It would be great to have a basic trip schedule in place to get the year started. To kick it off, I am particularly interested in possible long weekend and D/C trips. The C+ and B trips tend to schedule themselves during the year - though if you have a weekend in mind for a "challenge" trip then add it in. Here are some suggestions:

  • Camp at Newnes weekend, suitable for trailers, day trips from Newnes
  • Day trip to Glow Worm tunnel and Lost Cities
  • Caves to Caves, D/C travelling weekend, trailers OK
  • Swing Bridge - day trip
  • Weekend with camp at Turon River, out/back via Sunny corner Mt Horrible one way, Black Butt the other, or maybe Baal Bone
  • Camp at Mt Airlie, not for the challenge trail (which may be closed) but to visit the Shale mine ruins and possible return via Sunny Corner, or Baal Bone or Mt Horrible out and Shale mines on Sunday.
  • Day trip to Stockton. This could be turned into a camp weekend in the Watagans with the second day being one of the trips we pulled together for Grease Monkey 18


While we can double trips on the same weekend, if we start by spreading the schedule, note the following long weekends:
  • Bit soon but Australia Day Monday 28-1-19
  • Easter - probably taken up by Jambo (two of them)
  • ANZAC Day is Thursday 25-4-19, add in Friday and this could perhaps be a good slot for a longer trip. Possibly Deua/Bendethra?
  • Queens Birthday Monday 10-6-19
  • Labour Day Monday 7-10-19


Have a think and post your thoughts here. Long weekends to be offered on a first come first served basis.

If you haven't led a trip before, that's fine - plenty of Club Members available to give a hand.