Events

Join us for a varied and rewarding day exploring two beautiful walks in Nightcap National Park, combining lush rainforest, diverse vegetation, scenic trails and the spectacular Minyon Falls. We’ll meet at Rummery Park Campground and begin with the Byan Yangala Loop (6.6 km), part of the Gidjuum Gulganyi Great Walk. We’ll enjoy the changing vegetation and forest scenery along the track, stopping for morning tea along the way before returning to Rummery Park. Next, we’ll set off along the Boggy Creek Loop (5.5 km), heading towards the impressive Minyon Falls before returning via the Eastern Boundary Trail. Combining these two walks offers a wonderful variety of landscapes and a chance to experience more of this special national park. Prefer a shorter outing? There’s the option to walk just the Byan Yangala Loop and finish back at Rummery Park. Wet-weather alternative: If recent heavy rain leaves the tracks too muddy or slippery, we’ll have a backup plan for a more manageable walk nearby, walking to a beautiful rainforest creek. Grade: 3 Walk leader: David Roland Enquiries: david@davidroland.com.au

Mt Nardi: Pholis Gap & Mt Matheson Loop - <6kms - Grade: 3 to 4 There are spectacular views across to Wollumbin-Mount Warning and some of the other mountains of the Nightcap escarpment. Possibility of going further depending on group feedback! Bring morning tea, lunch and plenty of water. Note:- Tuntable Creek Rd is closed for repairs so access will need to be via Nimbin. Walk Leader - Bob Brockhill Contact via email:- bandibrockhill@bigpond.com

Trip Details: Location: Border Ranges National Park, Northern NSW Friday Night and Saturday night camping at Sheepstation Creek Campground Main walk Saturday: Booyong Track from Forest Tops to Sheepstation Creek, Grade 3, 9km. Sunday - Three extra short walks near Sheepstation Creek Campground Trip leaders: Kerrie, assisted by Sandy Camping Costs - see below   Friday evening - Arrive at Sheepstation Creek Campground and set up camp for the night. Saturday – The Booyong Walk - Those camped at Sheepstation Creek Campground will first drive to Forest Tops where we'll begin our 9km walk back to Sheepstation Creek. *If you don’t plan to camp Friday night, you could possibly just meet us at Forest Tops Campground on Saturday morning, but will need to check with Kerrie or Sandy by phone before the weekend for the time and to ensure someone from the group can give you a lift back to your car. The Booyong Walking track follows a historic logging trail through the lush, oxygen-rich rainforests of Border Ranges National Park in northern NSW. Along the way, we'll pass magnificent stands of Booyong trees and see how nature has reclaimed the old logging sites, with Birdsnest ferns and lilies growing from the weathered stumps. The dense rainforest canopy provides excellent opportunities for birdwatching, so keep an eye out for the spectacular Regent Bowerbird, the Green Catbird with its distinctive cat-like call and, if we're lucky, the elusive Rufous Scrub-bird, found only in these rainforests. On Saturday night we'll camp again at Sheepstation Creek. With the altitude, remember warm clothes. Sunday – On Sunday, we'll explore some of the shorter walks starting from Sheepstation Creek – These are the Brushbox Falls, Rosewood and Palm Forest walks. If you prefer a shorter walking experience, you're very welcome to join us for the Saturday or just the Sunday only. But please check with Kerrie or Sandy. Camping and Costs - We have booked and paid for three group campsites at Sheepstation Creek, each accommodating up to six people. Please reimburse Sandy for your share of the camping fees in cash on arrival. The estimated cost is $30–$50 per person for two nights, depending on the final group numbers. If you prefer to book your own campsite, please book directly through NSW National Parks: at Sheepstation Creek Campground. Looking forward to a wonderful weekend exploring the beautiful rainforest together!

We will launch from Pioneer Park on Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads South and follow the high tide up into the estuarine broadwater, then turn into Cobaki Creek for a look. We will return around the other side of the broadwater, which contains many scattered islands. Expect fish, potentially dolphins and a number of raptors with their stick nests. Cobaki Creek is the most northern in NSW. We will be quite close to Gold Coast airport so may have some planes landing or taking off nearby (occasional only). Confirmation email to be sent the week of the paddle. Grade 2 easy paddle but may be some boat traffic. Leader Sandy.

Suffolk Park - Broken Head. 6km. Grades 2/3. An easy 6 km walk from the meeting place at Suffolk Park Community Hall, at the end of Clifford St, along Tallow beach and through coastal vegetation to the Three Sisters lookout at Broken Head. Return along a road for a few 100 m, then through Eucalypt forest/woodland on a bush track with a stop possibly for a swim at a Ti- tree lake (not sure about the water temperature!), and then walk back to the community hall. Bring water, sun hat, walking shoes, swimming gear. Leader: Simon, 0414262064

Our Christmas party will be held at one of the most spectacular homes in the Shire, perched on the edge of the cliff overlooking Main Arm. Come along and celebrate the occasion and recap a great year of club walks and paddles .  Please bring a plate of food to share, BYO drinks, a folding chair or picnic blanket and plenty of festive cheer !  This event is being held at our members private residence so you must register to attend.  Parking is limited so we are encouraging car pooling . Once registered you will receive an email a few days before the event with instructions for parking.  We are also creating a photo collage of our best hiking pics from 2026 to view at the party . Please email 2 x of your chosen photos stating your name/s, caption and location to Bob Brockhill by Tues 1st Dec. bandibrockhill@bigpond.com Organiser: Libby 0429 387 352 

Departure Sept 1 From Manali (2200m) we begin with a short trek in the mountains surrounding the beautiful Kullu Valley to acclimatise to higher altitudes, and then follow the Grand Shepherd’s Traverse from Kullu to Kangra Valley. The trek is through one of the most remote corners of Himachal Pradesh, following an ancient and remote shepherd’s trail between the Kullu and Kangra Valleys. Beginning in dense forests and alpine meadows above Manali, the trek crosses the KaliHind Pass to the ancient Gaddhi village of Bara Bhangal in Kangra, the most scenic valley in Western Himalaya. Each trekking day is a delight with tremendously varied landscapes and a great variety of Himalayan flora and the possibility of seeing fauna such as brown bear, black bear, fox, snow leopard, musk deer, monkey and the Giant Indian Flying Squirrel. On the trek we pass through remote Gaddhi villages isolated by heavy snowfall for most of the year. There are spectacular views of the rugged Dhauladhar Range especially crossing Thamsar Pass but then on descent, another world; a softer landscape of meadows, forests and the cascading waterfalls and tiny villages hanging on the sides of the mountain slopes. We finish at Bir, a small Tibetan village with a monastery. From Bir we drive to Dharamsala, the home of the Dalia Lama and the Tibetan Government in exile.           Book a 'ticket' below as an expression of your interest and phone Steve to express this interest 0414312917