Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Burramoko Head and Hanging Rock 5 – 6 January 2017

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was another walk from Blackheath Railway Station out to Burramoko Head, camping there overnight and walking back the next day. My third walk out to the head in recent months. The walk out along the fire road is quite … Continue reading →

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Erskine Creek Walk 1-2 January 2017

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Dave Noble

A canyoning trip had been planned, but a few of us had gotten sick with colds and flu, so a shorter walk to Erskine Creek seemed a good idea. After meeting at Glenbrook, five of us, Wendy, Keith, Peter, Steph … Continue reading →

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Horseshoe Falls Walk 24 December 2016

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was a very short walk I did to fill in some time on Christmas Eve. I was visiting at Hazelbrook, and this walk on the north side of the town was nearby. To get good photographs of the waterfalls you … Continue reading →

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Orchids and Waterfalls – Wentworth Falls Walk – 18 December 2016

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Dave Noble

I spent a very pleasant day at Wentworth Falls wandering around the tracks below Wentworth Falls. My aim was to photograph more of the waterfalls. On this trip, I had hoped for higher water levels after recent rain (22 mm … Continue reading →

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Coxs River Walk – 10-11 December 2016

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Dave Noble

Each year, about this time, Sydney University Bushwalkers, have a trip to a nice campsite on the Coxs River. The campsite is a nice and shady spot on a grassy bank above the river. From it, it is a short … Continue reading →

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The Grand Canyon – 10 December 2016

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Dave Noble

I was with a group of friends (Su Li, Brent, Martin and Damon) and we were heading up for the Sydney University Bushwalkers Christmas Walk to the Coxs River. As we often do on these walks, we detoured on the … Continue reading →

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Glenbrook Gorge Walk – 8 December 2016

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Dave Noble

A hot day was forecast, so I thought it may be nice to do a walk with plenty of swimming opportunities. So I headed to Glenbrook with the intention of walking through Glenbrook Gorge. I thought, that it would be … Continue reading →

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Banks and Rocky Creek Canyons – 3-4 December 2016

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent weekend of canyoning in the Northern Blue Mountains. On the Saturday I was in a group that visited Banks Canyon in the Wollangambe Wilderness and then we camped overnight at Barcoo Swamp. On Sunday, I joined … Continue reading →

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October Creek and the Zig Zag Walk – 26 – 27 November 2016

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Dave Noble

John and Chuin Nee and invited me to join them and their boys, Jasper and Sebastian, on a camping trip up the Blue Mountains. We discussed places to camp and decided to visit the campsite at October Creek. October Creek … Continue reading →

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Wollangambe Canyon – 23 November 2016

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Dave Noble

I headed up the mountains with Bob planning to do a canyon near Mt Wilson. We had ropes and abseiling gear and also lilos – so had the flexibility to do a range of canyons depending on the conditions. We … Continue reading →

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