Category Archives: Bushwalking

More Aboriginal Art on West Head – 4 July 2024

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Dave Noble

With more wet weather forecast, Bob and myself decided on another visit to West head to continue looking for Aboriginal sites. Wet rock platforms make the often very faint engravings much easier to discern. So that was a good reason … Continue reading →

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Audley Walk – 27 Jun 2024

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was attending a meeting at Audley, near the National Parks Office in the late afternoon, so, to fill in the day, I caught a train to Loftus, and walked into the Royal National Park, via the road that follows … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – Fabulous Fungi and Orchids – 20 June 2024

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Dave Noble

I spent a full day, accompanied by Sue, visiting Sassafras Gully at Springwood. We first walked along the track going down Fairy Dell and Magdala Creek. Then up Glenbrook Creek to The Lagoon. And after lunch we walked up the … Continue reading →

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Fungi and Orchids – Bola Creek and The Forest Path – 17 June 2024

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined Brian Everingham and party for a walk of the National Parks Association of NSW. We first went down the south end of Lady Carrigton Drive in Royal National Park, then looked for fungi near Bola Creek. We then … Continue reading →

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Bundeena to Marley Walk – 13 June 2024

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was able to join Brian Everingham on a walk he led for the National Parks Association of NSW. I travelled down to Cronulla with Valerie on the train, and then we caught the ferry to Bundeena where we met … Continue reading →

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Blackheath Walks – Bennetts Gully and Wallace Steam Engine – 30 May 2024

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Dave Noble

Bob had suggested a walk to visit Bennett Gully at Blackheath. So after parking at the Hat Hill carpark, we set off along the ridge up to Hat Hill and beyond out towards Bald Hill. A lot of the way … Continue reading →

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Grand Clifftop Walk – 23 May 2024

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Dave Noble

Both Bob and myself were keen to do this “new” walk – along the cliffs from Katoomba to Wentworth Falls (or the other way). By “new”, it is really a walk that uses existing tracks – many of them refurbished … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 20 May 2024

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Dave Noble

After some recent very good trips finding fungi in Birdwood Gully on the north side of Springwood. I thought it worth checking out some of the gullies on the south side. So I travelled up to Springwood by myself and … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove River and Terrys Creek Fungi – 19 May 2024

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Dave Noble

One of the areas that I like to regularly visit to look for fungi is the Lane Cove River Valley. It had been a while since I had visited the upper section of the river, so I decided to do … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek and The Forest Path Fungi – 13 May 2024

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Dave Noble

I headed down to Royal National Park with Sue and Valerie, with the intention of finding lots of great fungi along Bola Creek. Well – little did we know that the creek was high and dangerous to cross, so we … Continue reading →

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