Tag: Bush Walking
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Great North Road Convict Trail
Built between 1826 and 1834 by convict labour the Great North Road was one of the first great projects undertaken by the colony of New South Wales. It was built to connect Sydney with Newcastle and the Upper Hunter Valley. Some of the stonework for culverts, buttresses and bridges can still be seen today. Getting To Read more
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Boarding House Dam Walk
Getting There The Boarding House Dam Walk is in the Watagans National Park west of Newcastle. We drove in via Cessnock and found most of the drive to be easy. However, the last section of road into the Watagans is dirt and very rough in places. Take care because of the corrugations and holes in Read more
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Hunter Wetlands National Park
We have previously had a kayaking tour through the Hunter Wetlands National Park. This gave us a great perspective from the water. Walking through the wetlands was to give us a different one. The road into the wetlands is a one lane bridge. Be careful when using it in case someone is coming the other Read more