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Map: Williamsdale 1:25000

Walk Description

This walk was organised and led by Terence U as a CBC walk:

Saturday 19 April: Mt Tennent (part 3) - L/M. From the Namadgi Visitor Information Centre, we will follow the AAWT to Bushfold Flats before climbing through the scrub to pick up Tennent Fire Trail, which will take us to the summit. Return along a footpad and the AAWT. ~14 km + ~1000 m ascent, on a mix of track, fire trail and off-track negotiable route through scrub. Map: Williamsdale Leader: Terence U. Transport: Drive yourself.

9 of us met at the Namadgi Visitors Centre.

Further Information

An extremely tolerant walk leader allowed a geocache. And it was near enough to the planned leg from Bushfold Flats to the Mt Tennent Fire Trail.

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Track

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Track Notes

A lovely Easter Saturday. We wandered at an easy pace up the AAWT to the N Tennent T-intersection, then down to the N end of Bushfold Flats. Propped on the granite slabs in the grass just near the Reids 1-stand shearing shed site for morning tea.

Here, in anticipation, I set my GPSr, some had a giggle at the geocache hint description then, when the leader unleashed me, it was up the fenceline in the green grass to the perpendicular fenceline at the top of the cleared area to log the cache.

From here we continued on up through the scrub to the Mt Tennent FT/AAWT link at Tongs sheepyards site, then on up the FT to the top. Lunch. Never seen so many people on the hill, maybe 45-50 all up today. Talked to a guy new to Canberra who might join CBC.

Another nicely paced wander back down to the cars. Excellent leader; great party; lovely day.

Summary

Distance: 16.2km Climb: 1030m. Time: 8.30am - 2.50pm (6hrs 20 mins), with 45mins of breaks.

Grading: L/E-M; H(13-)

Walk Participants

9 walkers - Cynthia B, Virginia B, Gavin F, Mark H, Chris R, Phillip S, Terence U (leader), Edwina Y, me.