Info, track notes, photos from various bushwalks and parks
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Two complementary sites with information and downloadable maps and brochures of all the well-known Sydney beach and harbour tracks
Great information about a great variety of walks and parks - by Bush Club member Tom Brennan
Greater Blue Mountains - Information and photos from walks and historical features - by Bush Club member Peter Medbury
Info about walks around NSW http://www.wildwalks.com - includes track notes and topo map sections
Blue Mountains walks http://www.pnc.com.au/~wells/
Snowies and Budawangs Track notes http://www.hikeoz.com/
NSW Lands Dept tracks (incl. Great North Walk, Hume and Hovell Track, Six foot track)
Cultural Heritage Officer and Track Construction supervisor Andrew Swift, of the with Mt Hotham Resorts Managenent Board, is happy to give a short talk and presentation to walking clubs that come up to the mountain. Contact him at andrewswift@mthotham.com.au for details and to sign him up.
The presentation usually explains track construction techniques, such as path and remote bridge construction, as well as flora, fauna and cultural heritage issues.
He also likes to give a bit of a history of the Hotham area and some of the gold mining history associated with the Cobungra Ditch and Spargo’s Hut.
There is also a short 14 minute re-enactment film that desribes the construction of the Cobungra Ditch water race and the sudden dismissal of over 90 men and their protest march.
Additional information on the walking track and many other walks in the area is available from the website, including track notes to download.
Books
Not links but.... great ideas, descriptions and maps:
Bushwalks in the Sydney Region Vols 1 and 2 by Stephen Lord and George Daniel (a Bush Club member).
Published by the NPA and available at their office, in most outdoor stores or click here for their online shop.
They are reasonably priced and contain about 170 walks graded and described in detail.Lane Cove valley - Maps and New Field Guide - details from www.step.org.au
Various books with detailed track notes and great photos of interesting bushwalks by Bush Club member Michael Keats