Tag:Grose Valley
A Hot And Muggy Day 4 March 2026 A short walk along the cliffs overlooking the Grose Valley before the afternoon heat: I was in! As soon as we left the tree cover, things became hot and muggy quickly! There had been showers overnight and the humidity was horrendous: we could have been in Brisbane! We made our way to the cliff edge for our morning tea and enjoyed the views on Blackheath Walls, Hanging Rock, Bald Head, Burra Korain […]
Steps And Leeches Galore DRAFT 14 February 2026 Is there a better way to spend Valentines Day climbing up and down thousands of steps and removing tens of leeches? At least some 20 people thought so!We met a the top of the Perrys Lookdown track on a drizzly day. Last time I had an helicopter ride to get me out, today I would not! There were no views – just a thick blanket of fog. As we descended the steep […]
BROWNE’S PATH 15 June 2023 Brownes Path is another pass into the Grose Valley. It is named after Kevin Browne, the first Ranger appointed to the National Park and a former Group Captain for the Blue Mountains Rural Fire Brigades. Presumably he was using it to access the Grose Valley. Off we went along Bald Head Ridge which never fails to deliver on views! First stop was Bennett Lookout, a large rocky outcrop overlooking the Grose Valley. After taking in […]
THE ENGINEERS TRACK 24 May 2023 This was a spur-of-the-moment walk. Chris had never walked the Engineers Track so we obliged! After some kerfuffling, we finally found the track. It had been 18 months since I had last been there and the vegetation was doing its thing: growing! The track was in good enough nick but towards the Grose River it was anything but as Mother Nature was reclaiming what was hers!During the compulsory tea break we considered our options. […]
SHARPS PASS TO CANYON COLLIERY TRAIL 18 April 2023 We are back in the Norse Gods playground! The intention was to descend into the Grose Valley via Sharps Pass discovered by a member of the All Nations Bushwalkers Club. From a distance the cliffs in the Blue Mountains look impassable but I am always amazed at the number of passages that can get you through the cliffs. After reaching what I privately call Baldr Head, we headed through the pass. […]
THOR HEAD TO VALHALLA HEAD 13 April 2023 A short walk from Thor Head to Valhalla Head. The views on the Grose Valley are always great from both heads. The trees on the slopes are slowly recovering from the 2019-2020 bushfires. Small landslides dot the landscape. With time, the wounds will heal!
