HILL VIEW BUSHWALKERS Inc. PROGRAM. February - June 2018

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1 HILL VIEW BUSHWALKERS Inc. PROGRAM February - June 2018 Walkers usually meet to pool cars at Turramurra Memorial Park, Karuah Road Turramurra (the official starting point) unless public transport is specified in which case the starting point is the designated train station. The start time in this program (the official starting time) is always from Turramurra Memorial Park, except when public transport is specified. We aim to be back about 4:00pm unless extended travel is involved. If you wish to go independently to the start of the walk (the track head), please be there ahead of the time you estimate the leaders will arrive. We regret that for safety and legal reasons dogs are not permitted on these walks. The EZY level enjoys walking a shorter distance at a slower pace about 2 kms an hour while the REGULAR level walks at about 3 kms per hour and the PLUS Level walks faster, about 4 kms per hour, goes further and enjoys hills and rough terrain. Please wear sensible clothes, especially walking shoes or boots, a hat and be prepared for wet or cold weather. You should also bring your own first aid kit. Please bring morning tea and lunch, which will be enjoyed along the track. You will also need at least one litre of water plus extra for hot weather. HVB s suggested donation towards your driver s costs. As outlined in the HVB Driver Donation Policy, the Committee suggests the following donations to help defray your driver s costs: Level A Transport for travel up to 25km from Turramurra Park - $5.00 per passenger Level B Transport for travel of more than 25km from Turramurra Park - $10.00 unless: Level C Transport for travel to the lower and upper Blue Mountains, and any other trip where toll roads are deemed to be the most practical route to the track head - $15.00 The classification A, B, or C will appear at the end of each walk description. Walks may be altered, at the discretion of the leader, if fire restrictions, weather conditions or any other factors warrant change. On occasion walks will, unfortunately, be cancelled. Major program changes or cancellations for the Regular or Plus walks will be communicated to members by and will be shown as a Stop Press item on the HVB website. In the event of a walk cancellation occurring after 6pm on the Thursday night or on the morning of the walk itself, walk leaders will always attend the starting point (not track head) of that walk to advise any members who turn up of the cancellation. On walk days, prior to the programmed starting time, any member in any doubt about a walk proceeding can always contact the leaders or a committee member by mobile phone for confirmation. This is especially recommended if members are intending to travel independently to the track head. GUIDE TO GRADING OF WALKS Easy Medium Hard Very Hard Length (L) Up to 8km 8-14km 15-20km Greater than 20km Gradient (G) Relatively level Some moderately steep sections Track Conditions (T) Distinct undulating track, could include some steps Rocky, uneven sections, may include creek crossings Some steep sections Narrow, ill-defined track, creek crossings, rock scrambling Many very steep sections Some off track, difficult and slippery creek crossings and rock scrambling Hill View Bushwalkers Inc. 2017

2 16 February EZY WALK: 7.24am - BONDI BEACH TO COOGEE - Catch the 7.24am train from Turramurra to Town Hall Station. Change to the Eastern Suburbs Line to Bondi Junction Station then bus to Bondi Beach. Meet south side of the pavilion. Exposed scenic cliff top walk along pathways with many steps. Return by bus from Coogee to Bondi Junction Station or the city. In the event of warmer conditions there will be opportunity to leave the walk early. Helen Aiton, Kurt Schiller REGULAR WALK: As above but we will walk on to South Coogee returning by bus to Bondi Junction Station or the city. 8kms: (L) Medium (G) Easy (T) Easy Margaret and Claude Person PLUS WALK: As above but we will walk on through South Coogee to Maroubra returning by bus to Bondi Junction Station or the city. 11kms: (L) Medium (G) Easy (T) Easy Nick Baines, Don Browne 23 February REGULAR WALK: 7.30am - COLLAROY TO MANLY - Park near the intersection of Hay Street and Anzac Avenue Collaroy. A scenic coastal walk traversing five beaches. Steps, bushtracks rough in places, paths and road walking. Return by bus to cars. In the event of warmer conditions there will be opportunity to leave the walk early. 11.5kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Easy Sue and Michael Fairclough (A) PLUS WALK: 7.30am - NORTH NARRABEEN TO MANLY - Park in Lake Park Road Narrabeen. A more challenging scenic coastal walk traversing seven beaches. Steps, bushtracks, paths and road walking. Return by bus to cars. Again in the event of warmer conditions there will be opportunity to leave the walk early. 15kms: (L) Hard (G) Medium (T) Easy Nick Baines, Ros Gillies (A) 02 March EZY WALK: 8.00am - KU-RING-GAI CHASE NP - WEST HEAD - Park in the Salvation Creek picnic area car park West Head Road. The day starts with the circular walk around Salvation Creek before moving on to the Resolute Picnic Area and the walk to West Head and Red Hands Cave Rock Art Site. Some steps, firetrail and bushtracks. Jill Willington, Rhondda Day (A) REGULAR WALK: 7.30am - KU-RING-GAI CHASE NP - WEST HEAD - Park in the Resolute Picnic Area West Head Road. We will cross the road to the Koolewong Track walking to the view overlooking Broken Bay. After returning to the picnic area we follow the West Head and Headland Tracks down past Resolute and West Head Beaches to the beginning of the steep but rewarding climb taken at a leisurely pace to West Head Lookout. We return to the picnic area via the Red Hands Cave Rock Art Site. Some rocky steeper sections and a creek crossing. Total ascents 340m and total descents 275m. 8kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Anne Gibbins, Anne Ridley (A) PLUS WALK: 7.30am - KU-RING-GAI CHASE NP - MACKEREL/CHALLENGER/BASIN TRACKS - Park as close as possible to the public wharf at Palm Beach for the 9.00am ferry (adults $8.20 concession $4.10 each way) to Mackerel Beach. After ascending the Mackerel Beach Track the walk joins The Basin Firetrail passing the Aboriginal Engravings to West Head Road. Crossing the Lambert Peninsular we follow the Challenger Track to the lookout over the Hawkesbury River and Cowan Water before descending to The Basin for the ferry back to Palm Beach. Tracks and firetrails with some steeper sections. Total ascents 310m and total descents 260m. 10kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Elaine Einspinner, Dawn Mackinnon (A) 09 March 7.30am - THE ENTRANCE CIRCUIT - Park in the Picnic Point Reserve parking area The Entrance. A circuit walk from Tuggerah Lake through Pelican Reserve Memorial Park, The Entrance Beach, Blue Bay and Toowoon Bay along the beach to the Shelly Beach Surf Club followed by some road walking across Long Jetty to Saltwater Creek Reserve and the Long Jetty Foreshore Track back to Picnic Point. Ocean beaches and a lakeside path with some road walking. A mostly flat walk. 8kms: (L) Medium (G) Easy (T) Easy Elaine Einspinner, Barbara Rees (B) We will all do this walk together The Legendary Social Walkers will meet today

3 16 March EZY WALK: 9.22am - DANGAR ISLAND - Catch the 9.22am Central Coast and Newcastle Line train from Hornsby to Hawkesbury River Station. Proceed to wharf for the 10.15am ferry (adults $7.00, concession $3.50 each way) to Dangar Island. A walk around the island. 5kms Anne Ridley, Anne Gibbins REGULAR WALK: 7.30am - WYRRABALONG NORTH NP - Park at the end of Evans Road Noraville by the Vietnam Veterans Centre. The walk loops around the Wetland, Red Gum, Burrawang, Link and Lilly Pilly Tracks through rainforest, wetlands and native bush with views over Tuggerah Lake. Some bushtracks and sandy undulating firetrails including some short steeper sections but mostly level walking. Chris McArthur, Wendy Plummer (B) PLUS WALK: 7.00am - TAHMOOR CANYON/BARGO RIVER - Drive along the M2/M7/M31 motorways past the Picton turnoff to the Tahmoor exit at Avon Dam Road. Proceed right along Avon Dam Road 2.4kms and turn left over the railway and then right onto Remembrance Drive. Follow this road for a further 8.2kms to Rockford Road. Turn right onto Rockford Road and drive 3kms to the Rockford Bridge. Cross the Bargo River and continue 50m further on taking the road on the right which hairpins back to a parking area above the river bank. This is a spectacular bushwalk along the Bargo River through Tahmoor Gorge and escarpment reminiscent of Northern Territory gorges in its beauty. A moderately strenuous walk with some agility required through the rocky sections of the canyon. Total ascents 270m and total descents 270m. 9kms: (L) Medium (G) Hard (T) Mostly Medium - 1km Hard Celia Johnston, Clive Beddoe (C) 23 March REGULAR WALK: 8.00am - BOUDDI NP - GRAHAM DRIVE TO MAITLAND BAY CENTRE - Drive to the Maitland Bay Information Centre car park Killcare Heights where leaders will arrange a short car shuffle to the car park at the end of Grahame Drive off the Scenic Road. The undulating track follows the coastline to Maitland Bay and beach before ascending to the Bullimah Spur intersection and a there and back side track to the Bullimah Lookout. After returning to the main track a short walk leads to the Information Centre. Steps, sandy tracks, bushtracks and beaches. A wide range of coastal views, scenery and coastal forest. Total ascents 350m and total descents 350m. 6.5kms: (L) Easy (G) Medium (T) Medium Helen Aiton, Pragati Price (B) PLUS WALK: 7.30am - BOUDDI NP - BOUDDI COASTAL WALK - Drive to the Putty Beach car park Killcare where leaders will arrange a short car shuffle to the car park at the end of Grahame Drive off the Scenic Road. The track heads down the hill to Little Beach before joining the Coastal Walk across Bombi Moor through Maitland Bay, Gerrin Point and Bullimah Beach to Putty Beach. Some sandy tracks, bushtracks, steps, beach walking and boardwalks. Coastal views, lookouts, a tessellated pavement and coastal forest. Total ascents 400m and total descents 450m. Ros Gillies, Drina Timm (B) 30 March - Good Friday - no walk - have a happy Easter 06 April EZY WALK: 7.50am - BLUE MOUNTAINS NP - WATERFALL CIRCUIT - Catch the 7.50am Central Coast and Newcastle Line train from Hornsby to Strathfield Station. Change to the 8.31am Blue Mountains Line to Lawson Station. Some street walking to the Livingstone Street starting point before a wander from waterfall to waterfall descending to Adelina Falls, the twin falls of Junction Creek and Federal Falls. An ascent follows to Cataract Creek Lookout and along Cararact Creek to Cataract Falls past some unsignposted lookouts followed by the firetrail back to the start and a return to Lawson Station. Some street walking, bushtracks, firetrails, stone and timber steps and creek crossings. Waterfalls, ferns, creeks and woodland. Total ascents 125m and total descents 125m. 5kms Don Browne, Mary Gotham REGULAR WALK: 7.50am - BLUE MOUNTAINS NP - WATERFALL CIRCUIT - Transport as above to Lawson Station. Some street walking to the Livingstone Street starting point. Wandering from waterfall to waterfall the walk visits Adelina, Junction, Federal, Cataract, Victor and Terrace Falls and the Bedford Pool before ascending through Adams Lookout to Lake and Terrace Falls Roads to Hazelbrook Station. The walk is composed of two circuit walks linked by a firetrail. Firetrails, bushtracks, creek crossings and some road walking. Waterfalls and pools, rainforest gullies, creeks and rainforest. Total ascents 300m and total descents 300m. 12kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Sue Buxton, Don Woolley

4 06 April Cont d PLUS WALK: 7.30am - BLUE MOUNTAINS NP - FORTRESS RIDGE - From the Great Western Highway at Leura follow Mt Hay Road for about 8.2kms from the highway to a rocky firetrail leading up to the left where there is a small Fortress Ridge sign and parking area. After a climb from the locked gate we pick up a track down to the exposed overhangs at Fortress Rocks and spectacular views over Govetts Creek and the Carne Wall. Returning to the main track we follow Fortress Ridge as it undulates to Fortress Hill and on to the end of the track. Views towards Lockley Pylon, Du Faur Head and Mt Hay, from Pulpit Rock to Perrys Lookdown and Govetts Leap to Horseshoe Falls. Heathland to sheer sandstone cliffs. Total ascents 400m and total descents 400m. 11kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Hard Jill Willington, Rhondda Day (C) 13 April REGULAR WALK: 8.00am - BRISBANE WATER NP - PEARL BEACH/WARRAH TRIG/ELEPHANT ROCK Park at or near the junction of Pearl Parade and Tourmaline Avenue Pearl Beach. A beautiful walk including Warrah Lookout and Warrah Trig, Elephant Rock, the Crommelin Native Arboretum and Landra Reserve. Firetrails with a rocky bushtrack to and from Elephant Rock. Coastal forest with outstanding views of the Hawkesbury River. Total ascents 250m and total descents 250m. Wendy Plummer, Chris McArthur (B) PLUS WALK: 7.30am - BRISBANE WATER NP - UMINA TO PATONGA - Park in the Berrima Crescent parking area Umina Beach off Mt Ettalong Road. A walk from Umina Beach via Pearl Beach, The Crommelin Native Arboretum, the Waterfall and Postmans Tracks and Warrah Lookout to Patonga and return. Tracks, firetrails and some road walking. Beaches, waterfall, forests and lookouts with views over the Hawekesbury River. Total ascents 400m and total descents 400m. 13kms: (L) Medium (G) Hard (T) Medium Kurt Schiller, Bert Murray (B) 20 April EZY WALK: 7.39am - NARRABEEN LAGOON CIRCUIT - Catch the 7.39am train from Turramurra to Wynyard Station and the 8.30am B1 B-Line bus (stand B, stop , Carrington Street, Wynyard Park) to Berry Reserve Narrabeen. A mostly flat walk along shared cycle pathways. The walk around the lagoon goes through beautiful ecosystems including cabbage tree palms, coastal swamp forest and sea grasses with an abundance of wildlife, cultural heritage and historical and aboriginal sites. 9Kms Kurt Schiller, Aileen Jenkins REGULAR WALK: 8.30am - MANLY DAM RESERVE - Enter the reserve parking at the end of King Street off Condamine Street Manly Vale. We will follow the Circuit Track the Wildflower Walk and Nature Track. Some steeper sections on the Circuit Track. Waterfalls and rockpools. Total ascents 150m and total descents 150m. 8kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Bert Murray, Elaine Einspinner (A) PLUS WALK: 8.30am - MANLY DAM RESERVE - Drive to the Warringah Aquatic Centre parking area off Aquatic Drive Frenchs Forest. The Curl Curl Track descends along Curl Curl Creek to join the Circuit Track, the Wildflower Walk and Nature Track to the Dam Wall where we rejoin the Circuit Track as it ascends to Eva s Track back to the Aquatic Centre. Some steeper sections, bushtracks and firetrails. Waterfalls, rockpools, rock platforms and woodland. Total ascents 250m and total descents 250m. 11kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Helen Aiton, Dawn Mackinnon (A) 27 April REGULAR WALK: 9.11am - LANE COVE NP - THORNLEIGH TO CHELTENHAM - Catch the 9.11 Northern Line train from Hornsby to Thornleigh Station. Some street walking from the station to Thornleigh Oval before we follow part of the Lorna Pass to the Conscript Pass joining the Great North Walk along the Lane Cove River to the Devlins Creek Track turnoff following the creek passing Whale Rock up to the left past Duckeys Waterholes to Day Road and Cheltenham Station. Bushtracks, firetrails, steps and some creek crossings. Tall forest, sandstone outcrops and waterholes. Total ascents 200m and total descents 200m. 8kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Robyn Martine, Anne Ridley PLUS WALK: 8.04am - BEROWRA VALLEY NP - McKAY ROAD TO BEROWRA - Catch the 8.04am 596 bus from Hornsby Station (stand C, stop ) to the McKay Road turnaround Hornsby Heights. A steep rough track descends to Berowra Creek followed by tracks undulating along Berowra Creek to Crosslands. The walk continues to the Calna Creek Bridge over the boardwalk to Sams Creek crossing followed by the steep track to the firetrail which undulates along to the Crowley Road Track to Berowra Station. Some steep sections, bushtracks, steps and creek crossings. Tidal creeks, deep valleys, sandstone overhangs, salt marsh and forest. Total ascents 950m and total descents 800m. 13kms: (L) Medium (G) Hard (T) Hard Ros Gillies, John Mence

5 04 May EZY WALK: 9.00am - KU-RING-GAI CHASE NP - BOBBIN HEAD/KALKARI - Park at the Bobbin Head picnic area car park. A climb up and along bushtracks to the Kalkari Centre returning to Bobbin Head followed by a stroll along the boardwalk over the mangroves to the Aboriginal carving site. Lyn Terrey, Barbara Rees (A) REGULAR WALK: 8.52am - KU-RING-GAI CHASE NP - MT COLAH/APPLE TREE BAY/MT KU-RING-GAI Catch the 8.52am train from Turramurra to Mt Colah Station. The walk starts with some street walking from the station to the park entrance and start of the Kalkari Track to the Discovery Centre and Birrawanna Track. At the Regional Office we follow the short rocky track down to Apple Tree Bay then along Cowan Creek to the Mt Ku-ringgai Track to Harwood Avenue and Mt Ku-ring-gai Station. Some short steeper bushtracks, steps and some road walking. Total ascents 375m and total descents 350m. 12kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Anne Ridley, Anne Gibbins PLUS WALK: 7.30am - BLUE MOUNTAINS NP - LOCKLEY PYLON/DU FAUR HEAD - From the Great Western Highway at Leura follow Mt Hay Road for about 10kms to the Lockley Pylon car park. The walk heads past the rocky formations of the Pinnacles undulating along to Mount Stead and Lockley Pylon and continuing to Du Faur Head. Some steeper sections, bushtracks and steps. Low heathland, hanging swamp, woodland and lookouts with extensive 360 degree views. Total ascents 350m and total descents 350m. 9.5ms: (L) Medium (G) Hard (T) Medium Kurt Schiller, Bert Murray (C) 11 May REGULAR WALK: 9.30am - TURRAMURRA - SHELDON FOREST/ROFE PARK/MIMOSA OVAL - Meet on the concourse at Turramurra Station at 9.30am. This walk wanders through Sheldon Forest ascending through Rofe Park to Mimosa Oval before leaving the oval and passing the Scout Hall to Tamboon Avenue and Hamilton Park along Monteith Street, Cornwall Avenue past Frogmore Park along Duff Street and Granny Springs Park back to Turramurra Station. Some road walking, bushtracks and steps slippery in places. Rainforest and woodland. Total ascents 100m and total descents 100m. Robyn and Rex Mickan PLUS WALK: 8.22am - KU-RING-GAI CHASE NP - BEROWRA TO MT KU-RING-GAI - Catch the 8.22am train from Turramurra to Berowra Station. After dropping down to Waratah Bay the Berowra Track follows Cowan Creek to Apple Tree Bay before ascending the Pipeline Track to Harwood Avenue and Mt Ku-ring-gai Station. Steep rocky uneven bush tracks. Total ascents 550m and total descents 630m. 11.5kms: (L) Medium (G) Hard (T) Hard Jill Willington, Rhondda Day The Legendary Social Walkers will meet today 18 May EZY WALK: 7.39am - SYDNEY HARBOUR NP - NORTH HEAD - Catch the 7.39am train from Turramurra to Wynyard Station. Proceed to Circular Quay for the 8.40am ferry to Manly Wharf followed by the 9.38am 135 bus (stand D, stop ) to North Head. Some street walking, bushtracks and steps with short ascents. History, heathland and harbour, ocean and city views. Don Browne, Martin Holder REGULAR WALK: 8.00am - BOUDDI NP - BOX HEAD/LOBSTER BEACH/PRETTY BEACH/HARDYS BAY Park on or near Nukara Avenue near the junction with Grandview Crescent Hardys Bay. A mostly level ridge-top walk to Box Head followed by a short ascent back up the ridge, a side track and many steps down to Lobster Beach, a gradual descent to Pretty Beach and a bayside walk to Hardys Bay. Some short steeper sections, steps, firetrail and bushtracks. Sweeping views, headlands and beaches. Total ascents 320m and total descents 350m. 10kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium David Elphick, Don Woolley (B) PLUS WALK: 7.30am - BOUDDI NP - WOY WOY/WAGSTAFFE PENINSULARS - Park as close as possible to the public wharf at Mulhall Street Wagstaffe for the 9.20am ferry ($3.00) to Ettalong Beach. The walk follows roads, firetrails and bushtracks steep and rocky in places from Ettalong Beach over Blackwall Mountain, the Rip Bridge, Daleys Point Ridge and the Strom Lookout to Hardys Bay and Pretty Beach and along the waterfront to Wagstaffe. Aboriginal rock engravings and coastal views from scenic lookouts. Total ascents 350m and total descents 350m. 13kms: (L) Medium (G) Hard (T) Medium Clive Beddoe, Guenter Richert (B)

6 25 May 8.04am - SYDNEY HARBOUR NP - SPIT TO MANLY - Catch the 8.04am train from Turramurra to St Leonards Station. Change to the 8.35am bus 143 from Pacific Highway (stand A, stop ) to the Spit Bridge. Walk down to Ellerys Punt Reserve and the trackhead. The walk follows the foreshore to Manly. Many steps with some short steep ascents and descents however a well graded track. Outstanding harbour and headland views. Return by bus or ferry from Manly. Total ascents 350m and total descents 375m. 9.5kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Sue and Michael Fairclough We will all do this walk together 01 June EZY WALK: 9.04am - SYDNEY HARBOUR NP - WAVERTON TO MILSONS POINT - Catch the 9.04am train from Turramurra to Waverton Station. From the station we will wander down to and around Balls Head and Reserve before making our way through Waverton Park, the Sawmillers Reserve, Blues Point Reserve and McMahons Point to Lavender Bay and Milsons Point Station. Some short ascents, steps, bushtracks and road walking. Harbour views and native bushland. 7kms Margaret Booth, Robyn Mickan REGULAR WALK: 8.49am - SYDNEY HARBOUR NP - WAVERTON TO ST LEONARDS - Catch the 8.49am train from Turramurra to Waverton Station. From the station the walk wanders around Balls Head, Oyster Cove and Balls Head Bay to the loop around Berry Island Reserve to Gore Cove Reserve, Smoothey Park to the Gore Hill Cemetery and Gore Hill Park. Some short ascents and descents, steps, bushtracks and road walking. Harbour views and native bushland. Total ascents 200m and total descents 200m. 10kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Susan and Maurice Carter PLUS WALK: 6.52am - BLUE MOUNTAINS NP - MEDLOW BATH TO KATOOMBA - Catch the 6.52am Central Coast and Newcastle Line train from Hornsby to Strathfield Station. Change to the 7.36am Blue Mountains Line to Medlow Bath. We will walk via the Three Brothers, the Explorers Tree and Therabulat Lookout to Katoomba. Megalong Valley views. Bushtracks, steps and shared pathways. Total ascents 350m and total descent 350m. 12kms: (L) Medium (G) Hard (T) Medium Deidre Stevens, Sue Stuckey 08 June REGULAR WALK: 8.30am - BEROWRA VALLEY NP - HORNSBY TO THORNLEIGH - Meet at Hornsby Station (Pacific Highway exit) at 8.30am. The route descends the Depression Steps to Rosemead Park, Rosemead and Valley Roads to Ginger Meggs Park before joining the Blue Gum Walk. After ascending the old Sawyers Track to the ridge the track follows the Great North Walk through the Jungo to Thornleigh and a little street walking to the station. The undulating track follows the creeks and valleys of Berowra Valley. Firetrails, bushtracks, steps and creek crossings with a few short harder ascents and descents. Total ascents 510m and total descents 520m. 10.5kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Margaret and Claude Person PLUS WALK: 7.30am - WYRRABALONG NORTH NP/CENTRAL COAST RESERVES/NORAH HEAD - Drive to the Norah Head Lighthouse parking area at the end of Bush Street Norah Head where leaders will arrange a car shuffle to the North Wyrrabalong National Park signposted information bay and car park on Wilfred Barrett Drive Magenta. The walk follows the Red Gum Trail, Lilly Pilly Loop Trail, The Link Track, and the Burrawang Track back to the parking bay before a short walk along Wilfred Barrett Drive and to the end of Pelican Beach Road to Pelican Beach. A walk along Pelican Beach leads to Pelican Point continuing along Soldiers Beach and up over the headland of Soldiers Point. We then follow the safe route along Soldiers Point Drive, Bungary Road and Bush Street to Norah Head Lighthouse. Some sandy undulating tracks and firetrails through the national park followed by sandy beaches and road walking. Red gum and coastal forest, rainforest, Tuggerah Lake views, beaches and ocean views. Total ascents 200m and total descents 200m. 13Kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Chris Boyd, Vreni Schwotzer (B) 15 June EZY WALK: 7.24am - ROYAL NP - BUNDEENA/JIBBON HEAD CIRCUIT - Catch the 7.24am train from Turramurra to Town Hall Station. Change to the 8.20am Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line to Cronulla Station crossing to Bundeena on the 9.30am ferry (Adults $6.40, Concession $3.20 each way). A loop walk following roads to Jibbon Beach then along the track to Jibbon Head and Little Jibbon Beach with a sidetrip to the Aboriginal Engravings Site returning to the track to Jibbon Head. From the headland the track follows the coastline passing the Jibbon Bombora just offshore to Shelley Beach heading uphill away from the water to the Beachcomber Avenue management trail followed by some street walking down to the ferry. Some road walking, beaches and sandy bushtracks. Bays, rock platforms and views across Port Hacking towards Cronulla. Total ascents 140m and total descents 140m. 6.8kms Deidre Stevens, Margaret Booth

7 15 June Cont d REGULAR WALK: 7.24am - ROYAL NP - BUNDEENA/BUNDEENA LOOKOUT/JIBBON HEAD CIRCUIT Transport as above however this walk will be in the reverse direction commencing with an uphill walk through the township to the national park entrance gate at the end of Beachcomber Avenue and the start of the Coast Track including the walk to Bundeena Lookout which follows a wide bushtrack to the coast to the lookout high on the cliffs looking east over the ocean and south along the escarpment. We then retrace our steps back to the main track and the start of the Jibbon Head Circuit through Shelley Beach, Jibbon Head, Aboriginal Engravings Site, Little Jibbon Beach and Jibbon Beach to Bundeena. Total ascents 170m and total descents 150m. Drina Timm, Barbara Rees PLUS WALK: 7.24m - ROYAL NP - BUNDEENA TO MARLEY BEACH - Transport as above starting with an uphill walk through the township to the national park entrance gate at the end of Beachcomber Avenue and the start of the Coast Track following the edge of majestic cliffs south along rocky undulating tracks to the wild and exposed Marley Head and Marley Beach. Some sandy bushtracks and mesh walkways. A coastal walk through heathland over rock platforms with extensive coastal views. Total ascents 400m and total descents 400m. 13kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium Kurt Schiller, Don Woolley 22 June REGULAR WALK: 7.30am - BLUE MOUNTAINS NP - LEURA TO WENTWORTH FALLS - Park in the car park next to Conservation Hut at the end of Fletcher Street Wentworth Falls where leaders will arrange a car shuffle to the lower car park at the Fairmont Resort Leura Golf Course. From the golf course the Inspiration Track winds down to the exposed lookouts at Moya Point and Gladstone Lookout with views towards Wentworth Falls, Sublime Point, Mt Solitary, Kedumba Walls and Kings Tableland. The main Grand Cliff Top Track descends into Lillians Glen and Lillians Bridge perched high above the narrow Valley of the Waters Canyon before crossing the bridge and ascending through Empress Lookout and Queen Victoria Lookout to Conservation Hut. Some rocky bushtracks, steps, boardwalks and unfenced exposed lookouts. Lookouts, hanging swamps and fern-lined creeks. Total ascents 200 and total descents 200m. : (L) Easy (G) Medium (T) Medium Sue Buxton, Lindy Lipman (C) PLUS WALK: 7.30am - BLUE MOUNTAINS NP - LIONS HEAD/KINGS TABLELAND - Drive to Kings Tableland Road Wentworth Falls turning left and proceeding 4kms to the Y junction near the old hospital. The walk starts at this point and follows the firetrail for 4kms then a rough bushtrack along Kings Tableland escarpment for 3kms to Lions Head. Many spectacular views of Kedumba Valley and beyond. Total ascents 100m and total descents 100m. 14kms: (L) Medium (G) Medium (T) Medium John Mence, Wendy Cairns (C) 29 June 8.00am - BBQ AND RICHMOND HERITAGE WALK - Drive from Turramurra to Francis Street Richmond where we will park our cars at Smith Park. We will have morning tea at the park before commencing our heritage walk. The guided tour commences at St Peters Anglican Church at the western end of Windsor Street and includes many buildings constructed during the first hundred years of European Settlement. We will walk from the park to commence our tour. There will be only a short amount of walking between looking at buildings. Deidre Stevens, Kas Loomes, Jill Willington, Rhondda Day (B) Returning to the park we will start our BYO everything BBQ We welcome our Legendary Social Walkers today LEGENDARY SOCIAL WALKERS 09 March - WATSONS BAY - Meet at Circular Quay by 11.30am for 11.40am ferry to Watsons Bay. Fish and chips type lunch or your own picnic. Lyn Terrey, Mary Gotham 11 May - MANLY (by the harbour) - Meet at Circular Quay by 11.20am for 11.30am ferry to Manly. BYO lunch. Lyn Terrey, Mary Gotham