camp 0418680168 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 Lynne Walker May Sun 25km/600m/2days. Loop walk from Grey 0418680168 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.