Aussie Bushwalking — Aussie Bushwalking

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Aussie Bushwalking is a user-supplied list of bushwalking and hiking tracks in Australia - made by bushwalkers, for bushwalkers. It helps bushwalkers find new walks, share walks and track conditions and remember their Australian bushwalking/hiking activities.

New Walks

Fairy Mount
(New South Wales - 2.52km )
From Kyogle Lookout the trail rises up to the trig point on top of Fairy Mount with some unique views along the way.
Wilson Walk to Robinsons Lookout
(New South Wales - 3.03km return )
Bend around the edge of the golf course following a trail with good signage up to a saddle with a bench with alright views. Then a last uphill push to the top.
Bexhill Quarry
(New South Wales - 730m return )
A short walk to a picturesque swimming hole in an abandoned quarry just outside of Lismore.
Cardiff Waterfront
(United kingdom - 800m )
A short walk along Cardiff's waterfront.
Pen y Fan Horseshoe
(United kingdom - 15km return )
A famous route in the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) National Park that leads to the tallest peak in the Southern United Kingdom.

News

Mermaid Mountain
was ticked by Jeff

9 hours ago

Did a similar walk but it was more like 12 km. Started just off Mt Crosby Road on the top of a hill where there is a dirt car park. It's a little before Lake Manchester. There is a sign with numbers and various tracks on it but no mention of Mermaid Mountain. Pretty useless sign. Anyway headed right on a track not far from the road.It eventually veered left and left again and serpentined its way up to the base of the mountain. Suddenly there is a steep 40 * slope which goes up for about 100 metres and then flattens out. The track rises steeply again, in an undulating fashion, for another 250 metres, eventually bringing you to the top. Here you take a left, and soon come across the Mermaid Mtn Lookout. You've got to turn around and look back to see the climb to the lookout. Took under 2 hours up. Fantastic view of Lake Manchester and surrounds. Toughest climb I've done all year. From here headed on to Little Mermaid Mtn and back down to the base. There's a longish walk beside the road on the final stretch. Took a little over 2 hrs back as it's a longer walk.

Mt Kosciuszko from Thredbo (Eagles Nest)
was ticked by Graeme Garrett

yesterday

After catching the Snow Gums Chairlift from Thredbo, we walked up and along the Merritts Nature Track to Eagles Nest (about 500m), where we started the walk. Was a lovely clear day and we enjoyed good weather - around 15 degrees - although it was windy in sections and definitely needed some layers and an all weather jacket. A thunder storm appeared to our south over the Victorian ranges and provided a dramatic backdrop to our summit. We encountered some snow on the track just after Rawsons Pass. Only a few people on the track and we shared the summit with a group of 4 Polish backpackers. The pathways and raised boardwalk made the walk relatively straightforward and easier on the legs. We did the outward leg (mostly uphill) in 2 hours and the return leg in 1 hour 15 minutes - just in time to catch the last of the chairlift service for the day (and avoid another 4 km walk down Merritts Nature Track). Total distance for the walk was 14km.