| Day event |
| Walk Coordinators: Peter Barber and Vicki Barber |
| Meet: 12:00 at 22 Yarran Road, Boydtown |
| Grade: Easy |
| Distance: 4-5 km |
| Description: Continue southward along the Princes Highway past turn off to Seahorse Inn for about 300m, Yarran Road is on the right. Number 22 is marked (after 220m). Driveway is about 800m long, parking available inside. Bring chairs and walking gear please! |
(as well as the usual BBQ requirements).  |
| Base Camp |
| Walk Coordinators: Diane Moon, Eric Moon, Lyn Evans and Phil Kendall |
| Meet: TBA at TBA |
| Grade: Easy/Moderate |
| Description: Grade: Easy to moderate walks, easy 1/2 day paddles but wind dependent. Easy walk is around 10 km, moderate walk 2 km. Paddles around 8 km each. |
| We have 3 nights accommodation booked at Karbeethong Lodge and have planned both kayaking and walking activities for the weekend as well as the usual evening frivolities. |
| There will be three kayak trips, varying in duration from between 3 to 4 hours - depending on the weather. While it’s great to do the whole distance and share morning tea and lunch stops together, people can choose to turn around at any point to reduce the distance of |
| paddling. Kayaks are available for hire if you do not have one. If you are not planning to do all 3 kayak trips, there are many other things to do such as enjoying easy coastal and lake walking trails or you could bring or hire a bike and explore the many trails around |
| Mallacoota or go fishing, or just relax at one of the local cafes. |
| Apart from the kayaking we are planning a lovely loop walk of about 4 hours duration which is rated easy. On the way home we have planned to walk up Genoa peak. While this walk is only 2km return, the last 100m to the top is a fairly steep climb. Three steel ladders |
| take you to the summit where there are magnificent views of Mallacoota Inlet, the ocean and surrounding country. |
| Karbeethong Lodge accommodation has already been fully booked. We would still encourage you to join us but you would need to find alternative accommodation at one of the caravan parks or one of the many accommodation places in Mallacoota. If there are |
| cancellations we will inform you via the BVBW email. |
| Day event |
| Walk Coordinators: Ian Bovill and Ulrike Groiss |
| Meet: 9:00 at Berrambool Sports Ground carpark. |
| Grade: Hard |
| Distance: approx. 10 km |
| Description: Rainforest, bush, rock-hopping and wet feet. Showcasing the gorges close to Merimbula. There will also be some steep hills for good measure and opportunities to cool off. Beware ticks and leeches. |
| For those who don't know the carpark: coming north from Merimbula, instead of turning left into Sapphire Coast Drive toward Tura, keep going ahead and right - there is an entrance to the carpark between the houses. Photos: Liz Shaw: |
| Day event |
| Walk Coordinators: Diane Moon and Eric Moon |
| Meet: 9:00 at Myrtle Mountain Lookout/Picnic Area (or 8:30am at Candelo opposite the Bowling Club) |
| Grade: Easy |
| Distance: 11 km |
| Description: Grade: Easy (but with uphill sections and some steep pinches) |
| Relaxed walking along fire trails through ferns and forest with filtered views over Tantawanglo and Candelo.
Thanks to Eric and Di for the following pics:
    Thanks for the photos Jeff!       |
| Day event |
| Walk Coordinators: Ian Bovill and Ulrike Groiss |
| Meet: 9:00am at Nelson's Beach Road turnoff from Tathra-Bermagui Road. |
| Grade: Easy |
| Distance: 10 km |
| Description: Circuit walk taking in a couple of beaches, some history, estuary and bush in Mimosa NP. Walking on bush tracks, beach and open bush with a huge variety of habitats. |
| Day event |
| Walk Coordinators: Coralie Frew and Keith Frew |
| Meeting point: Yellow Pinch Wildlife Park Meeting time: 9:30 |
| Grade: Moderate |
| Distance: 11 km |
| Description: After a short car change we set out along Red Gum Road before heading bush to skirt to the south of Yellow Pinch Dam. We emerge onto a fire trail, then road, before turning to follow Black Range down to Wolumla. This walk offers good views, old gold |
| diggings and afternoon tea at the Wolumla Hall. |
| Coordinator: Robert Lewin
Meet: 8:30 opposite Bemboka Pie Shop
Grade: Moderate
Distance: 11 km
Description: This walk will be conducted at about 1000m with little
altitude variation.
Bring a jumper and beanie and boots are recommended. Mostly easy walking offtrack through open forest and grassy swamp but there is a lot sticks on the ground in some places. Some interesting stuff might be seen.
|
| Day event |
| Walk Coordinator: Tony Postlethwaite |
| Meet: 9:30am - . intersection of Tathra-Bermagui road and Hergenhans road at Murrah. |
| Grade: Moderate/Hard |
| Distance: 10 km |
| Description: Grade: Moderate, with some hard sections ( some steepish climbs and viney scrub to negotiate, all off track) |
| Two valleys that run parallel but yet are very different to each other, with a very interesting high ridge separating them. Here's Peter Constable's video for this walk: |
| Day walk |
| Walk Coordinator: John Henshaw |
| Contact John 02 6492 2659 |
| Grade: Easy/Moderate Meet: 9:00am Corner Sapphire Coast Drive and Bournda Road (road to Scott's Bay and Hobart Beach, 6km south of Tathra-Bega Road and 10km north of Tura Beach) |
| Description: This walk is for those who just can't get away for long enough to attend Jeff's trip to the Flinders Ranges. It's a very scenic walk around inland waterways and coastal track to spectacular clifftop views, returning via low-tide beaches |
| Base Camp |
| Walk Coordinator: Jeff Vaughan |
| Contact Jeff 04 2362 7012 |
| Grade: See Description |
| Description: The Flinders Ranges cover almost 500kms north to South and up 150 kms wide so the the proposed trip will only give a taste of that semi arid rugged country.At this stage I would like to start in the South around the Mount Remarkable National Park and |
| work north through the towns of Quorn and the Dutchmans Stern park towards Hawker and the central Ranges including places such as Wilpena pound, Bunyeroo valley, Brachina gorge, the old mining town of Blinman, Parachilna and North towards Mt Chambers |
| gorge. A possibility if we have time is to extend to the Gammon ranges and Arkaroola Village. The area is famous geologically and includes places such as Ediacara Conservation park where the first multicelled life on earth was found and Brachina gorge has a geological |
| trail to follow. |
| Other activities include the Pitchie Ritchie historic railway, Aboriginal Cultural tours at Nepabunna and old mine tours at Blinman. the Heysen trail also runs through the ranges and extended walks could be taken by some. |
| So in summary at this stage I am proposing several camps at strategic points where we could undertake mostly day walks or even driving tours depending on interests.I have had talks with a friend who has done a lot of touring and walking in the Ranges and has |
| suggested staying at some private homesteads where tourist facilities are set up and are less crowded then some of the Parks. |
| I am open to sugestions and the trip plan is flexible, as issues such as rain could affect road and access particularly in the North. Later in the year we will have a meeting of those interested and nut out more details. |
| I picked up the Hema Flinders Ranges map from ARB in Bega and am using an old book "A camping tour of the Flinders Ranges" by Keith Franks (Rigby) |
