Category Archives: Bushwalking

Epping to Hornsby Walk – 19 July 2016

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

Bob suggested a walk along the Great North Walk track from Epping to Hornsby. So we set off down the track and later access road along Devlins Creek and soon found ourselves on the Lane Cove River. We then headed … Continue reading →

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Taffys Rock Walk – 13 July 2016

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting walk with Bob to a place neither of us had visited – Taffys Rock in Ku-ring-gai National Park. Our route was along the Great North Walk to a point overlooking Jerusalem Bay and then along a … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 12 July 2016

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was my next fungi walk along Sassafras Gully at Springwood to investigate the changing fungi there. I was hopeful that more fungi had come out, in particular I was hoping to see a lot more waxcaps out. On the … Continue reading →

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Wises Track – Royal National Park – 11 July 2016

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

Brian had invited me to join him on a walk he had organised at last minute for the National Parks Association to Wises Track at Royal National Park. The main ideas was to look out for and photograph some birds … Continue reading →

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Berowra to Wahroonga Walk – 6 July 2016

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant daywalk in the northern suburbs. The weather forecast was not good and Bob and myself decided on a walk that was relatively sheltered. As it turned out, the weather was not too bad while we were … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Valley Fungi – 1 July 2016

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was another walk from Thornleigh to Porters Creek along the Lane Cove Valley to look for fungi. I found a reasonable amount out, but perhaps not as much as my previous trip, and like that one I found no … Continue reading →

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Fungi Around Chatswood – 30 June 2016

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

Last year, on one of my walks down the Lane Cove River, I had walked out to Chatswood via Blue Gum Creek. On that trip, I had followed a rough old track all the way up the creek to the … Continue reading →

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Bottleneck Pass and The Devils Hole – 29 June 2016

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a nice daywalk with Bob and Rob. None of us had visited Bottleneck Pass, but knew it was found  on the Elphinstone (Radiata) Plateau of Katoomba. There are some notes on the pass on Alan Wells website and … Continue reading →

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A Walk from Thornleigh to Hornsby – 25 June 2016

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a repeat of a walk I had done in 2012 along the Great North Walk track from Thornleigh Station to Hornsby Station.  But my main aim this trip was to look for fungi that may be out near … Continue reading →

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Blue Rocks Walk – 20-21 June 2016

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

Doug had a a few days off work and wanted to do a walk and invited Bob and myself to join him. However, heavy rain on the weekend led us to change plans. Our original intention involved crossing some rather … Continue reading →

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