Cycle beside lake and sea to Killalea Regional Park for coffee. Mainly shared pathway.  Return by same route.

Meeting at Thirroul Station East side and riding immediately onto shared path and brief cycle marked roadway to join coastal Shared Path in South Thirroul. Pauses at Sandon Point, Towradgi and Stuart Park. Cross Squires Way to Innovation Campus for coffee before returning along our scenic coast to Thirroul.

From North all stations train arrives at 8:19

From South all stations train arrives 8:28

Train from Kiama arrives 8:08

Around the lake passing Skiway Park and Reddall Reserve along the way. Then onto Barrack Point, through Shellharbour and the Shallows where we will stop briefly at the Marina entrance to view the developing Shell Cove skyline. Mainly level bike paths, a short hill into Shellharbour village. Coffee in Shell Cove.

Morning paddle on Lake Illawarra. Paddle is weather dependent, so starting point may change.

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This is a 10 km grade 3 bushwalk in the Garawarra State Conservation Area. It consists of bush track, fire trails and sealed roads. We will go to Wilsons Creek Dam, then to the railway and freeway bridges. We’ll visit the old railway stations and walk through one of the old railway tunnels.

Garawarra Ridge and Wilsons Creek Dam Loop, New South Wales, Australia – 60 Reviews, Map | AllTrails

Morning paddle on Lake Illawarra. Paddle is weather dependent, so starting point may change.

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This walk is mostly on-track, however the final 800m are off-track through recently burnt open scrub.  Starting at the Fitzroy Falls car park we’ll walk out along the West Rim Track to Renown Lookout taking in the very impressive waterfall views at all the lookouts along the way.  We then follow fire trails which eventually peter out at the ruins of an old stone hut.  After this there is the off-track section south to spectacular views from Manandoo Point before retracing our steps back to the cars.

A pleasant flat coastal ride commencing from Towradgi, riding south to Stuart Park and then backtracking up the shared pathway to Thirroul for coffee at the beach Cafe. Return to Towradgi.

Morning paddle on Lake Illawarra. Paddle is weather dependent, so starting point may change.

Contact leader for details .

Before the rails get ripped up. Train to Dulwich Hill.

Walk: Friday 5k & Koffee

A pleasant mainly parkland walk down the Cooks River Valley shared path to Tempe and across the river past old Tempe House. Koffee at Dulwich Hill. Kosmopolitan lunch at Wolli Creek. Meet on the 2nd last carriage of the train leaving Oak Flats at 8:13, Dapto at 8:23, Wollongong at 8:37 and Thirroul at 8:48. 1.5 hour walk plus morning koffee, lunch and travel time. Bring OPAL card.

Joint Walk with Shoalhaven Bushwalkers. An old Club favorite walk from the top of Macquarie Pass to the bottom. Starting at Mount Murry Rd we start the decent on an old bullock track then off track to Clover Hill Rd. Final decent through the Cascades to the bottom at Macquarie Rivulet. Car shuffle required between top and bottom. Obviously mainly down hill with half on/off track. Off track sections not too difficult. Some on track sections are difficult.

Mainly on one-way road with little traffic. We will ride for about an hour then stop at the cafe for coffee. Undulating most of the way, a few short very steep sections. Beautiful views.  Detour through adjoining suburb alongside Narellan Creek to Lake Yandel’ora.  BYO lunch.

Please check the program for any changes due to the weather forecast.

Updates will be made by 5pm the day prior – or contact the leader if you are not sure.

Morning paddle on Lake Illawarra. Paddle is weather dependent, so starting point may change.

Contact leader for details .

Joint walk with Shoalhaven Bushwalkers. Located near Bamerang, west of Nowra, a trip to Calymea Hill, a prominent and often overlooked landmark offering impressive views across Calymea Creek, the Shoalhaven River and Pulpit Rock whilst walking between impressive rock formations.

The walk essentially consists of two loops.  The first part of the walk is entirely off-track and will head south from the Yalwal Road to the unnamed hill NE of Calymea Hill.  We will then work our way across the saddle and through the summit escarpment to Calymea Trig.  From here we return to our parked cars, cross the road and start the second loop following the track to the top of Pulpit Rock. We then descend the ridge on/off track and follow the top of the escarpment above the Shoalhaven River behind the Water Treatment Works from which we’ll return to the cars.

An ideal opportunity for Grade 3 walkers to sample off-track walking in non-stressful circumstances.

3 1/2 days of grade 3-4 walks in the Blue Mts. You’ve probably seen all the advertising for the reinvigorated Grand Cliff Top Walk which covers 19km from Leura to the western edge of Katoomba so a large part of this will be on the list.

Suggested accommodation is at Katoomba Falls Tourist Park  which has cabins and sites. Arrive Monday 20^th, depart Friday 24^th. The park books out early so don’t leave it too long once you’ve got a spot with the leader. Limit of 12 for this trip so again don’t hesitate.

Morning paddle on Lake Illawarra. Paddle is weather dependent, so starting point may change.

Contact leader for details .

Joint walk with Shoalhaven Bushwalkers. Mainly on trail/track with small off track section. We start at the end of the Yalwal Road with a visit to the disused cemetery before the steep ascent up the Yarramunmun Fire Trail (250m height gain in roughly 2km all on track before heading to rocky summit of Yalwal Trig. (Numerous rock carvings relating to the goldmines).  A short, steep but safe descent (200m off-track – genuine grade 4 territory) to an overgrown track which is followed to the mine shaft where micro bats live.  We then visit a unique open cast mine for lunch with many opportunities to explore.  Finally we’ll head out to a stamper which lies on the bank of the flooded Danjera Creek before returning to the vehicles. Many ups and Downs.

There is a chance that the micro bat cave entrance will be flooded (ankle deep) so river shoes/crocs may be a good idea as well as a head torch.

Reccied on 5/1/24

Morning paddle on Lake Illawarra. Paddle is weather dependent, so starting point may change.

Contact leader for details .

Morning paddle on Lake Illawarra. Paddle is weather dependent, so starting point may change.

Contact leader for details .

Morning paddle on Lake Illawarra. Paddle is weather dependent, so starting point may change.

Contact leader for details .

Walk: Friday 5k and koffee

Enjoy one of the oldest continuous walking tracks in Australia. At this time of year if there is a little residue dampness, morning sun may produce a Tolkienesque atmosphere with steam rising from mossy logs. 250 metre side trip to the Hacking River. Prepare for the odd leech. Mainly level with occasional steps.

Koffee at the Sunrise Nursery Helensburgh. Home for  lunch.

Make sure your National Park pass is up to date.

Morning paddle on Lake Illawarra. Paddle is weather dependent, so starting point may change.

Contact leader for details .

Morning paddle on Lake Illawarra. Paddle is weather dependent, so starting point may change.

Contact leader for details .

Walk: Friday 5k & Koffee

Train to Kings Cross.  Street walking to and through historic Woolloomooloo. Strolling around the Botanic Gardens with focus on the Calyx display (gold coin donation expected) plus the fern and palm areas. Koffee near Kings Cross TBA. Lunch in the Botanic Gardens. buy or BYO. Train home from Circular Quay. A bit uphill to cross Lady Macquarie’s Road.

Meet on train, 2nd last carriage. 7:30 from Oak Flats, 7:40 from Dapto, 7:57 from Wollongong, 8:08 from Thirroul. Bring OPAL card. Most likely 2:24 home from Central.

We are holding the Christmas Party this year at the Figtree Sports Club.  Good company, good food and lots of prizes to be won.

Registration and Payment to be advised.

Figtree Sports Club, 120 The Avenue, Figtree