July 2023

Date

Grade

Activity

Sat

July 1

Scope for a G2 or G3 walk here.

G5

Clink Creek Area Exploratory off-track 5-8 km. Map: MORISSET 9131-1n Exploratory offtrack ridge and undercliff walking near Carroll’s Road. Meet 9.00am Beside church near Martinsville Road and Freemans drive intersection.

Book: Greg

Sat

Juy 1

Trip Away: Upper Hunter Games and Cycle/

Walks.

Aberdeen Highland Games and Bike Rides. A couple of days cycling after the games, but the possibility for some walks for those who wish to organize them. Walk suggestions: Burning Mountain. Glenbawn Dam. Muswellbrook Town Walk.

Arrive at Aberdeen & attend the Highland Games. (Entry Fee) O/N at a motel in Muswellbrook.

Book: Julie

Sun

July 2

Castle Rock Bike ride from Muswellbrook along quiet country roads, Castle Rock circuit. 50-60k

O/N at a motel in Muswellbrook. Book: Julie

Mon

July 3

Scone Cycle Bike ride, from Muswellbrook, quiet roads to Scone & return. 50-60k. O/N optional.

Book: Julie

Wed

July 5

Social

WW 30th

Club's 30th Anniversary Celebration Morning walk from The Pines followed by lunch at The Pines picnic area (bring your own picnic or BBQ). There will be a club-provided birthday cake. Book: Margaret

Sat

July 8

G3

Exploring the Hunter Coalfields and Railways Maps: Cessnock/Quorrobolong. Walk in the Hunter’s historic areas. Distance: about 15km.

Book: Margaret

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Wed

July 12

G3

Gap to Heaton. About 10 kms. Steep climb from The Gap. Lovely views and forest. Continue on GNW to Phil’s Grotto then return.

Map: Quorrobolong. Book: Christine

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Sat

July 15

G3

Thornleigh to Hornsby. About 11km. Interesting walk with some nice creek sections. Maps: GNW.

Book: Graeme

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Sun

July 16

Rope

Day

Rope Day   If you would like to try abseiling this is your chance.

Book: Merrilee

Tues

July 18

Bike

Adamstown to Stockton. Distance 50km. Map: Newcastle Cycleways. Classic route from Adamstown Station to the Foreshore cycling the two breakwaters (Nobbys and Stockton) and Carrington and then returning to Adamstown by a different route.

Meet: Adamstown Station departing 9.00am (if coming by train from the south the 8:12 from Morisset arrives 8.53am. If coming from Newcastle Interchange the 8.35 arrives at Adamstown at 8.44am). Bring morning tea and lunch (or chance it in either Stockton or along the foreshore). Book: Harwood

Wed

July 19

G3

Rumbalara Reserve Grand Tour – Gosford. 12km. 300metres ascent/descent. njoy all of the interesting vegetation types and scenic views utilizing most of the walking trails this reserve has to offer. Some short steep sections and a few steps. Street directory or Central Coast Council produced reserve map. Meet: Morisset train (8.17am if on Saturday or 8.23am if on Wednesday) second last carriage upstairs. Leader will board at Wyong.  Book: Greg

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Thurs

July 20

Meeting

Club Meeting at Toronto Diggers’ Club, 41 The Boulevarde, Toronto, (in the meeting room on the top floor) at 7.30 pm.

Good meals available in the bistro before the meeting. Guest Speaker: Ruth K and team. Topic:  Camp Cookery

Sat

July 22

G3/4

Lemon Tree Circuit Walk (challenging). 14 km. 400m ascent. A pleasant Watagan walk up the ridge line to Handle Rd, a side trip to the fire tower site if there is time and the return via the Lemon Tree Yambo Link Trail. Car pool from Morisset. Book: Phil

Wed

July 26

G3

Kincumber Mountain Reserve. Track walk in Reserve on the Central Coast to lookouts, rock formations & picnic areas.

11 km. Map: Street Directory. Book: Jenny

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Sat

July 29

G3

Ash Island. 14km. Flat. Hunter Wetlands National Park, boardwalks & trails in a new(ish) national park.

Book: Phil

G4

Popran NP. 12km,5 hrs. Scrub bash to a rock overhang that has some interesting Aboriginal rock art. Make your way through the scrub to Mt Owen for some great views. Then it is all on track to Emerald Pool, visiting some Aboriginal rock carvings along the way. Return to vehicles by a different track. Bring morning tea and lunch. Meet 6.45 am at Edgeworth McDonalds OR 8 am at The Hub of Mangrove Mountain General Store, Wisemans Ferry Road, Central Mangrove Mountain. Book: Frank

Sun

July 30

Bike

Sydney Bike Ride. Easy mostly flat ride on mainly cycle paths approx. 35km. Train to Strathfield, then cycle from Strathfield train station to Parramatta. Then cycle around Parramatta Park taking in the history of the area. Return on the River Cat to Darling Harbour, and then a short ride to Central Station for return train home. Book: Marilyn

August 2023

Date

Grade

Activity

Wed

Aug 2

G3

Mosman to Balmoral (Stage 5 of Bondi to Manly Walk). Distance 11.7km. Continuing around Sydney Harbour. Three prime headlands, a bit of aboriginal and military history and sweeping panoramas of the harbour. Map: Http:/ /www.bonditomanly.com/track-notes-and-printable-maps. Select "Cremorne Point to Middle Head". MEET: Sydney Train 6:42am Newcastle Intg; 6:45am Hamilton; 6:58am Cardiff; 7:12am Fassifern; 7:30am Morisset. BOOK: Harwood

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg S

Sat

Aug 5

G3

Alum Mt Circuit Bulahdelah. 5km 3hrs. Check out the old mine workings, great views. Bring morning tea and we will have lunch back at Mountain Park. Optional is to have a counter lunch at the pub. Meet 8.00am at Heatherbrae Bunnings carpark, just to the left as you drive

in OR 9.00am at Mountain Park Bulahdelah. Book: Frank

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Sun

Aug 6

Rope

Rope Day. Book: Merrilee

Kayak

Kayak Fern Bay, Smiths and other small creeks. Approx. 15k.

Paddle the North Arm of Hunter River to poke around islands and small creeks. Hopefully with incoming morning tide & outgoing afternoon tide. Putting kayaks in under the Stockton Bridge, northern side at boat ramp. 9am. Map: Newcastle Gregorys.

Book: Julie

Tues

Aug 8

Car Camp

MILL CREEK CAR CAMP. Dharug National Park. Grade 3 and 3/4 walks.

Tues Day 1. Drive to Mill Creek Campground. Afternoon walk to Devines Hill and Sheppard's Gully.

Wed Day 2. Walk to Group 6 and 10 to look for engravings. 

Thur Day3. Finches Line and Lower MacDonald Ridge. Convict 1828 built Rd with views over Hawkesbury River then onto lovely ridge          overlooking the MacDonald River .Rough track back to Rd .

Come for one or all of the days.

Book: Christine

Wed

Aug 9

Thurs

Aug 10

Wed

Aug 9

G3

Mill Creek. Day walk with the car camp group. As Above

Sat

Aug 12

G3

Kooragang, Stockton & Worimi NP to Fern Bay. Explore coastal areas on the northern edge of Newcastle. Map: Google.

Book: Margaret

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Sun

Aug 13

Bike

Raymond Terrace to Medowie. Lovely ride, mostly on bike tracks and quiet country roads passing around Grahamstown Dam.

Approx. 40km, easy pace. Mostly flat. Meet at Riverside Park, Raymond Terrace. Book: Marilyn

Wed

Aug 16

G2

Wetlands of Bicentennial Park (Sydney) - 10km circuit.

Walk from Concord West railway station to Bicentennial Park (part of Olympic Park) and Homebush Bay finishing back at Concord West station. Includes bushland, mangroves, water birds, harbour views and industrial heritage. Mostly flat shared cycleway with some detours. Bring morning tea and lunch. Optionally, coffee can be purchased at café for morning tea (take away).

This walk can be extended to 13km by adding in another loop.

Details: Sydney's Best Bush, Park & City Walks by Veechi Stewart (2011 edition)

Train to Epping, change for Concord West, 07:25 from Newcastle Interchange, 07:39 at Fassifern, 8:05 Morisset.

Book: Laura

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Thurs

Aug 17

Meeting

AGM

Club Meeting. Toronto Diggers’ Club, 41 The Boulevarde, Toronto, in the meeting room on the top floor at 7.30 pm. Good meals available in the bistro before the meeting. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: Adoption of reports, and election or confirmation of office bearers for 2023/24.

Sat

Aug 19

G3

Bouddi National Park 14kms 500m elevation Map: Broken Bay.

Little Beach to Putty Beach coastal walk. Lovely Angophora and heath bushland. Involves some steep climbs.

Book: Joanna

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Wed

Aug 23

G3

Mt Alison Ridge Reserve, Jilliby. Meet far end Sandra St, opposite end to Hue Hue Rd. Forested ridge line. 11km. Map: Dooralong.

Book: Ruth C

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Sat

Aug 26

G3/4

GNW Congewai Trackhead to Barraba Trig and Beyond. Distance 13km.

Ascent/descent: 600m. Map: GNW, Quarrobolong. A lovely bush hike from Congewai Road up a moderately steep climb to Barraba Trig and then wonderful undercliff area and spectacular views of the Congewai Valley.

Book: Joanna

Wed

Aug 30

G3

Mount Kuring-gai to Berowra Station. 10 km, 550 metres ascent and descent

(some steep climbs). A section of the Great North Walk that explores 3 valleys with some nice sandstone overhangs.

Maps: Hornsby and Cowan. Meet: Newcastle Interchange train 0737, Broadmeadow 0741, Cardiff 0751, Fassi 0805, Morisset 8.23am second last carriage upstairs. Leader will board at Wyong 0841.

Book: Greg

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

September 2023

Date

Grade

Activity

Sat

Sept 7

G3 

Great West Walk Distance: Approx 15km. Maps: Great West Walk. Explore a new walk in Western Sydney reserves & featuring remnant bushland and history. Train to Strathfield & change for Parramatta line. Book: Margaret

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Wed

Sept 6

G3

Munmorah State recreation area 10 to 12 km, hopefully some wildflowers, nice views Book: Sylvia

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Sat

Sept 9

G3

Hornsby to Galston Gorge. Interesting forest and fishponds. Maps: GNW. Book: Graeme

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Sun

Sept 10

Rope

Rope Day. Learn and revise Abseiling procedures. Book: Merrilee

Mon

Sept 11 - Fri

Sept 15

Snow-shoe

Charlotte Pass Arlberg Lodge Snowshoe Walk- Expressions of interest by June 30

3 walks, 4 nights, probable dates 11th to 15th September. Full details very soon.

BOOK: Phil

Wed

Sept 13

G4/5

Undercliff off Georges Rd in the Watagans. An interesting day with lovely views, caves and cliff line. Some rocky scrambling involved and steep climb out for forest road walk back to cars. Map: Quorrobolong. Book: Christine

Sat

Sept 16

G3

Scope for a G2 or G3 walk here.

G5

Elliots Creek via Forest Road. 7-8 kms, 300 metres ascent/descent.

Exploratory walk in Ourimbah State Forest. Entry off Bill Jacks Point Road. Walk down Elliotts Creek to search for and us overgrown bridle or logger’s trail discovered on a previous walk. Exit via Bill Jacks Point Road. Map Sixmaps: Wyong. Meet 9.30am at the junction of Yarramalong Road and Red Hill Road. Book: Greg

Wed

Sept 20

G2

Foreshores of Sydney's Inner West - 10km circuit.

Walk from Rhodes railway station along the southern shore of the Parramatta River to Cabarita wharf, ferry to Meadowbank wharf, then walk to Meadowbank railway station. Includes bushland, city reserves, historic house and Kokoda Track memorial. Some streets at beginning and end of walk. Details: Sydney's Best Bush, Park & City Walks by Veechi Stewart (2011 edition)

Train to Epping, change for Rhodes, return from Meadowbank to Epping for train to Newcastle. Book: Laura

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Thurs

Sept 21

Meeting

Club Meeting at Toronto Diggers’ Club, 41 The Boulevarde, Toronto, (in the meeting room on the top floor) at 7.30 pm.

Good meals available in the bistro before the meeting. Guest Speaker: Marg Topic: BURMA

Sat

Sept 23

G3

Mount Kuringai to Galston Gorge. Explore Berowra Creek and Lyrebird Gully. Maps: GNW. Book: Graeme

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Sun

Sept 24

Bike

Gosford to Umina Loop. A lovely flat ride, mostly bike tracks and a few back roads. Catch the train to Gosford. Lunch at Umina. Dist: 40km. Maps: Google (bike layer), CC Street Directory. Book: Marilyn

Wed

Sept 27

G3

Spit to the Zoo. Train to Wynyard, then bus to the Spit Bridge. Walk Chinaman's Beach, Balmoral Beach, around a part of Middle Head, then via Chowder Bay and Balls Head to the Zoo wharf.  Catch the ferry back to Circular Quay. Fantastic Harbour views, quite a few stairs. 13km.

Travel details when you book. Book: Jenny S

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg

Sat

Sept 30

G3

Views of Hawkesbury River. Walk to some significant outcrops overlooking the Hawkesbury River with possibility of waratahs along the way. Book: Graeme

G5

Day is available for someone to lead a G5 walk - please notify Greg & Marg to circulate information.

Greg