Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Kanuka Brook Walk – 12 November 2020

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Dave Noble

A few weeks back, Bob and myself had been on a walk where the intention was to visit Kanuka Brook. We had failed on that trip to get even close to to it, since our proposed pass across Glenbrook Creek … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Waterfall Walk – 29 October 2020

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Dave Noble

Rain was forecast for the night before our planned walk and also during the day of the walk, so Bob and myself thought a trip to the Blue Mountains to see some waterfalls may be worthwhile. Our first stop was … Continue reading →

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Warrimoo to Blaxland Walk – 22 October 2020

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

Last week Bob suggested and planned a very nice Central Coast Walk. This week, I suggested and planned a walk to visit Kanuka Brook in the Blue Labyrinth. I was keen on the idea of a through walk – and … Continue reading →

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Wheeny Gap Walk – 25 September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a walk that had been on my “to do” list for a fair while, but had not gotten around to doing. It turned out to be quite easy and also both spectacular and interesting. Our plan was to … Continue reading →

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Blue Gum Swamp Walk – 20 September 2020

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

My friend Wendy had organised a walk around the Blue Gum Swamp circuit in Blue Mountains National Park at Winmalee. This was an excellent place to visit – it had been raining, and the rain was forecast to stop in … Continue reading →

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Jinki and Dalpura Walk – 17 September 2020

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting and very pleasant walk with Bob on two of the ridges above the upper Grose Valley. We had two main objectives – one was to visit the old coal mine near Jinki Creek, and the other … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 10 September 2020

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Dave Noble

Both Bob and myself had visited much of this area before in search of Aboriginal sites. We had completed a number of trips late last year, but it became too warm during Summer so we held off further trips. On … Continue reading →

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Erskine Knob Walk – 3 September 2020

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Dave Noble

Another walk with Bob. This time we followed one of my suggestions. I had never been to the lower reaches of Erskine Creek – the so called “Platypus Loops” according to the Land’s Department Blue Labyrinth map of 1963. the … Continue reading →

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Caleys Range Weekend 29 – 30 August 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

A friend, Dave Os, invited me to join him and some others on a walk along the Caleys Range in the Devils Wilderness. Dave’s plan was to walk along the fire trail to near its end and look for a … Continue reading →

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Holbeach Descent and Spring Creek Ridge Pass – Kings Tableland – 27 August 2020

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Dave Noble

Over a year ago, I had been on a trip with Bob, where we had tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a pass on the ridge near Spring Creek on Kings Tableland. On that trip we had tried to find the pass … Continue reading →

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