Category Archives: Bushwalking

More Sydney Waterfalls – Tipperary Falls and Lilly Pilly Falls – 7 April 2022

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was the day I normally head off up the mountains for a bushwalk with Bob. But very wet weather was forecast, and due to a very nasty accident in the mountains a few days before, much of the Blue … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 4 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi. I was also on the lookout for birds. The fungi turned out to be reasonable, but I had expected better. On this … Continue reading →

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Birds and Fungi at Oatley Park – 27 March 2022

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

I had been to Oatley Park recently, and it was fairy soon for a repeat visit, but there was trackwork on many of the railway lines to other places, so that limited my options somewhat. So it was a bus … Continue reading →

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Heritage Walk – 24 March 2022

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Dave Noble

The weather forecast was not the best. It seemed like it would not be worthwhile heading up the Blue Mountains for our usual Thursday walk, so Bob and myself decided to stay closer to Sydney and do some shorter walks … Continue reading →

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Goochs Crater Walk – 17 March 2022

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself decided to walk to Goochs Crater. Its a place we had both been to many time before including recently, but we both had not seen it full of water. Photos of it recently posted on social media … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 10 March 2022

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Dave Noble

After the bird survey, I headed to Malabar Headland. After a lot of recent rain, I knew that the tracks in the National Park would be dry – being mainly boardwalk, and I wanted to see what animals were around. … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Cooks River Walk – 5 March 2022

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Dave Noble

After the early morning bird survey on the Greenway, I headed home and then caught a bus to Bexley North. My plan was to walk down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek to the Cooks River, then walk upstream … Continue reading →

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Eagle Rock Walk in Royal National Park – 4 March 2022

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

I had suggested this walk to Bob as being a good one to do after a period of wet weather in order to see a series of high waterfalls with a good flow. The waterfall along the coast south of … Continue reading →

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Looking for Eleanor Falls – Sassafras Gully via the Victory Track – 27 February 2022

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Dave Noble

Wet weather was forecast , but not as wet as the previous few days, so I caught an early train to Faulconbridge, and was soon walking down the Victory Track. The water in the creek was nice and high – … Continue reading →

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Murphys Glen and Pyramid Falls – 24 February 2022

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the mountains with Bob and what was forecast to be a wet day. So we had dismissed any ideas for canyoning and then considered some other options. We decided to first visit Murphys Glen in Blue … Continue reading →

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