Category Archives: Bushwalking

Strattons Amphitheatre Walk – 6 June 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

Strattons Amphitheatre is a cave, in the Springwood area, possibly an aboriginal site, that has some old graffiti on one of its walls. As well as the cave, there is also a waterfall, and the creek there flows in a … Continue reading →

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Walk to the Deer Pool and Little Marley Beach – 5 June 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, and we certainly had some rain on the walk – but it was quite a pleasant outing. This was a walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. With the adverse … Continue reading →

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Mid Mountains Heritage Walk – 30 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself were heading up the mountains to go to a similar area that we had visited twice before in recent weeks. On those occasions we had looked for aboriginal sites without any luck. This time we had done … Continue reading →

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Woodford Dam Walk – 22 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

The week before, I had been on a walk with Bob, from Faulconbridge to Hazelbrook. After a bit more research, Bob was keen to go back to part of the same area to look for some Aboriginal sites. We set … Continue reading →

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Faulconbridge to Hazelbrook Walk – 16 May 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had suggested to Bob, that we visit the site of an old sawmill in a gully north of Faulconbridge sometime. The path to the sawmill is via the route used by an old funicular railway. By the time we … Continue reading →

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An Unsuccessful Attempt at Spring Creek Ridge Pass – 9 May 2019

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bob had been keen on exploring a few of the lesser known passes on Kings Tableland. He devised a trip that sounded reasonable. Drive out Kings Tableland Road, park at the starts of the Lion Head track, then walk along … Continue reading →

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More Fungi of The Lane Cove Valley – 4 May 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had visited the Lane Cove Valley not long before looking for fungi. On that occasion I had found some interesting species and want to make another visit to see how they had changed with time. In particular, I had … Continue reading →

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Caves Beach Walks – 3 May 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bob had been keen to explore the coast near Cave Beach for a while. This time, the tide was going to be low, so we set off up to the Central Coast. When we arrived at the carpark at Caves … Continue reading →

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Easter in the Blue Breaks 19 – 22 April 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Dave Noble

Wendy invited me to join her on a walk through part of the Blue Breaks during Easter. Also in the party was Keith. The Blue Breaks is a remote part of the Southern Blue Mountains. It is also a very … Continue reading →

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Lapstone Monocline Walk – 10 April 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association (and The Bush Club). It was to a place in the lower Blue Mountains that I had mostly never visited before – the Lapstone Monocline. As well … Continue reading →

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