BMCS Bushwalks Schedule Membership of the bushwalking group is available to members of the Society.    You can join the Society here For further information, contact the Activity Leader or Coordinator (listed below) or email: bushwalks@bluemountains.org.au Insurance and Affiliation levy for bushwalkers is $15.00 per member. Please pay with your membership renewal. Walks are graded as follows - from the Bushwalkers Guide (below). Grade 1. Fairly flat walk on roads, fire trails and walking tracks. Grade 2. Fairly flat, but with some rough and/or steep sections, possibly some natural obstacles and some steps. Grade 3. May include rough/steep sections, many steps, a steep climb and descent, natural obstacles, some off-track walking. Grade 4. May include more of the above, with a greater degree of difficulty. Grade 5. We occasionally arrange a walk considered most suited to experienced and very fit walkers. It is likely to include some or all of the following: rough/steep sections, steep climbs and descents, many steps, natural obstacles, off-track walking. If this is your first walk or you are in any doubt, discuss firstly with the Activity Leader or Coordinator. All walkers should read the BMCS Bushwalkers Guide HERE The National Parks and Wildlife 'Tread Softly Code' has 10 points, which we as Conservationists should note and lead by example. stay on the track. avoid walking on sensitive vegetation by staying on hard ground wherever possible and avoid easily eroded soils - delicate vegetation is easily damaged by tramping. don't walk around wet areas on the track - this just widens the bog area. keep group size small so that you won't have a significant impact on the environment. use fuel or gas stoves rather than wood fires, and always comply with firebans. where there are no toilet facilities, bury human waste at least 100m away from watercourses at a depth of 15cm or take it with you if possible. leave the bush as you found it - don't pick flowers, or break tree limbs (even if you think the wood is dead, it provides an important habitat for many insects and other animals). take a look around before you leave lunch spots and camping areas to check that you haven't left any signs of your use. take all your rubbish with you, including organic waste such as apple cores and citris peel.  Do the right thing and collect any other rubbish you see on the way. at the end of each trip, take a moment to think about ways you could lessen your 'footprint', even more on your next walk. IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE : Changes to the information on the Walks Program as below: Day/Date Title Map(s) Description Contact Grade Saturday MAY 17 Six foot Track Hampton Megalong Crossing to Coxs River and beyond? Distance - 12 kms +? All on track. Long climb back up. Meet - Blackheath Stn, 815am Bill - 4758 8545 Grade 3 Saturday MAY 24 Baal Bone Gap - Magnificent Views of the Capertee and Wolgan Valleys Distance - 12 kms. Meet - Blackheath Stn, 900am Meredith - 4782 4823 Grade 3 Saturday MAY 31 Nobel Canyon and Glowworm Tunnel Ben Bullen Distance - approx 10 kms. Meet - Mt Vic Stn 8:30am Bob - 4757 2694 Grade 3 Saturday JUNE 7 Crossing of the BM of NSW - Day 6 Katoomba Blackheath to Mt Victoria Suggest catching the 9:05 train from Mt Vic. Distance - 6 kms. Distance short but conditions hard. Meet - Blackheath Station, 9:12 am. Jim - 4758 6009 Grade 4 Saturday JUNE 14 Bugeri Creek Penrith Get a different view of the Glenbrook area Distance - 10 kms. Creek crossings and rock hopping. Meet - Glenbrook Stn, 8:30am Andy - 0401 586 269 Grade 3 Bushwalking Forms for Walks Leaders: Walks Attendance/Activity Form  Please print this on the back of the Incident Report Form (below) Incident Report Form  Please print this on the back of the Walks Attendance/Activity Form (above) Risk Acknowledgement Form Risk Waiver Form Activities Reporting Form