Beginner Overnight Hike for Scouts/Venturers- 2 Day 1 Night

Event Details

Theory

When:

Wed 15th Mar 2023 (7pm to 9pm)

Where:

1st Carlingford Scout Hall
20 Boundary Rd, Carlingford NSW 2118
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Practical

When:

Sat 18th Mar 2023 (8am) to Sun 19th Mar 2023 (3pm)

Where:

1st Carlingford Scout Hall
20 Boundary Rd, Carlingford NSW 2118
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More info

Cost:

Scouts and Venturers - Free
Leaders (1st Carlingford) - Free

Registrations:

Open: Thu 23rd Feb 2023 (12am)
Close: Sat 11th Mar 2023 (12am)

Capacity:

Maximum 8 people

https://events.nsw.scouts.com.au/event/913

Coordinator:

Udaya Wijesinghe
udaya.wijesinghe@nsw.scouts.com.au

Account:

1st Carlingford

Brief Summary:

This walk will start at the end of Lieutenant Bowen Rd, Burralow Firetrail, Tabaraga Ridge Trail, Burralow Firetrail, Burralow Creek campground. 5 km each way from Bowen Mountain to Burralow Creek campground and 2 km each way from Burralow Creek campground to the Bulcamatta Falls Glow worms. Approx. 14 km total distance Practice overnight hikes during the Weekends (18th-19th March). Ideal for Scouts and Venturers on their first overnight hike. Previous bushwalking or camping experience is optional. Good health and fitness are required. We will work on OAS 3 and 4 badgework during the hike: Plenty of free/playing time for Scouts.

Additional Information

Burralow Creek campground and picnic area are nestled beside Burralow Creek in the Lower Grose Valley area of Blue Mountains National Park. Set up camp on the grass, surrounded by native scribbly gums and a natural sandstone amphitheatre.

From your tent, take an easy bushwalk past a convict-dug pit, along the creek and through a small rainforest gully to Bulcamatta Falls. The nearby Burralow peat swamps provide a habitat for the nationally endangered giant dragonfly in summer, and keen birdwatchers should keep an eye out for the rare glossy black cockatoo.

Cook up a backcountry meal for dinner and see if you can spot the nightlife, including swamp wallabies, sugar gliders, brushtail and ringtail possums, and several species of owl. Then settle in and watch the night sky fill with stars.

Backcountry meals are full freeze-dried meals (800cal) that professional hikers use. Saturday night, we are all going to try a backcountry meal.

Key skill development areas;

Overnight hiking, camping, Packing a bag for a multiday hike, Stove cooking, Navigation, OAS Bushwalking 3 and 4 badgework.

Dress Code:

Appropriate Cloths Suitable for Hiking. You Do NOT have to where Scout uniform for this activity.