2012 Activities Programme

Day/ Date	Duration & Distance	Location	Difficulty	Remarks
Day Walks
Sun 12^th Feb	½ day 5-25 km	NSW Rogaining Association Metrogaine (inner west Sydney TBA)	Easy to Moderate (or hard if you choose)	A 6 hour event for teams of 2 to 5, including children, with your choice of a fast street run for the road warriors, a café stroll for the cappuccino set, a puzzle-solving walk with the kids or something in between
Sat 18^th Feb	1 day 15.5 km	Sydney Harbour Circle 2 Greenwich - Woolwich	Easy to Moderate	This is the second of the four walks that make up the magnificent Sydney Harbour Circle, which winds along parts of the foreshore into bays and onto headlands, through bush, along historic streets and over grand bridges.
Sat 17^th Mar	½ day 4.9 km	Jerusalem Bay Track return	Moderate	From Cowan Station to one of the most iconic views along the Great North Walk and back. A delightful walk suitable for kids.
Sat 21^st Apr	1 day 14.5 km	Sydney Harbour Circle 3 Huntleys Point to Balmain East	Easy to Moderate	This is the third of the four walks that make up the magnificent Sydney Harbour Circle.
Sat 19^th May	½ day 5.7 km	Lyrebird Gully Mt Kuring-Gai - Crosslands	Moderate	One of the most beautiful walks in the Berowra Valley Regional Park. Lovely sandstone caves, waterfalls, Casuarina forest and salt marsh as we descend Calna Creek.
Sat 16^th Jun	1 day 11 km	Manly Wharf to North Head and return	Easy to Moderate	This walk takes us to the Fairfax Lookout via The Corso, Manly and Shelly beaches & the Sydney Harbour National Park. If we’re lucky there’ll be migrating whales offshore.
No scheduled local walks in July
Sat 18^th Aug	1 day 15.0 km	Sydney Harbour Circle 4 Balmain East to Circular Quay	Easy to Moderate	This is the last of the four walks that make up the magnificent Sydney Harbour Circle.
Sat 15^th Sep	½ day 6 km	Muogamarra Nature Reserve	Easy to Moderate	The reserve is open just six weekends a year. Magnificent wildflower displays and outstanding views over the Hawkesbury River.
No scheduled local walks in October – see *Major Trek* on next page
Sat 17^th Nov	1 day 9.1 km	Sydney Harbour NP Manly Scenic Walkway	Easy to Moderate	The classic Spit to Manly walk provides beautiful views over Middle Harbour & finishes at Manly Wharf: look out for dolphins.

Day/ Date	Duration & Distance	Location	Difficulty	Remarks
Overnight & Longer Walks
3^rd - 4^th March	2 days 11 km	Waterfall Station to Heathcote Station	Easy to Moderate	A very pretty walk that explores the heart of Heathcote NP. A great introductory walk for newcomers to hiking camping. Camp at Kingfisher Pool on Heathcote Creek and finish at Heathcote pub while we wait for the train.
25^th – 26^th Aug	2 days 24.km	Mountain Lagoon to Colo River & return	Moderate to hard	Hilly, but lovely views of the Colo Gorge on the way to an isolated riverside campsite
2^nd – 4^th Nov	3 days 30 km	Freycinet Peninsula Circuit, Tasmania	Moderate	A circuit around Freycinet National Park’s granite mountains, azure bays and white sand beaches. Beach camping at Cook Beach and Wineglass Bay plus spectacular views from Mt Freycinet
Major Trek
24^th – 30^th Oct	6 Days 65 km	The Overland Track (Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania)	Hard	Possibly Australia's most famous bush walk. The track winds through sheer mountains, temperate rainforest, wild rivers and alpine plains in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
Other Activities
Sat 7^th Jan	½ day	Walkers on Water Picnic cruise on the harbour	Very Easy	A celebration of the last walk of 2011 on board new Cartophile Annabelle’s Nordic Star
25^th Feb	6 hrs	Bushwalking Workshop Hikers’ Tips ’n’ Tricks	N/A	Aimed at hikers who want to start overnight walks, including what to carry, what to wear, footwear pros and cons, choosing & pitching a tent, selecting & wearing a pack, hiking food & drink and a few handy ideas to maximise comfort while minimising weight

Difficulty levels are based on Australian standard AS 2156.1-2001 for bush tracks, as modified by the website Wildwalks, a free online bushwalking and camping guidebook for NSW. Details of the classifications are available at http://www.wildwalks.com/bushcraft/technical-stuff/track-classification-system.html.

Easy is class 1-2, Moderate is class 3-4, Hard is class 5-6