Light Weight Hike Down South

Both options are about 20km in total hiking.

Join us for a lovely stroll in the bush, or a rather more challenging experience (you choose).

Leaders, scouts & venturers will be choosing between the easier or quite harder hiking challenge in Doyles River State Forest (south of the Oxley Highway between Wauchope & Walcha).

Friday night: Leaders only camp at Maxwells Flat Camp ground

7.30am Saturday morning: Everyone meets at the dropped pin on Knodingbul Road, ready to start hiking 8am. Don't be late, we will start hiking at 8am. Youth & leaders choose between the "walk in the park" easier route, or the harder overgrown, steep track. All to the same destination - Maxwells Flat Campp Ground

Sunday we will be hiking the Racing Camp Road loop back to Maxwells Flat Camp.

14.30pm - parent pick up at Maxwells Flat Camp Ground

Roads are 2wd well graded dirt road to and from dropoff/pick ups.

Youth bring:

Pack your gear in waterproof bags

Everything you need for a lightweight hike, it will be mild during the days, quite cool at nights

Tent (share with a friend)

Sleeping gear (sleeping mat, sleeping bag, you don't need a pillow).

Clothes

• quality hiking shoes or joggers
• Hiking pants
• T-shirt (plus spare) 
• Light but warm jumper or puffer jacket
• hat, plus beanie
• Thermals to sleep in plus as spare warm clothes
• Change of underwear (1 change only)
• Wet weather gear (jacket & pants)

Food, light weight

• Saturday
  • Lunch
  • Dinner 
  • Snacks
  • Hydrolyte or similar
• Sunday
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Plus 1 spare meal
• Drinking gear (water bottles or bladder for at least 3 l), over 2 items (in case something breaks) + water purification

General gear

• Compas
• Water purification
• Headlamp
• First Aid kit
• Toilet paper/shovel
• Pen/paper
• Toiletries 
• Bug stuff/ sunscreen etc
• Phone & batter pack (at you own risk)
• Cooking/eating gear: stove & gas, bowl, spork, sponge (plus dish washing), lighter, cup
• Light secateurs (some of hte path is overgrown)

I've been asked about where to stay in the Friday night if you're coming a distance. You may want to look at options in Wauchope, Long Flat or the free camp at Ellenborough. 

Scouts/venturers talk together about carpooling and helping out with fuel costs.