"Takes you places"
A selection of our upcoming Activity Program is below.
Date/s | Activity Type | Name / Location | Grading |
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Sun 20th Oct | Day Walk | Bill Lindsay Link working bee - Kangarilla | S E E |
Fri 25th - Sun 27th Oct | Multi-day Walk | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | M E M Q |
Sat 2nd - Sun 3rd Nov | Multi-day Walk | Cudlee Creek Forest - Fox Creek Trails | S M E Q |
Sun 10th Nov | Day Walk | 4 SEASONS SOCIAL WALKS: SPRING CRAFERS | S M E |
Fri 14th Feb 2025 | Multi-day Walk | Federation Peak and Western and Eastern Arthurs | M H H |
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The Via di Francesco or St Francis Way starts in Florence then continues on to Rome via Assisi. This route is 550 km and takes 28 days of walking. In October 2023, Martin, Bruce and I walked the southern section from Assisi and stopping at Rieti.
Most of us are familiar with the exploits and misfortunes of the brilliant explorer and cartographer Matthews Flinders RN who sadly died in 1814 at the young age of 40.
After being held by the French on Mauritius for 6 years, he finally reached home and his wife in 1810 after having been away for 10 years.
As part of the great voyage of discovery, the Investigator was to chart those parts of Terra Australis (now Australia) not already charted by the ...
Mount Zeil is the most famous mountain you may never have heard of. Hiding away in the arid inland, it is not only the highest peak in the Northern Territory, it’s higher than any peak outside of the Eastern states. To be honest, it’s not much to look at, but the way it rises from the plain out to the west of the West MacDonnell ranges makes it a spectacular climb, and only difficult because of its remote location.
All of ...
Are you thinking of joining ABW but put off by the idea of having to qualify? Well, join the club! That’s exactly how I felt when I first looked at becoming a member.
I was a fit, experienced, multi-day walker and, to be honest, the thought of having to go on trial grated a little. Nobody likes tests.
Looking back, I now see a lot of good reasons why qualifying exists. And I also see that it didn’t make any difference to ...