Category Archives: Blue Mountains

SUBW Coxs River Xmas Walk 14 – 15 December 2024

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was time for the Sydney University Bushwalkers Christmas Walk to the Coxs River. Like last year, I travelled up with Roger, and we we’re soon in Megalong, and walking down the Six Foot Track.

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Jugglers and Grand Canyons – 13 December 2024

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day with Bob and Doug, visiting first Jugglers Canyon, and then The Grand Canyon in the upper Blue Mountains. I carried a camera and tripod on the trip, but the lighting was pretty poor, so the … Continue reading →

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Another Glenbrook Heritage Walk – 21 November 2024

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Dave Noble

After a most interesting walk, the week before, Bob and myself decided to do second trip in the Glenbrook section of Blue Mountains National Park in order to look for more Aboriginal art sites. We had to do a fair … Continue reading →

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Dalpura Canyon – 18 November 2024

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Dave Noble

Bob was taking a relative, Luke, visiting from England, out for a canyoning trip – Dalpura Canyon, and asked if I wanted to come along. I did. Bob drove up the mountains and we were soon heading down the creek … Continue reading →

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Glenbrook Heritage Walk – 14 November 2024

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Dave Noble

On an earlier trip, Bob and myself had spent a bit of effort looking for an Aboriginal art site that is described in “Blue Mountains Dreaming” edited by Eugene Stockton. in the book, Stockton describes a cave, not too far … Continue reading →

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Victoria Brook Walk – 7 November 2024

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Dave Noble

Bob had suggested this walk a while back. He was keen to look for a pass from the gorge section of the Brook to the ridge the goes out to Odin Head. The interesting thing about the pass was that … Continue reading →

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Jungaburra Ledges and Wilkinson Hill Walk – 24 October 2024

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Dave Noble

I think this walk is a staple of the Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club. It uses a rock climbers access track, from Bells Line of Road,  then deviates through untracked bush, and then you descend to a lower ledge, which … Continue reading →

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Lapstone Monocline Walk – 26 September 2024

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Dave Noble

Last week, on my walk with Bob, we had changed plans at last minute due to a total fire ban and the closure of tracks in Royal National Park. This week we decided to not do the Royal National Park … Continue reading →

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Bushwalking at Mt York – 12 September 2024

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Dave Noble

Bob suggested a walk at Mt York to see the historic tracks that go along the route of the old roads. I had never walked these, but had been along them many times on mountain bike, but on a bike … Continue reading →

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A Walk Along Carawatha Ridge (and we visit an old railway formation near Mt Boyce) – 22 August 2024

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Dave Noble

I had suggested to Bob, that we visit the Carawatha Ridge again. On a previous walk, we had entered Victoria Brook via this ridge, and it seemed quite scenic. I was keen to see what looked like good views from … Continue reading →

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