Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Bowens Creek Canyon (Lower Section of the North Branch) – 26 November 2015

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Dave Noble

This was a very hot day in Sydney and almost as hot in the Blue Mountains, so an ideal day to visit a canyon. Bob had not been to Bowens Creek for a long time, and thought that a visit to … Continue reading →

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Fortress Creek Canyon – 19 November 2015

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dave Noble

Fortress Creek Canyon is not one of the more spectacular canyons in the Blue Mountains, but it is quite nice and it is very accessible, being a short walk from the Mt Hay Road out from Leura. It had been … Continue reading →

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Orang Utan Pass – Blue Gum Forest Walk – 11 November 2015

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Dave Noble

I headed up the mountains with Bob. He was keen to visit Orang Utan Pass. This is a pass of historic interest. It goes down into the Grose Valley at Surveyors Creek and near Clarke Head. It was used by Tim … Continue reading →

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Glenbrook Creek – a Wet Walk – 3 November 2015

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Dave Noble

I was keen to get out of the city, despite a forecast for showers. Checking the forecast carefully, it seemed that the highest probability for rain was in the afternoon, so I thought that at least I would get in … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Canyoning – 25 October 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Dave Noble

We had camped at Victoria Falls Lookout at Mt Victoria. Although there were quite a few cars in the carpark, we had the campground at the lookout to ourselves. There are good views at the lookout of the Grose Valley … Continue reading →

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Nature Walk – Hat Hill – 24 October 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Dave Noble

Wendy had organised a weekend in the Blue Mountains. We spent the first day on a nature walk along the ridge from Hat Hill to Bald Head at Blackheath. Hat Hill is just off Hat Hill Road, which is the … Continue reading →

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Out and About at Kanangra Walls – 19-20 October 2015

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Dave Noble

Diana had invited me to join her for a couple of days at Kanangra Walls. She was interested in researching some of the early history of the area for a book she is working on.  I took along my camera … Continue reading →

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Goochs Crater – 11 October 2015

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Dave Noble

My friend, Roger Lembit, had put a walk on the National Parks Association walks program to Goochs Crater. I joined him on the trip. Roger is a botanist, and has been studying the ecology of the area near the crater … Continue reading →

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2015 SUBW – PBT – October Long Weekend

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Dave Noble

During the October Long Weekend (3-5 October) I went on the Sydney University Bushwalkers President’s Bludge Trip to the Kowmung River. This year the club president Kaushalya led the trip to the middle section of the Kowmung River. From Kanangra Walls, … Continue reading →

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Brownes Path – Grose Valley Pass – 11 August 2015

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant day in the bush with Bob yesterday wandering around some seldom used passes at the end of the ridge that branches out from Hat Hill at Blackheath. This ridge, called the bald head Ridge, terminates at … Continue reading →

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