Medium-Hard Wednesday Walk, 21 Oct, Booroomba Rocks & Blue Gum Creek (BBC)

No bookings required for joint club Wednesday Walks

Leader: Andrew C. for BBC

The walk starts at Booroomba Rocks car park off Apollo Road. We’ll walk up to Booroomba Rocks and follow the ridge NE to the end of Booroomba Rocks before heading down steeply off-track towards the origin of Booroomba Creek, then north to Blue Gum Creek. We’ll follow the creek NE for a couple of kms off-track until we reach Blue Gum Creek fire trail. We’ll then return on the fire trails across Bushfold Flats and the AAWT to Booroomba car park. This is a circumnavigation of Hill 1246. The 4kms off-track section varies from medium to thick bush (with some Bursaria). Walkers are advised to have gaiters and gloves. Bring a small towel if you want to dip your feet into Blue Gum Creek at our lunch stop.

Distance: 14kms. Climb: 510m.

Grading: 10 (BBC), Medium/Rough (CBC), 2A/C/D (NPA)

Map: Corin Dam and Williamsdale.

Weather forecast (for Canberra): Min 10 Max 24. 25% (low) chance of at least 1mm. Partly cloudy. Light winds.

Meeting point: Lanyon Valley Marketplace shops in time to leave promptly by 8am.

Cars: 60 km ($10 per passenger). Note: The road up to Booroomba Rocks is rough (4WDs are recommended).

Those doing their first Wednesday Walk, and those who are not members of the CBC, BBC or NPA, must contact the leader to discuss the level of difficulty of the walk. You can do this by clicking on the "Create a Booking" or the "Send a message" button on the right hand side of this walk description.