JUNE 2018 : NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK, ACT : Nursery Creek and Rendezvous Creek and return : 14 kms : 6 hours

 Brindabella Bushwalking Club - Wednesday Walk

Nursery Swamp and Rendezvous Creek return walk - 14 kms - 6 hours - 10o C

A walk on a bush path with scrub to push through on to a marshy section (Nursery Swamp) to Rendezvous Creek.

Very pleasant walking weather but not a walk I’d do unguided.

Namadgi Nationa Park - 45 min drive from Kambah Shopping Centre

From a car park on the Orroral Tracking Station Road

Frost on the path

Clear path

To scrubby sections

First break

Out of the scrub into Nursery Swamp

Nursery Swamp

More rocks..

Fabulous native grasses

Some highlights...

Icy pig ears

Grevillias

Black Sally gums

Lunch in a sunny clearing near Rendezvous Creek

Frozen Rendezvous Creek

Back through the scrub...

A last break before making our last descent

Impressive rock formations 

The view towards the Orroral Valley and the car park below

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JUNE 2018 : MT TENNENT, ACT : 14 kms : 5 hours : 832m

 Brindabella Bushwalking Club - Wednesday walk

Mt Tennent, Namadgi National Park

14kms : 5 hours : 832m

The last few days have seen coldest temperatures for June, so I was feeling rather pessimistic about today’s walk and Mt Tennent’s notorious grandient.

Nothing could have been further from the truth fabulously sunny day (11oC) and a mildly challenging walk on a good track with spectacular scenery.

Artist’s impression of a Canberra landmark - tallest mountain in the ACT.

The road to Mt Tennent

We began the walk at the Namadgi Visitors’ Centre

Wallabies at the base of Mt Tennent

Good clear path

Morning break with Mt Tennent in the background

Rocky outcrops

Views towards Canberra

Regrouping towards the top

Last challenging push to the top

Fire tower at the top

Spectacular views towards the Brindabellas and Snowy Mountains - snow on the peaks in the far distance.

Sunny walk all the way down

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JUNE 2018 : TALLAGANDA STATE FOREST, NSW : Lowden Trig Walk to Serenity Rocks and return : 14kms : 4.5 kms : 400m

Wednesday Walk - Brindabella Bushwalking Club

Lowden Trig Firetrall Walk to Serenity Rocks and return

14 kms : 4.5 hours : 400m : 6 C, misty and cool.

Another challenging day’s walk

Early morning mist

Fascinating fungi

This one as big as a cauliflower

Pristine forest

Enjoyable breaks after all the ascents and descents

Fabulous ferns

Up we go

Break after steep climb

Along the ridge

To the top to Serenity Rocks

Lunch..with views to Mount Palerang

And down we go..and return along the same route.

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