Bushwalking Group
2020 Newsletters
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January 2020
No walk was planned due to the devasting bushfires in the Blue Mountains area.
February 2020
pdf Walks Near Mount Piddington February 2020 (427 KB)
March 2020
pdf Waterfall Circuit South of Lawson March 2020 (418 KB)
April 2020
pdf Cancelled Mt Banks and Banks Wall Walk April 2020 (426 KB)
May 2020
pdf Cancelled Tessellated Pavements Walk May 2020 (433 KB)
June 2020
pdf Our Third Cancelled Walk Due To Covid 19 June 2020 (442 KB)
July 2020
pdf Waterfall Circuit North of Lawson July 2020 (436 KB)
August 2020
pdf Mount Banks and Banks Wall August 2020 (435 KB)
September 2020
pdf Berghofer Pass and Engineers Cascade Mt Victoria September 2020 (434 KB)
October 2020
pdf Minnehaha Falls and The Round Walk at Katoomba October 2020 (438 KB)
November 2020
pdf Birdwood Gully and the Magdala Track at Springwood November 2020 (433 KB)
December 2020
pdf 30th Anniversary Walk Tessellated Pavements December 2020 (441 KB)
2019 Newsletters
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January 2019
pdf Cancelled Victory and Sassafras Gully Tracks January 2019 (150 KB)
February 2019
pdf Darwins Walk Under Overcliff Tracks February 2019 (217 KB)
March 2019
pdf Odin Head and Blair Athol Mine March 2019 (225 KB)
April 2019
pdf Victory and Sassafras Gully Tracks April 2019 (171 KB)
May 2019
pdf Walks Below The Hydro Majestic at Medlow Bath May 2019 (171 KB)
June and July 2019
pdf Jinki Ridge and Radiata Plateau June and July 2019 (219 KB)
August 2019
pdf Castle Head on Narrow Neck Plateau August 2019 (169 KB)
September 2019
pdf Walls Lookout and Rigby Hill September 2019 (170 KB)
October 2019
pdf Evans Crown Nature Reserve at Tarana October 2019 (168 KB)
November 2019
pdf Little Zig Zag and Rienits Pass at Mt Victoria November 2019 (170 KB)
December 2019
pdf Blue Mountain Botanic Garden Mt Tomah December 2019 (185 KB)
2018 Newsletters
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January 2018
pdf A Mt Wilson Ramble (87 KB)
February 2018
pdf Nature Track at Wentworth Falls (98 KB)
March 2018
pdf Glow Worm Tunnel and Pagodas (91 KB)
April 2018
pdf Jellybean Pool Red Hands Cave at Glenbrook (89 KB)
May 2018
pdf Tributes to Libby (102 KB)
June 2018
pdf Mt Wilson Tribute Walk for Libby (99 KB)
July and August 2018
pdf Mulherans Track and Asgard Swamp (430 KB)
September 2018
pdf Temple of Doom on Newnes Plateau (440 KB)
October 2018
November 2018
pdf The Grand Canyon at Blackheath (427 KB)
December 2018
pdf Happy Valley at Mt Wilson (467 KB)
2017 Newsletters
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January 2017
pdf A Mt Wilson Ramble (359 KB)
February 2017
pdf Cancelled - Giant Stairway Scenic World Boardwalk Furber Steps (255 KB)
March 2017
pdf Cancelled - Glow Worm Tunnel Newnes Plateau (262 KB)
April 2017
pdf Hat Hill and Bald Head at Blackheath (275 KB)
May 2017
pdf Leura Cascades to Pool of Siloam (274 KB)
June 2017
pdf Tessellated Pavements at Mt Irvine (274 KB)
July 2017
pdf Pulpit Rocks to Cripps Lookout (433 KB)
August 2017
pdf Lost City on the Newnes Plateau (433 KB)
September 2017
pdf Fortress Ridge North of Leura (429 KB)
October 2017
pdf Boronia Point at Mount Wilson October (428 KB)
November 2017
pdf Lunch Rock and Wollangambe River near Bell (438 KB)
December 2017
pdf The Ramparts at Mt Irvine (446 KB)
Bushwalking Group Newsletters
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The Mt Wilson / Mt Irvine Bushwalking Group formally closed with its last walk on 17th December 2021.
Fom 2022 onwards, the group operates under the auspices of the Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club with Peter Raines being the Mt Wilson contact point. Everyone participating in a club activity must be a financial member.
Go to https://ubmbc.org.au/membership to join the Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club. Your membership application will direct you to PayPal or can be done with a credit card. Membership also gives you insurance cover.
When your membership has been processed, you will be sent a copy of the club’s current activities programme containing detailed descriptions of the activities, contact details of the leader, meeting arrangements, etc for each activity. You will have online access to the Club’s Programme through the Member’s Area of the Web Site.
Peter’s email address is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have further queries.
The historical record of the Group's 386 bushwalks undertaken between 17th May 1990 to 17th December 2021 can be found by clicking pdf Complete List of Bushwalks (312 KB) .
Listed below are the archives of these newsletters, grouped by calendar year.
1999 Newsletters
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January 1999
February 1999
pdf Popes Glen & Pulpit Rock (288 KB)
March 1999
April 1999
pdf Tesselated Pavements (278 KB)
July & August 1999
pdf Evans Lookout & Mt Airly (301 KB)
August 1999
pdf Bill Smart Tribute (321 KB)
October 1999
pdf Southern Fire Trail Oct & 2nd Section Six Foot Track (293 KB)
November 1999
2000 Newsletters
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March 2000
June 2000
pdf Six Foot Track Jenolan Caves (192 KB)
September 2000
October 2000
December 2000
2001 Newsletters
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January 2001
pdf Canyoning on the Wollangambe (267 KB)
February 2001
pdf Prince Henry Cliff Walk (290 KB)
April 2001
pdf Danes Way & The Ramparts (334 KB)
May 2001
July 2001
October 2001
pdf Northern Fire Trail (177 KB)
December 2001
2002 Newsletters
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February 2002
March 2002
May 2002
pdf Lawsons Long Alley (418 KB)
June 2002
July 2002
August 2002
pdf Carlon and Breakfast Creeks (185 KB)
October 2002
2003 Newsletters
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January 2003
February 2003
pdf Prince Henry Cliff Walk (279 KB)
March 2003
pdf The Pagodas and Glow Worm Tunnel (356 KB)
May 2003
2004 Newsletters
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January 2004
pdf Northern Fire Trail (2.95 MB)
February 2004
March 2004
pdf Happy Valley & Waterfall Creek (2.82 MB)
April 2004
pdf Evans Lookout & Grand Canyon (3.11 MB)
May 2004
pdf Zircon Creek & Smiths Hill (3.22 MB)
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
pdf Two separate walks: Centennial Glen & Blue Gum Fo (4.53 MB) rest
September 2004
October 2004
pdf Leura Cascades to Gordon Falls (3.79 MB)
November 2004
pdf Danes Way & The Ramparts (3.89 MB)
December 2004
2005 Newsletters
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pdf Mountain Meanderings (92 KB)
pdf Six Foot Track Last Section (176 KB)
pdf Engineers Track Grose River Yarramundi (104 KB)
December 2005
2006 Newsletters
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pdf Du Faur Creek & Bogey Holes (107 KB)
pdf Giant Stairway Furber Steps (112 KB)
pdf Wollangambe and Joes Canyon (197 KB)
pdf Bellbird Point and Ironpot Mountain (117 KB)
pdf Mt Banks and Banks Wall (112 KB)
pdf Mt Airly and Mt Genowlan (115 KB)
August 2006
Not published
2007 Newsletters
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pdf Mt Wilson Walkabout (116 KB)
pdf Leura Forest and the Federal Pass (110 KB)
pdf Boronia Point - April 2007 (108 KB)
May 2007
Not published
pdf Coxs and Lockyers Roads (177 KB)
pdf Evans Crown at Tararana (107 KB)
pdf Colo River near Mountain Lagoon (111 KB)
pdf Lost City Newnes Plateau (106 KB)
pdf Tessellated Pavements (112 KB)
November 2007
Not published
2008 Newsletters
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Also undertaken in January 2008
pdf Recon Walk Waterfall Creek (96 KB)
pdf Wentworth Falls National Pass (112 KB)
pdf River Caves Canyon Newnes Plateau (111 KB)
pdf Wollangambe River (120 KB)
pdf Lunch Rock near Bell (110 KB)
pdf Zig Zag and Farmers Creek - June 2008 (183 KB)
Due to overnight heavy rain the original walk to the Glow Worm Tunnel and Old Coach Roadon the Newnes Plateau was changed on the morning to the Zig Zag Walking Track. pdf This preamble was prepared earlier in the week. (99 KB)
July 2008
Not published
August 2008
Not published
pdf Station Rock and Camels Hump (122 KB)
2009 Newsletters
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pdf Happy Valley and Cathedral Creek (33 KB)
pdf Popes Glen and Pulpit Rock (67 KB)
pdf Darwins Walk and Rocket Point (69 KB)
pdf Little Zig Zag and Rienits Pass (73 KB)
pdf Nellies Glen and Six Foot Track (67 KB)
pdf Narrow Neck and Castle Head (65 KB)
pdf Leura Cascades to Gordon Falls (67 KB)
pdf Deep Pass in the Wollemi National Park (66 KB)
pdf Pipeline Track in the Wolgan Valley (67 KB)
pdf Waterfall Track, Pheasants Cave at Mt Wilson (66 KB)
2010 Newsletters
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pdf Fairy Bower, Coxs and Ferris Cave at Mt Victoria (67 KB)
pdf Ruined Castle, Golden Stairs, Furber Steps (67 KB)
pdf Carlon and Breakfast Creek to Coxs River (68 KB)
pdf Wollangambe River and Joes Canyon (68 KB)
pdf Tessellated Pavements - 20th Anniversary (75 KB)
pdf Centennial Glen/Porters Pass Blackheath (66 KB)
pdf Slacks Stairs and Wentworth Pass (65 KB)
pdf Bowens Creek Road - Bilpin to Mt Irvine (67 KB)
pdf Six Foot Track and Jenolan Caves (66 KB)
pdf Blue Gum Forest or Pulpit Rock/Rigby Hill (67 KB)
2011 Newsletters
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pdf A Mt Wilson Ramble (194 KB)
pdf Grand Canyon and Neates Glen | Goochs Crater (105 KB)
pdf Goochs Crater | Katoomba Falls, Giant Stairway, Leura Forest and Furber Steps (91 KB)
pdf Waterfall Circuit (Lawson) and Terrace Falls Circuit (Hazelbrook) (91 KB)
pdf Coxs Road and Lawsons Long Alley (90 KB)
pdf Six Foot Track - Second section (91 KB)
pdf Asgard Swamp and Surrounds (91 KB)
pdf Mount Hay and Butterbox Point (92 KB)
2013 Newsletters
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pdf Matthies Track at Mt Wilson (91 KB)
pdf Nature Track and Darwins Walk (91 KB)
pdf Nellies Glen and Devils Hole (91 KB)
pdf Lunch Rock and Wollangambe River (91 KB)
pdf Numantia Falls and Victory Track (90 KB)
pdf Box Creek and Morong Falls (89 KB)
pdf Coxs and Lockyers Roads at Mt York (95 KB)
pdf Little Zig Zag and Bushrangers Cave (90 KB)
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