2626 Upper Hunter Bushwalking - Towarri National Park

   Where: Towarri National Park, end of Middlebrook Road

   Who: Scouts and Venturers from Scone and from other groups in Region.

   When: Friday    5pm Scone Scout Hall.

   5:30pm Washpools Picnic Area...then walk 3km to overnight camp site...can be dropped off there       any time from 6pm onwards...

   Saturday. 

   8:30am depart, ie so long as present by then, good to go. We will confirm exact camp location with     any that are meeting us - general location is Towarri NP, just North of Washpools Picnic area.

  Sunday

  2pm pick up time - exact mudmap given to those participating, going to create an updated version      of our mudmap - but general description is the headwaters of the Pages River, 8km out of                 Murrurundi.

Prerequisite: Note, it is a prerequisite that youth members have been on a day scout hike prior to coming on this hike.

What: Starting at Washpools at 450m, it's an 850m rise to the top of the Liverpool Range. Across the plateau overlooking Murrurundi and the Great Divide. Then do the 600m decent to the headwaters of the Pages River. The activity will include walking across open paddocks, rock scrambling and farm roads through a variety of topography and vegetation.

Catering: BYO - suitable food, discus with your Scout Leader if unsure, cooking to be done on wood and fuel fires. You will need to source a cheap, small billy if you don't own one. Handy if you have EMPTY wine bladder for collecting water.

Gear: BYO camping, cooking utensilse etc.

Packs: need to be no more than 55L for new scouts, when full should be no more than 1/5 scouts' body weight- we commence with a weigh in at the scout hall on Friday night! Those overweight will need to repack before departure. Scone scout troop has some packs, which we hire out for $10. If you need to hire one please indicate this on the note (enclose the money at the same time).

Accommodation: BYO - light weight 2 man tents required - we now have some hike tents we can hire out ($10/tent). Once final list of participants is known we will sort out pairs taking into account who have tents, each pair shares the weight of the tent - poles/pegs & tent/fly.

Sleeping: you will need a light weight mat to sleep on (we have some you can loan) to keep out the cold. Need to organise a compact, light sleeping bag, if at all possible.

Water: need to bring at least 2Litres of water for hiking during day. Water sources where we camp overnight.

Toilets: discuss bush toileting at scouts before the hike.

Feel free to contact Fuzz if you have any questions. 0475 840 784