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SUMMARY:Parramatta and The Hills Beginner Bushwalk
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credits: Chris P on Google Maps\, 2019\n\n\n\nBonjour!\n\
 nI will be leading a very beginner-friendly walk through some nice patches
  of bushland around Parramatta and Carlingford (about an hour west of uni)
 .\n\nIt should be for the most part very easy\, and (if my memory serves m
 e right) some parts are even paved!\n\nThe main draw of this walk is to ex
 plore a big hunk of bushland located right within "Sydney's Second CBD".\n
 \nAs a bonus: The club has never run a walk in this area (at least in the 
 past 26 years of records I have)!\nRoute:\nIt is a 17km walk so you must b
 e comfortable and able to walk similar distances. No prior bushwalking exp
 erience necessary though. Map here. (As we are relatively close to an urba
 n area\, you can leave at any time though xD)\n\n 	We will start at Carlin
 gford Tram Stop (~20 minute tram ride from Parramatta Train Station)\n 	Ma
 ke our way into Hunts Creek Reserve\, and follow the creek past Balaka Fal
 ls all the way to Lake Parramatta\n 	Continue along into Bidjigal Reserve 
 and follow the Murri Yanna Walk up Darling Mills Creek via an old dam-esqu
 e structure\n 	Exit the reserve at Eric Mobbs Reserve and follow the roads
  into Castle Hill town centre\n\nWhat to bring:\n\n 	Comfortable shoes\n\n
  	This is not a hardcore bushwalk so runners will be enough\n\n\n 	Snacks 
 and a little bit of lunch\n 	At least 1L of water\n 	Sun protection (hat +
  sunscreen)\n 	Small backpack to hold the above\n\nGetting there:\nWe will
  meet at Carlingford Tram Stop at 10am Sunday (slightly late start\, get t
 hat sleep in 🤩)\n\n 	Trams run every 10 minutes from Parramatta Station
 \n 	Buses run every 15 minutes from Epping Station\n\nWe will finish at Ca
 stle Hill by 3pm (or earlier).\n\n 	Metro runs every 10 minutes back into 
 the city\n 	Buses run every 10 minutes back to Parramatta\n\nBecause we ha
 ve different starting and ending points\, I encourage you to use public tr
 ansport to access this hike.\n\nSo if you are keen for a little bushwalk\,
  let me know in the comments: your walking/hiking experience\, how you're 
 getting to Carlingford\, and what's the furthest west you've been within S
 ydney.\n\nAny issues\, send me an email at webadmin [at] unswoc.org
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