Our Club encourages all members to learn the joy of camping out in our forests and learning how to limit equipment and food pack weight so the experience is enjoyable. We will have a full range of equipment to handle together with lightweight hiking food.  Come at 6.30pm and a lightweight meal will be provided to give you dehydrated menu ideas; nomminal charge $6. The Club has a number of lightweight packs, tents, sleeping bags and matts that can be hired. This way you can try overnight hiking without much outlay. There will be a local overnight hike March 2-3 to put our new knowledge to the test. Any questions, phone Steve 0414 312 917

Minyon Falls walking track leads through old growth Brushbox and rainforest to the bottom of a scenic waterfall (with a lovely pool for swimming) and ends at Minyon Grass picnic area. We will have a van that seats 8 here to return hikers to Minyon Falls. Grade 3, walk is 3.5 hours and we will allow some time at the pool to swim. Meet at Minyon Falls lookout, off Minyon Falls Road in Nightcap National Park. Wear covered shoes and long pants, bring swimmers, lunch and water. Grade 3: Leaders Sandy 0415 239 620 and Kerrie 0432 872 148 We have added some more capacity to this walk as it booked out quickly - however if booking from Thursday you will need to organise your own car shuffle so arrive at 8.30 or organise to leave a car at Minyon Grass on the way to Minyon Falls.

If you like secluded coves, pebble-strewn beaches and square-jawed rock platforms, plus ocean vistas and flowering heathland, then this is a walk for you. We will do a variation of walk of a walk we've done before, a circuit from Razorback Lookout, south of Evans Head, through heathland and down to a hidden coastline where we can fossick, swim and sit. There will be a short, steep climb from the final beach to secluded bushland with a million-dollar ocean view before we reach Razorback Lookout and rejoin our vehicles. As a forest bathing walk, we will engage in nature connection activities and spend time walking in silence and chatting over lunch. Be prepared to get wet with an activity in the water and swimming time for those who wish to. The total walk is 7 km and about 4+ hours to complete. Grade 3 with the final steep ascent and walking along a stony beach, so steadiness on your feet is required. If it is hot, we cool down with shaded pandanus and ocean swim. For those who wish, we will carpool from the BP station at the bottom of Bruxner Highway and travel to Evans Head from there. Enquires to David david@davidroland.com.au. I won’t be leading a walk in March because I will be hiking in NZ.

A circular walk from Suffolk Park Community Hall to Broken Head lookout, via the beach, a ti-tree lake, and coastal forest. Beach walking, bush tracks, paths, and a short section of road. Swimming opportunity in the lake on the way back. Meet in front of Suffolk Park Community Hall, on the corner, at 8 am. 6 km. Please let me know if you can't make it so someone else can come. Grades 2 & 3.  Leader Simon 0414 262 064         Assistant Steve

Our first forest bathing hike for the year will take us to one of our favourite locations – Unicorn Falls and creek in Mount Jerusalem National Park. This is an off-track walk that follows the creek from the falls to a turnaround point where we will stop for a swim and lunch by two beautiful swimming holes, where few people go. Be prepared for rock hopping and walking/swimming through water on the way back. I love this walk for its sensory variety, out-of-this-world splendour and the getting wet part! We will spend time walking in silence with a few nature connection activities and chatting over lunch with laughter on the way back as we plunge ourselves into waterholes. Walk time is only 1 – 1.5 hours each way but rated Grade 4 with the rock hopping and the off-track nature. Details David david@davidroland.com.au

We arrive on Friday to get an early start for a very long creek walk which has everything- a 15m waterfall which we can safely scramble around, stretches of lush rainforest and an amazing narrow canyon. We finish by hiking through the Murray Scrub which is an original red cedar forest. Car shuffle needed. The remote campsite is right beside the creek, with a perfect swimming hole. http://nationalparkodyssey.blogspot.com/2019/06/iron-pot-creek-campground-and-toonumbar.html We will visit Eden Falls on Sunday morning. Grade 3, Leader Steve 0414 312 917

From Manns Rd we hike up a short hill and then follow an old logging track down a steep hill into the creek. This is a good walk for a hot day because we follow the creek all the way back to Unicorn Falls. It is possible to do this hike without getting wet, but it is easier and a lot more fun if you plan to get wet. Grade 3, Leader Steve 0414 312 917          We will car pool next to the bridge leaving Mullumbimby

We will follow the peak of the tide down the Brunswick River. A nice way to see a different view. Grade 1.   10km with tidal assistance. 2 to 3.5 hours paddling depending on stops. We will need to carpool beforehand and afterward. Details  – meet at 11.30pm to unload and do the car shuffle at Heritage Park West & boat ramp at the river end of Brunswick Terrace. Start on the water at 12.00pm. Finish at Pearson Beach off Mona Lane in Brunswick Heads Memorial Park. For any who are really keen, we could hang out for coffee or lunch and follow the tide back to Mullum at 2pm. Save a car shuffle. Let the leader know if planning this leg.  

Our forest bathing Christmas celebration this year will be at Wallum – Brunswick Heads, a scribbly gum forest beside Simpson’s Creek. This is a beautiful location with wonderful birdlife and easy to get to. It is also adjacent to the proposed development that is being challenged by many in the community. I will offer a series of nature connection activities and nature-based games that last 2.5 to 3 hours. We will be walking about 2 km; the ground is soft and sandy in parts and mostly flat. We finish at lunchtime when we can share treats and swim in Simpsons Creek. Grade 2. If you book and you then need to cancel, please let me know. Enquires david@davidroland.com.au

It's Party Time! Come and join fellow walkers for a Sausage sizzle and a wine or beer (which the club will provide) BYO salads, nibbles, deserts or a more palatable dish (than snags) to share. A beer and a glass of wine will be provided and soft drinks. Get an update on past and future India adventures from Lucy and hatch some walking plans for next year. A fun way to start the festive season (if you haven't already). Please book here so we can get enough booze n snags and let us know if you want vegetarian sausages. More info, Dave Froggatt, 0402 470 546      

Designed as an easy, creeky outing before the Xmas Party which starts around 4pm. We will carpool from outside the Wilsons Creek school which is next to the Hall where the party will be. We will walk and rockhop one of the 5 headwater tributaries of the Wilsons River, reaching as far as a waterfall that runs off the southern slopes of Mt Jerusalem. Adam, one of our members, builds natural swimming pools and he is coming along to embellish his inspiration for landscape design. He is also a native fish expert. He will be sharing his knowledge with us as we go uipstream. This is planned as an easy, picnic-type outing. There is a large rocky swimming hole at the begining/end of the walk for bathing before the party. Grade 3 Leader Steve 0414 312 917

Come for one day or come for the whole weekend. Friday 24th Night - Camp at Rummery Park Camp Ground. Two sites next to each other have been booked for Friday and Saturday nights (one tent site and one campervan site). These can take a total of about 12 people so first people to book in can share these and others can book their own. Saturday 25th Morning - Boggy Creek Track. Walk from Rummery Park Camp Ground to Minyon Falls Picnic Area at the top of Minyon Falls. Back along the same track makes this 4km return, grade 2. About 3 hours including picnic and swim time. Track follows beautiful and quiet Boggy Creek through Blackbutt forest and past a few small waterfalls and pools. We can swim in the inviting pools along the creek. Saturday 25th Afternoon. Group games at Rummery Park Camp Ground – Bocce, Klop and Croquet. Saturday 25th Night – Camp at Rummery Park Camp Ground. Sunday 26th – Peats Mountain Walk. 7km return from Rummery Park up to Peats Mountain. Climb up through regenerated eucalypt forest to Peats Mountain. For any questions contact Lucy by email at lucy.baker@path2u.com.au and make sure you include you name and phone number in this. Please let me know which day or days you would like to attend.