Wild Dogs Adventure
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Overnight bushwalk to Splendour Rock in the Wild Dog Mountains. This is a very challenging walk including off-track walking and steep ascents and descents. Due to the current state of the mountains, we can expect some thick scrub.
Day 1 – Galong Farm – Hobbles Spur – Breakfast Creek – Blackhorse Ridge - Mobbs Swamp – Mount Dingo – Splendour Rock (camp)
Day 2 - Splendour Rock – Mobbs Swamp - Medlow Gap - Medlow Gap Firetrail – Dunphys Camp – Galong Farm
You will need to be equipped for Winter in the Blue Mountains, expect overnight temperatures down to below zero.
Map: Jenolan 1:25000
Distance: 30kms
Facilities: none - you need to be self-sufficient. We will have a packing night on the Thursday before the hike.
To qualify for "Trained Participant Bushwalk Difficult Tracked Environments" you will need to complete the following:
- Complete the “Tracked and Difficult Tracked Environments” workbook and forward to Dirk before the hike. Please type your responses.
- Participate in the packing night on Thursday 24th July. You will need to bring your backpack fully packed.
- Participate in the walk and the navigation exercises.
- Participate in the post-walk navigation review and workshop on Thursday 31st July.