Rare opportunity. This walk kindly organised by Glennis Wellings is on Energy Australia’s Southern Precinct private property. A security clearance will be required. Bookings  (maximum 12) will close at 7pm Wednesday 6th to ensure security details are completed in time. Glennis will give a history of the ponds and there will be a small catalogue of birds potentially to be seen as a souvenir.

Please bring your own morning tea and bring suitable binoculars, (if on hand), for finding birds.

Please complete your registration by email. Your email address may be needed for registration.

Note: Date subject to change. Those registered will be advised. 

Koffee afterwards will be at the Yallah Bay Woolshed.

Registered Illawarra Ramblers Club members only.

Easy coastal ride. Cycle path and best beach scenery. Mostly flat and relaxed riding. A couple of stops. Coffee at Thirroul.

Ride terminates at Thirroul. Return to start at own pace.

Start 8:30 am  Arrive by 8:15 for briefing.

Due to the closure of Pigeon House Mountain, Saturday’s walk will now be out to Bushwalker mountain and on to Ngaityung Falls. It will involve boardwalks and tracks. Along the way, you’ll enjoy stunning views from the various cliff edges.

A fairly flat but beautiful walk out to Rusden head where there are great views of the Budawangs. May incude a short diversion to see Carriage Cave

Ride from Skiway Park through Reddall reserve, Shellharbour village and Shell Cove to Killalea for coffee at The Farm cafe. Return same way.

From Skiway Park, around the lake through Albion Park Rail to Macquarie Rivulet, then alongside the freeway to Albion Park and Croom Reserve.  We follow the path to Croome Road, then head towards the playground and tennis courts in Tongarra Road to reach Kimbeth Crescent and the bike path which will take us to the airport.  Coffee at HARS.  We return via Macquarie Rivulet and the path that takes us back to Skiway Park.  Mainly level, bike path most of the way.

Route Map

Walk from Stuart Park North Wollongong to Towradgi beach via Puckeys walking track and the bike track.

Coffee at Towradgi beach cafe . Return. Flat easy walk.

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

Contact leader for details .

Glorious rainforest walking which is a short distance but quite a workout. Chance of spotting Lyre birds and many plant varieties.

Easy coastal ride. Cycle path and best beach scenery. Mostly flat and relaxed riding. A couple of stops. Coffee at Thirroul.

Ride terminates at Thirroul. Return to start at own pace.

Start 8:30 am  Arrive by 8:15 for briefing.

Beautiful walk through lush vegetation in Heathcote NP.  Mooray Track is very rough and slippery in places. Follow Bullawarring Track to Battery Causeway. Then uphill on road to the Friendly Track which takes us to the scout camp and the end of the walk. Train back to Waterfall.

Leisurely walk from Lakeside Park alongside Lake Illawarra and Kanahooka Bay  to Tallawarra Power Station and return.

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

Contact leader for details .

Easy coastal ride. Cycle path and best beach scenery. Mostly flat and relaxed riding. A couple of stops. Coffee at Thirroul.

Ride terminates at Thirroul. Return to start at own pace.

Start 8:30 am  Arrive by 8:15 for briefing.

From Otford, follow the clifftop coastal track to Burning Palms beach via the Palm Jungle. Return via Burgh Ridge and Garrawarra Farm.

Leisurely walk from the new Marina at Shellcove, along Shellharbour South Beach to village for coffee and return.

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

Contact leader for details .

The Big Bike Film Night is an assortment of short films of adventurous cycling from around the world. Previous film nights have shown jaw dropping mountain bike adventures and the scenery has been amazing.

For Details See Big Bike Film Night Details

Easy coastal ride. Cycle path and best beach scenery. Mostly flat and relaxed riding. A couple of stops. Coffee at Thirroul.

Ride terminates at Thirroul. Return to start at own pace.

Start 8:30 am  Arrive by 8:15 for briefing.

Out and back ‘fairly flat’ walk. From the Meryla Pass car park, we will follow Wombat Hill Lookout trail and turn off to Rebecca’s View Trail for Morning tea. Return to Wombat Hill Lookout trail and follow out to Morton Trig for lunch. The last 400m is rough/off track. Lots of views over Wombat Hill and Lake Yarrunga. After lunch, return walk on Wombat Hill Lookout trail to cars. Joint Walk with Shoalhaven bushwalkers.

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

Contact leader for details .

Easy coastal ride. Cycle path and best beach scenery. Mostly flat and relaxed riding. A couple of stops. Coffee at Thirroul.

Ride terminates at Thirroul. Return to start at own pace.

Start 8:30 am  Arrive by 8:15 for briefing.

Starting just before sunset, riding around eastern Lake Illawarra and the lake estuary, past Barrack Point to Shellharbour surf club, by which time the full moon will have risen.

On return we will cross Windang bridge for a meal (probably Chinese) at Club Windang, before riding back to Central Park under, hopefully, full moonlight.

Much of the route will be  already lit by street lighting.

Make sure you have working headlight and tai light

The ride is totally on shared path.

Walk from Kiama Station to Kendal Point and beach to the Little Blowhole at Marsden Head and return.

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

Contact leader for details .

Easy coastal ride. Cycle path and best beach scenery. Mostly flat and relaxed riding. A couple of stops. Coffee at Thirroul.

Ride terminates at Thirroul. Return to start at own pace.

Start 8:30 am  Arrive by 8:15 for briefing.

Wonderful Wondabyne is a remote location beside Mullet Creek feeding into the Hawkesbury River. There is the smallest of railway stations but no road access.

The plan is to catch the train to Wondabyne, walk uphill to a track fork near the top of a 160 metre climb, take in the air, congratulate ourselves on the achievement and turn around and go back down. Longer walks are available but they are for another day. We’ll then sit on the platform by Mullet Creek, wave down an oncoming train which will honk its horn to advise that it has seen us, and will stop.

We’ll hop off the train at Hawkesbury River for Koffee at the King Tide Kafe 150 metres from the station and catch the next train. ETA back in Thirroul 5:10pm or 6;02, Wollongong 5:22 or 6:14. A full day out for a 5k walk.

AGM at 11.00am followed by a social lunch.  Registration details to be advised shortly.

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

Contact leader for details .

Easy coastal ride. Cycle path and best beach scenery. Mostly flat and relaxed riding. A couple of stops. Coffee at Thirroul.

Ride terminates at Thirroul. Return to start at own pace.

Start 8:30 am  Arrive by 8:15 for briefing.

Ferry to Zoo, walk along the foreshore Sydney Harbour National Park to Bradleys Head, Taylors Bay to Clifton Gardens and return.

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

Contact leader for details .

Easy coastal ride. Cycle path and best beach scenery. Mostly flat and relaxed riding. A couple of stops. Coffee at Thirroul.

Ride terminates at Thirroul. Return to start at own pace.

Start 8:30 am  Arrive by 8:15 for briefing.

Commencing from Warwick Farm station, via Cabramatta, Parramatta, checking  out part or all of the new shared path adjacent to the light rail to Carlingford (up to extra 8.2km). Then onto Olympic Park and by the banks of the Cooks River to Wolli Creek. Train back to Macarthur. A full day out. Early coffee at Cabramatta. Lunch near Rydalmere.

Near flat  all the way, except for the downhill parts.

Graded higher because of length of ride.

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

Contact leader for details .

Easy coastal ride. Cycle path and best beach scenery. Mostly flat and relaxed riding. A couple of stops. Coffee at Thirroul.

Ride terminates at Thirroul. Return to start at own pace.

Start 8:30 am  Arrive by 8:15 for briefing.

Cycle 8 great rides mostly rail trails. Including some long downhill runs (with shuttle returns). Staying at Beechworth, Bonegilla and Rutherglen.  Accommodation is being held, but not for long and numbers are limited.  You need to decide soon.  Contact Peter Aubourg for further details.

FULLY BOOKED – WAIT LIST ONLY

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

Contact leader for details .

A Bicycle NSW charity event, this year raising money for Lifeline. 2 Options, a 10k short ride or a 50k ride. Bookings to be made via Bicycle NSW. Use “Launch Entry price” of $68. Check Bicycle NSW Website for full details and conditions & details.

Rather than drive up early, suggest plan a Saturday night out in Sydney, going up by train if no trackwork  and stay at ‘budget motel’ within reach of St Leonards Park

After booking via Bicycle NSW please register with John to enable receipt of info re updates and associated activities.

Varied walk involving track, steps and some street walking. Lovely views of the harbour.  Wild flowers should be out in some areas.  Train to Sydney, bus to the Spit, ferry from Manly then train home.

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

Contact leader for details .

Save the date for a series of walks over 4 or 5 days in the ACT including Namadgi NP, Tidbinbilla NR and  Mulligans Flat NR. More detail to follow and registration available when leader is back from north coast trips.

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

Contact leader for details .

The walk from Bondi Beach to Coogee is a lovely walk and gives us the chance to enjoy the Sculpturs by the Sea between Bondi and Tamarama before continuing on to Coogee. Travel by train and bus.

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

Contact leader for details .

Walk from the top of Macquarie Pass to the bottom. Starting on an old bullock track then off track to Clover Hill Rd. Final descent through the Cascades to the bottom at Macquarie Rivulet. Car shuffle required between top and bottom.

Joint Walk with Shoalhaven Bushwalkers

To be held at the Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club.  Further details will be provided nearer the time.