Notes & maps on some walks in and around Canberra. The walks vary from 10 to 30km. All are undertaken at an easy pace. Wednesday is my usual walk day. To join in send an email.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Walk 3: Misery Hill

The embedded pdf map is fully functional. The blue track shows key points on this walk. The map was generated through Geoscience Australia MapConnect, saved to pdf file, uploaded to http://www.docstoc.com/ and embedded in this post via html editing.

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Location: 8km west of Canberra.
Description:
Staring from the Coppins Crossing carpark (elevation 526m)[CoppXing] there is a 400m walk N along Coppins Crossing Road. Climbing a locked gate [Gate1] gives access to dirt road heading generally S contouring the Molonglo River. At 2.5km a locked gate [Gate2]accesses the Green Hills Pine Forest and Dairy Farmers Hill. Continue generally SE along the dirt road to ventilation shaft Ryan 1 VS [Ryan1] at 3.9km. Turn right and head generally W, climbing locked gate 3 [Gate3]. Continue along dirt road. At the next junction turn left, skirting around the north side of Misery Hill. A rough vehicular track leads to the summit [MisHill](610m) as a detour. Descend back down by same track then head generally S to Southwells Crossing causeway [SwellXing]. Carry on up Old Deeks Drive to the intersection with the National Bicentennial Equestrian Trail. Turn right and head generally W to reach the locked toilet block at Deek's Forest Park. Cross Uriarra Road and stop for lunch at the Canberra Bushfire Memorial [FireMem]. Walk through Stromlo Forest Park [SFP] mountain bike trails and exit at the main gate. Continue N along Coppins Crossing Road. Detour through locked gate and follow dirt road NW to find style [Style] over fence. Double back to the carpark [CoppXing].
Total distance abour 15km
GPS coordinates given to nearest 1m.
UTM zone 55H.
Map Canberra 1:25000 8727-3N
[Waypoints] are as follows:
CoppXing: 85381E,93324N.
Gate1: 85560E,93562N
Gate2: 86165E,92379N
Ryan1: 86844E,91384N
Gate3: 86660E,91389N
MisHill: 86231E, 90955N
SwellXing: 86098E,89707N
FireMem: 84247E, 89135N
SFP: 84282E, 90280N
Style: 85099E, 93312N

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