Venue Category: New South Wales

Walking through part of the Great North Walk which is rich in history, students will see the bushland that is right on Sydney’s back doorstep. With waterfalls, sandstone outcrops the students will descend gorges, traverse creeklines and use navigation and teamwork to reach their goal and destination.

Wingello State Forest includes pine plantation and hardwood forest with stands of peppermint, manna gum and stringybarks. It is popular with mountain bike riders, camper and hikers . Forests in this area are a mixture of pine plantations and native forests. The first radiata pines were planted in this area in Belanglo State Forest in 1919. Today there are around 3,500 hectares of commercial pine plantations in the southern highlands with timber being processed at a local mill.

This program is set like a Rogaine. Regaining is an orienteering sport of long distance navigation, involving both route planning and navigation between checkpoints using a variety of map types. The participants choose which checkpoints to visit within a time limit with the intent of maximizing their score. Teamwork, endurance, competition and an appreciation for the natural environment are features of the sport.

Near Lithgow, 185km west of Sydney, Turon National Park is great for remote bushwalking and camping, trout fishing, birdwatching, swimming, mountain biking or canoeing.

Explore the World Heritage-listed Old Great North Road, go camping, mountain biking or canoeing at Dharug National Park near Wisemans Ferry, northwest of Sydney.

Kosciuszko National Park spoils you with snow sports, walks and mountain biking in the Snowy Mountains. Go camping, explore caves or climb Australia’s highest mountain.

Take in the spectacular views, immerse yourself in World Heritage-listed wilderness, and visit Aboriginal cultural heritage sites at Yengo National Park.