Walking for pleasure for 60 years

We will head up the WOJ track to Trappers Hut & then turn off the main track to George Howes Lake & then head to Tiger Lake along a a minor pad.  If the weather & group are okay with it, we will head down to Wild Dog Creek & then back to the main track, out past Solomons Jewels & back to Trappers Hut.

Hopefully there will be snow. Walk to pool of Bethesda & Siloam. Make sure your boots are well waterproofed. Be prepared for cold conditions. Ice & snow gadgets may be useful. Text me on 0428451528.

This always proves to be a lovely Winter walk. It begins with a brisk walk across the paddocks, then there is the steady climb up the fire trail to really warm you up. We should be at the top of Point Vision in time for morning tea. Now all the hard work is done we can enjoy a relaxing meander along the ridge-line and back down to the coast.

Cathcart Bluff is part of the Western Tiers just west of Poatina.  We drive to the top of Poatina Hill, leave our cars at the locked gate and then follow the road west for about 2.5 km before heading across to the Bluff.  It should be a fairly straight forward walk with only about 4 hrs of walking.

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This is an easy circuit walk from Sisters Beach and will include a side trip to Lee Archer Cave. The walk is all on track or on beach.

August is a roll of the dice proposition for climbing mountains. And the dice always seem to be loaded. So in order to get as far away as possible from a windswept icy mountain top this walk will be just about in the ocean. This will be a beach walk along Northdown Beach, around Point Sorrel to Hawley Beach. It's about 13kms and maybe 5 hours or so. The tide will be falling as we start the walk. 

We'll meet in Mill Road Wesley Vale near the corner with Moorland Beach Rd. Here we'll organise a car shuttle to get as many cars as practicable to the end of the walk at Hawley Beach. Whilst mostly a beach walk there is a bit of boulder hopping around Point Sorrel but not too bad. 

Rinadeena Falls is a hidden gem located in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park. The track runs southwards adjacent to the Little Fisher River.  The walk is about 20 km return, mostly on old forestry roads.  I have made it a grade 4 because of the distance.  Being August we should have a good flow of water.

Around the Moina area are some interesting mine sites to explore. A lot are in the scrub and there may be a bit of bashing involved to get to them. Some I have been to and a couple I haven't. All I have been to was quite some time ago. We will visit the Washington Wilmot Mine near Bell Mountain, Narrawa Reward and a few others in the area, All Nations on Dolcoth Hill and the Shepherd and Merphy Mine at Moina. Expect scrub and steep terrain. Bring good head torches as there are a few adits we can stick our heads in for a look. These will be a series of short walks and short drives between mines. If you would like to join me please give me a call.

While Brewery Knob is an abel, the most enjoyable part of this walk for me is Hounslow Heath, which if the weather is clear gives fabulous views across to Cradle. This will be a circuit walk, we will return to the Ronny Creek bus stop via Maryland Track. There may be a bit of scoparia to get through on the way up to Brewery Knob, otherwise either on track or through low alpine vegetation.

NWWC Executive Meeting commencing 7.30pm at Apex House.

Meet Highclere Shop at 9.30am for morning tea before we start our adventure!  Order coffee and pull up a chair!  Its quite a few years since we had a look at these great waterfalls, upper cam, the next ones are what I refer to as stinging nettle ones so beware at tewkesbury, a lovely lot of basalt rock nearby, st josephs, then off to guide falls for a bbq lunch, under shelter if wet but in the open if sunny!  There was a hole in the road at Tewkesbury recently so lets hope its fixed otherwise a bit of extra driving.  Please note not much walking to any of the falls virtually close to roadside, but fantastic falls all of them different!  After lunch we will have a look at Sanderson and St Georges (close your eyes to the rubbish nearby) and possibly one or 2 more at West Ridgley, depends if my cousins are about!  Come for a fun days outing with camera's ready for action shots that may win a spot in our photo comp!

Winter is with us so the working bees will be closer to the coast, especially with shorter daylight hours. Preparation work for upcoming foxglove treatment along the Leven River is one area that needs attention. Come join us for an outing, with some gentle exercise along the way.

Julian Is a Senior Podiatrist at Footprints Podiatry and will discuss with us whether boots or shoes give more ankle support and what exercises/taping can be useful. Bring your boots along and Julian will be able to give you advice. Walker Out. Counter Meal.

Barn Bluff could have snow. I hope so, as barn bluff in snow is fun. Crampons/ spikes & ice axe/walking pole may be handy, or there may be no snow. The shuttle bus will be utilised. Text me on 0428 451 528.

A lovely little circuit walk visiting the Peace Pole and the Giant Lizard with lunch in the sun somewhere along the track.

I led this walk a few years ago and was asked about the area again recently, so I thought I would Lead the walk again. This walk is up on Tiger Plains which is an Eastern part of the Black Bluff Range. There is a hut that is worth a look at that was built in the 60's for recreational use. Then further along the track is the Devonport Gold mine and the remains of the old miners hut. Sadly this hut has collapsed, but the mine workings are of some interest as are the remaining pieces of machinery at the mine. The walk is mostly on track, but there is a steep climb to get there. If the weather is good to us there are some lovely views along the way once we are up on the top. If you would like to come along please contact me. 

Hopefully the winter weather has been kind to the PCT and the days will be pleasant for a working bee. This is also the time to clear the track, ready for dealing with foxgloves along the Leven River, at Gunns Plains and Loongana. Come along for a day out and help keep the Club’s track open for the summer season.

NWWC Social Meeting

Meet 9am at the Forth Pub and drive up the Wilmot Road for just over 12kms to the starting point just up from the Alma Reserve.  The track starts steeply from the road, zig zagging down to the edge of the Wilmot River.  From the first shelter we head south seeing the early spring flowers!  The track has some steep sections but is a lovely leg stretch.  Come for a good day's outing!

Pre dinner walk to work up an appetite will be to the Waratah Power Station remains and Ringtail Falls. The power station was built in 1906 to power the Mt Bischoff mine. 

Join me on my President's after dinner walk to Philosopher Falls. This forest walk is absolutely stunning and well worth a visit even if you do not make it to the falls.

We will meet at the Waratah Pub at 9.30am, take morning tea and lunch with us and enjoy a stroll through the forest.

If time permits we can stop at the Highclere shop for coffee.

 Brian will take us on this amazing journey with images and why, when and how it took place.   

Base Camp Bruny Island Tues 5^th November to Sunday 10^th November

An exploration of the many great walks on Bruny Island over 5 walking days. Accommodation at the Captain Cook Caravan Park (Adventure Bay) gives a choice of cabins, powered and unpowered sites plus access to a large camp kitchen, BBQs and fire pots. I have pencilled in a hold on two 2 bedroomed and one single bedroomed cabin, held until 2 weeks before we arrive. Make your bookings (for any type of accommodation) direct with the Caravan Park and tell them that you are with the NWWC party.

A variety of walks from about 1 hour to 5 or 6 and grade 2 to easier grade 4 plus potential tours of the Lighthouse and the historic Quarantine Station and a meal together at the Allonah Pub will be on offer. My plan is check in Tuesday afternoon, check out Sunday morning (5 nights) with a walk Sunday morning before heading for home, but you can come and go as you wish and join in what you wish. Please advise me of your ETA.

An easy little walk to Montana Falls with object of the walk to find and photograph orchids. The waterfalls are a bonus.

Hopefully the winter weather has been kind to the PCT and the days will be pleasant for a working bee. This is also the time to clear the track, ready for dealing with foxgloves along the Leven River, at Gunns Plains and Loongana. Come along for a day out and help keep the Club’s track open for the summer season.

We will start out on the Blue Peaks Track, after a couple of kms turn off & head off track towards Fisher Bluff, we may encounter a little scrub, but it is mostly coral fern & alpine grass. After summiting Fisher bluff we will head south to Harry Lees Lake where we set up camp amongst the pencil pines. For those who wish to do so we will head west to another tarn for an explore. The next day we will head out past Middle Lake & back on to the Blue Peaks Track , & for those who wish to, climb up Blue Peak. After that head back to the cars

NWWC Executive Meeting, 7.30pm at Apex House. 

This will be the fourth consecutive year I’ve run this trip and hopefully it will be as successful as the others.  Some of the highlights are -- three rides on quiet back roads through our spectacular rural countryside (52km, 75km & 45km), lunch at the Raspberry Farm, two relaxing nights at Quamby Corner, one evening meal at a pub and a guaranteed fun time. Accommodation options range from tenting to cabin hire and if you intend going you need to book your own.  You are welcome to come for any combination of days that suits you.  Just about any bike will do; touring bike, road bike, mountain bike, ebike or gravel bike.

The Jukes traverse is quite a scenic traverse of the (you guessed it), Jukes Range down near Queenstown. Reasonably speccy in good weather – and we’ll only be doing it of course if the weather behaves itself. It is a through trip requiring a car shuttle. I’m planning to drive down the day previous to the walk to camp at the Queenstown caravan park. Do the walk the next day, back to the caravan park that evening (hot showers) and drive home the next day. I’m putting the trip over a four-day window to give us the best chance of getting a good day for the walk. My preference will be to do the walk on either the Saturday or Sunday but that will be determined by the weather in the week leading up to the walk. The current rates for a tent site at Queenstown are $15 pp/night.

The walk itself is in the order of 16kms and took us about 11 hours last time. The ascent to the top of the range is in the order of 500m or so and there is a cairned route up to the top. The walk along the range is relatively open and quite pleasant going - mostly. No track though. The drop off the range – which is an interesting exercise from memory – is a tad scrubby and quite steep in parts. We'll then pick up the Mt Jukes track for a 5km or so road bash to the cars.

NWWC Social meeting - Christmas Break-up.

We will meet at 9.30am at the Narawntapu Visitors Centre car park. A pleasant stroll across spring lawn, then up to the top of Archers Knob for morning tea. Then along the beach and up to the Copper Cove camp site for our lunch break. We will attempt to find the steep track above the camp site back to the track and re-trace our steps along the beach and back to the cars via the coastal track. Hopefully we will have a beautiful sunny day in this great coastal area. Time permitting, afternoon tea in the day shelter at the car park.

The Leven Falls are located near the southern end of the Leven Canyon. We’ll travel along the Loongana Road before commencing walking for 500m along the Leven Canyon Floor Track to the steel pedestrian bridge over the river at The Splits. At this point we’ll join the Penguin Cradle Trail as it heads north into the magnificent canyon before climbing steeply to the top of Griffiths Ridge on Loongana Range, where we’ll get the brilliant views back down into the canyon from the Patricia Jukes Scenic Lookout. Then it’s down the other side under some imposing cliffs until we reach the signposted turnoff to the falls. Most of the route is still marked with orange triangles but it’s a steep, rough, slippery and occasionally scrubby descent to the large river basin just downstream of the lower set of falls with its large pool, in which swimming is a possibility. The falls are truly brilliant and well worth the effort in getting there. After having lunch we’ll return by the same route.

The whole trip is less than 10km in total but it involves a steep climb and descent of about 300m which is repeated so that’s about 1200m of elevation change for the day. Expect about 7h of walking.

Please confirm on the evening of Thursday 5 December – I probably won’t be contactable on the Wednesday.

We will be based at Craggy Peaks where the accommodation options range from tenting to fully self-contained upmarket units.  You need to book your own accommodation but note that there are only two powered sites so if you need power, get in early!  Even though I put Grade 3 for this trip, walks of grades 1 to 4 will be on offer.  The easy walks are around the 'resort' with the more challenging walks being to destinations such as Castle Cary Ridge, Sphinx Bluff and Stacks Bluff.  I might not do the grade 4 walk(s) but if there is a suitable group who want to tackle them then that should be okay.  A day's sightseeing in the Storys Creek area is also an option.  You are welcome to attend for how ever many days suits you.

With summer and longer days it is a nice time to explore the PCT and see what damage repair is needed. Come along for a pleasant day in the bush …. or maybe even a mountain view.