Namadgi National Park: Honeysuckle Creek Campground to Booroomba Rocks

General Information

Grading : medium

Distance:  11.5 kilometers 

Total climb:  375 meters

Time taken:  3 hours 30 minutes

Moving Time:  2 hours 35 minutes

Map:  Corin Dam 8626-1N, 1:25 000 

Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO:  53 kilometers 

Start point map grid reference:  55H FA 79143 60486

Destination map grid reference:  55H FA 81967 62279

End point:  same as start

Dates walked: 21 April 2022, 13 February 2026 

Route

 

Description

This walk was almost identical to one I completed back in 2022. Details can be viewed through the link here.

Castle Hill

General Information

Grading:  easy

Distance:   9.1 kilometers

Total climb:   407 meters

Time taken:   3 hours 11 minutes
Moving time: 2 hours 5 minutes

Maps:   Tuggeranong 8727-3S 1:25 000

Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO:   33.5 kilometers

Start point map grid reference: 55H FA 83721 73853

Destination map grid reference:  55H FA 84416 71684

Dates walked: 23 January 2026

 

Note: This walk was through private land and was done with the permission of the landowner. 

 

Route

 

Description

The walk started from Tidbinbilla Road about 5.7 kilometers from Point Hut Crossing and near some overhead power lines. We followed these power lines for the first part of the walk before deviating up the spur that leads to Castle Hill. Almost immediately there were views to the north, and Castle Hill itself became prominent to the south east. 

 

We continued along the ridge and up a rather barren-looking Castle Hill itself, where there were great views all around.

After some discussion at the top of Castle Hill we decided to continue down the south east spur and return via Booroomba Road. There is an (apparently) disused vehicular track down this spur; very steep and treacherous, but much better than walking through the thick scrub on that side of the Hill. We found Booroomba Road and followed it until we passed a cattle grid, at which point we left the road and found Paddy's River. 

From there we returned to the power lines and back to our starting point. 

Blue Mountains: Leura Cascades to Echo Point

General Information

Grading:  easy

Distance:   6.4 kilometers

Total climb:   225 meters

Time taken:   2 hours 5 minutes
Moving time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Maps:   Katoomba 8930-1S 1:25 000

Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO:   328 kilometers

Start point map grid reference: 56H KH 52005 65718

Destination map grid reference:  56H KH 51020 64250

Dates walked: 3 January 2026

 

Route

 

Description

This was more of a tourist stroll than a bushwalk, but worth reporting nonetheless.

The walk started at the Leura Cascades car park off Cliff Drive, from which point we followed the well-maintained walking track towards Echo Point.

  There were occasional views back towards Leura and Sublime Point.

Eventually we made it to The Three Sisters and Echo Point, where the crowds were crazy but did not prevent us from taking a few pictures of the sights.

 We returned the same way to our starting point.