BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.7//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3838@unswoc.org DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20260718 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20260719 DTSTAMP:20261009T081404Z URL:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/events/two-hikes-for-the-price-of-one-cap ertee/ SUMMARY:Birrabang Creek "Canyon" DESCRIPTION:The Valley of the Dinosaurs 🦖 and the Ultimate Slot and more ... Two hikes for the price of one!\nEdit: Overnight trip postponed. A day hike is being done instead: Birrabang Creek and Dalpura Head.\n\nBirraban g Creek is a no-abseil canyon with thigh-deep wades. For all intents and p urposes\, this is really just a hike. General day hike packing list applie s\, details here: Birrabang Canyon - track notes - OZultimate.com.\n\n\n\n Sign up for a truly epic overnight trip to the Mugii Murum-Ban State Conse rvation Area!\n\nAfter exploring this area myself a few years back\, I'm k een to take a few people back to show it off - it's a special place out pa st the main part of Gardens of Stone\, full of stunning dry canyons\, amaz ing plants\, stunning views and old mine relics. I feel like this is set t o take off as the next big hiking-influencer hotspot so see it before it g ets trashed!!\n\nThis will be a beginner-intermediate hike overnight* hike with a maximum group of 8.\n\n*We will be car camping\, and doing 2 day w alks from the carpark. No need to carry your camping gear.\n\n Where/When :\n\nThe general plan is to drive to a dirt carpark just off Glen Davis Rd near the town of Capertee\, about a 3 hr drive\, early Saturday morning ( 18 July)\, hike up a fairly steep firetrail for about 2km\, and explore th e area. This day will be about 10km however includes some lovely stinging nettle and sections of bush some people may consider bush bashing. If we'r e feeling like it\, we can realistically walk for as long as the sun lets us\, and really explore the area. Choose your own adventure!\n\nThat eveni ng\, we will return to cars and then drive to a nearby campsite in the Val ley.\n\nGreat reading of Day 1 here: https://hikingtheworld.blog/2023/10/2 5/valley-of-the-dinosaurs-mmb/\n\nDay 2 is to be confirmed! Maybe explore Mt Airly? The Pipeline track? Glen Davis ruins? Give me suggestions!\n\nWe 're waiting to get our hands on this book shortly and pick something excit ing either in the same park\, or a bit further along at Glen Davis :)\n\nI t'll be amazing\, regardless!\n\n \;\n\n What to Bring (Read Carefull y - Note some of this can be borrowed from the Club):\n\nAnd to prove you' re paying attention\, tell me in the comment box what is your favourite ty pe of Dinosaur.\n\n- Camping gear: Everything included in the Boree Log pa cking list here - Boree Log Packing List. We will be camping overnight.&nb sp\;However\, you can leave your camping gear in the car. Bring adequate e xtra warmth.\n\n- Clothes: Long hiking pants\, hiking shirt (preferably wi th long sleeves/collar)\, solid hiking boots or trailrunners\, well cushio ned hiking socks (and thin liner socks if you like)\, wide brimmed hat\, s unglasses. Raincoat. And a spare set of clothes\, including socks\, to cha nge into.\n\n- WARM clothes: Warm jacket (heavy fleece or down jacket)\, b eanie\, thermals. The temperature regularly gets below zero overnight and won't crack 15 degrees in the day.\n\n- Water: At least 2L of water carryi ng in your bag\, and lots more in the car. There is no refill point in the area. Bring your own water for dinner and cooking\n\n- Food: Enough food for 1 breakfast\, 2 lunches\, 1 dinner and heaps of snacks! High energy\, light weight\, easy to cook. All the usual suspects like a simple pasta fo r dinner\, oats for breakfast\, wraps for lunch\, and lots of choc and dri ed fruit as snacks. I can go over all this in more depth with participants .\n\n- Medical stuff: Any personal medications\, with any attached action plans\, an emergency blanket\, roller bandage\, whistle\, then any first a id things you have while not going overboard on weight (leaders will have first aid kits too).\n\n- Miscellaneous: A head torch with charged and spa re batteries\, bag for really wet clothes and rubbish from cooking\, sunsc reen?\, your phone with spare power pack\, some toilet paper\, and a lot o f optional things like water purification tablets if you have them\, hikin g poles\, camera\, compass\, insect repellant...\n\n\n\nYou don't need to have necessarily done an overnight hike before for this but some hiking ex perience is required. So make sure you've read everything then let me know in the comments what your hiking experience is\, if you have a car/how ma ny spots\, and the secret question :)\n\nMessage us with any questions abo ut gear or anything else\, Facebook links below!\n\nThanks\, Sudarshan and Amelia🌳\nAnd a Hughge thanks to Hugh for the writeup I've based off. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ 2026/07/20241109_095400-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Bushwalking,Hectic Hiking LOCATION:https://maps.app.goo.gl/We9ojF2wndmtmH6m7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR