Barrier Rangers - Broken Hill Bush Walking Club Inc

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

We had a great walk yesterday out at Iron Blow. This route hasn’t been done for a number of years, so it was nice to revisit it. Wolf led our group of six on an easy, enjoyable wander through the area.

Ben took on the navigation and guided us to the open‑cut mine without too much trouble. We followed the pipeline for a while, walked through beautiful mulga country, listened to the birds, and admired how green everything is looking.

Lunch was a billy and a good explore around the old settlement ruins. On the way back, Claudia took over navigation and brought us safely back to the cars.

We finished the day at the Mt Gipps Resort Hotel with a well‑earned beverage before heading back to Broken Hill.

06/09/2026

Barrier Rangers Bushwalking Club Inc.
📍 Where: Kinchega National Park
🗓 Date: Sunday 13 September 2026
⏰ Meeting: 8:00 AM at the Beryl Street Carpark
Corner of Beryl & Chloride Streets — opposite the Toyota dealer, diagonally opposite Sturt Park.

Kerrie will be staying the night before at Lake Pamamaroo. If you’d like to join her, please let her know when confirming your attendance so she can provide details.

🚶‍♀️ Distance & Timing
Drive to Kinchega Woolshed: approx. 1.5 hours

Walk distance: ~10 km

Allow time for photos, morning tea, and lunch

Aim to finish by 2:00 PM, then drive back to Broken Hill

🥾 Difficulty - Easy

🌾 Terrain - Marked walking tracks and some dirt roads.

🎒 What to Bring: Water: Minimum 2 litres; Billy if you have one (some provided); Cup, tea/coffee; Snacks/nibbles for rest stops; Lunch

👟 What to Wear
Sturdy walking shoes or boots

Walking pole(s) if you prefer extra balance over rough ground

🚗 Transport
Shared transport is possible — please offer fuel cost support to your driver.

📞 Attendance & Questions
If you are definitely interested or have any questions, you must contact the Trip Leader with your details.

Contact: Kerrie Williams
📱 Mobile: 0428 369 573
⏰ Before 7 PM, Thursday 10 September

31/08/2026

🚶‍♂️ Full Day Walk – Iron Blow Area
Saturday 5 September 2026

We’re heading out for a full‑day circuit through the Iron Blow ruins and the northern Mt Darling Range — a stunning mix of rocky ridges, mulga bushland, wildflowers, tall gum creeks and historic sites.

Meet: 8 AM at Beryl Street Carpark
Return: Around 5 PM (maybe later if we stop at Mt Gipps Pub)

Difficulty: Easy–Moderate, 8–10 km at a relaxed pace
Lunch: Campfire lunch with BYO food

Bring:
Water (2L), day pack, warm clothing, hat, raincoat, matches, billy/cup, tea/coffee/soup, snacks, sturdy boots, walking pole(s), compass if you have one.

Forecast: Partly cloudy, small chance of a light shower.

Vehicles: 40 km return. Shared transport OK — please chip in for fuel.

IMPORTANT:
You must contact the trip leaders directly — no Facebook registrations.

Wolf: 0417 043 227 / [email protected]
Pam: 0423 551 028

24/08/2026

🌙 Barrier Rangers Bushwalking Club Inc – Afternoon to Midnight Walk
SUNDOWN HILLS CIRCUIT – via “Mt Everest”, the Ridges & Return
🗓 Saturday 29 August 2026
⏰ Meet 3:00 PM – Beryl Street Carpark (Corner Beryl & Chloride Streets)
Opposite the Toyota dealer, diagonally opposite Sturt Park.
We aim to return to town by midnight.

Get ready for one of our favourite adventure walks — an easy to moderate 8–10 km circuit through the Sundown Hills, taking in marked tracks, old 4WD routes, sandy saltbush country, clay pans, erosion gullies and rocky bush‑covered ridges. Around 40% of the walk is low hilly bush terrain. We’ll enjoy several rest stops along the way, including an extended evening campfire for BYO dinner.

🔦 What to Bring
Good torch or headlamp + spare batteries

Water (minimum 2 litres recommended)

Light day pack with warm clothing, head covering, wind cheater

Matches, billy if you have one (some provided), cups

Tea, coffee, soup, snacks/nibbles

Dinner to cook on the campfire (small frypan or foil works well)

Sturdy walking shoes or boots

Walking pole(s) – essential for balance at night

Compass if you own one (we’ll provide some and teach basic map reading/orienteering)

🚗 Transport
Vehicles head north via Silver City Highway, then west on a good dirt track suitable for conventional cars with reasonable clearance. Shared transport is fine — please offer fuel cost support.
Driving distance one way: approx. 10 km (including ~2 km of fair dirt road).

✅ If You Are Definitely Attending
You MUST contact the Trip Leader directly — do NOT register via Facebook oe email.

📞 Wolf Leyh – 0417 043 227
📧 [email protected]

Preferably contact Wolf well before Saturday.
Membership fees can be paid at the meeting place.

05/08/2026

🌞 Saturday gifted us one of those perfect walking days — bright sun, gentle wind, and the countryside showing off its best colours.

🚗 We drove out of Broken Hill to Wilangee Rd and followed the creek bed to the old ruins, exploring what’s left (it’s always the fireplaces that seem to survive the years).

🏚️ Crossing the creek, we wandered through the remains of the tiny village, then climbed the hill opposite to find the unmarked graves outlined in stone — quiet, simple, and full of history.

🍵 Lunch was a relaxed billy in the creek bed with good company and plenty of chatter.

🍻 And of course, we finished the day at the Silverton Pub — the perfect ending to a lovely outing.

Thanks Boris and Wolf for sharing your photos.

28/07/2026

We have another walk this month and it's another new one for a lot of us, so if you're keen please come along on Saturday 1st of August, we look forward to seeing you there! If you're not already a member you can sign up on the day.

The Mundi Mundi Ruins Walk takes us across beautiful private pastoral country between Belmont and Eldee Stations, giving the Rangers a chance to explore one of the region’s lesser known historic sites. Along the way we visit the 19th century ruins of the old homestead, including the stone foundations, water tank, well, and several graves that remind us of the early families who lived and worked out here.
It’s a great mix of outback scenery, local history, and quiet open spaces — exactly the kind of hidden treasure our Rangers love discovering. A fascinating walk for anyone interested in heritage, geology, and the stories tucked away across the Mundi Mundi plains.

DATE:- Saturday 1st August 2026
WHERE; Mundi Mundi Ruins
MEETING PLACE AND TIME 8:30 AM AT the Beryl Street Carpark - Located at Corner of Beryl and Chloride Streets -Opposite Toyota Dealer and diagonally opposite Sturt Park.
DISTANCE AND APPROX TIME OF COMPLETION; 5-10kms, allow all day but may finish earlier
DIFFICULTY; mostly easy, mostly flat.
BRING; Water/drink Approx minimum 2 Litres suggested. Billy if you own one (We will provide some), a cup, Tea /coffee. Snacks/nibbles for rest stops which we’ll have along the way. Lunch
WEAR; Sturdy walking shoes or boots.
**TAKE a walking pole(s) or walking stick- if needed in order to maintain your balance as there may be some rough ground.

VEHICLE - SHARED transport possible but please offer to share some fuel costs with your driver.

IF YOU ARE DEFINITELY INTERESTED OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MUST *** CONTACT THE TRIP LEADER WITH YOUR CONTACT DETAILS
** PLEASE CONTACT Boris via Mobile 0411 616 235 OR by email [email protected] OR [email protected]
** BEFORE Friday 31st July 7pm

27/07/2026

Hidden Treasures Walk — Sunday 26 July 2026

What a great day out exploring a new area just off the Silverton Road. We were lucky enough to meet the station owner, Trevor, at the start — a walking encyclopaedia who shared some fascinating history about the area.

Wolf led us through the landscape and explained the rock formations and different types of rocks we came across. Old mines were scattered everywhere, and the vegetation was looking beautiful after all the recent rain.

We stopped for an early lunch and boiled the billy on the ridge near the Nine‑mile South Mine, then again near the Great Western Mine. Wolf even squeezed in a map‑reading and compass lesson, which everyone enjoyed.

A small group today, but a really enjoyable walk in a hidden pocket of country. Always good to explore somewhere new.

23/07/2026

Just a reminder of the Hidden Treasures walk this Sunday, should be a great day!

The start of walk is approximately 5.5 kilometres on Silverton Road, covering a historic mining area. It is an easy walk, with approximately one-third on tracks and two-thirds across country.

There will be plenty to see along the way, including trees, plants, shrubs, and other interesting features of the area.

Details as follows:

DATE:- Sunday 26th July 2026

MEETING PLACE AND TIME: 9 AM AT the Beryl Street Carpark - Located at Corner of Beryl and Chloride Streets -Opposite Toyota Dealer and diagonally opposite Sturt Park).

DIFFICULTY; Easy – 1/3 on trails 2/3 across easy country. Approx 7km circular walk.

BRING; Water/drink, Billy for the BBQ if you own one (We will provide some), a cup, Tea /coffee. Snacks/nibbles for rest stops which we’ll have along the way and lunch if you choose.

WEAR; Sturdy walking shoes or boots and a walking pole or walking stick- if needed in order to maintain your balance.

VEHICLE - SHARED transport possible but please offer to share some fuel costs with your driver.

IF YOU ARE DEFINITELY INTERESTED OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MUST

*** CONTACT THE TRIP LEADER WITH YOUR CONTACT DETAILS

** Trip Leader: Wolf Leyh on 0417 043 227 or Pam Illingworth on 0423 551 028 or by email: [email protected]

** BEFORE 7pm Saturday 25th July

If you are not already a 2026 paid member, you can join on the day.

01/06/2026

BARRIER RANGERS BUSHWALKING TRIP TO COTTAGE ROCK- Where Eagles Fly (Nuntherungie Area).

WHEN: LONG WEEKEND (Kings Birthday) Saturday 6th Sunday 7th and Monday 8th June 2026.
This is a three-day trip. Includes driving, camping, plus optional day and half day walks.

****EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST OR ANY QUESTIONS:

Contact Trip Leader. SOON!!. particularly if you may need a lift or you have some vehicle room available for shared transport or don’t own 4WD. You will be expected to share fuel costs with driver in that case.

** PLEASE CONTACT Wolf Leyh Mobile 0417043227. *** Need your contact details & absolutely final confirmation no later than Thursday 4th June IF you are (still) seriously interested in coming along!.

DEPARTURE: 8am sharp Saturday. Meet 7.40am Carpark cnr. Beryl & Chloride opposite BH Toyota.

RETURN: Leaving campsite latest at 2pm Monday (public holiday). Return Broken Hill before dark.

CAMPING: No facilities available. We will be camping with the cars in one spot. Bring porta-loo type toilet if you like. Communal toilet tent & drop pit will also be provided - Volunteers to help set up!

WHERE: Approx. 200km NE of Broken Hill via mixture of sealed+/-fair dirt roads. Interesting bush tracks. Return trip with short station tracks is approx. 480km. Driving time about 3 hours one way.

TRANSPORT: Short wheelbase with higher clearance & 4WD's more suitable. Can possibly car shuffle you via 4WD over the last few Km's into our campsite if needed. Some car-pooling will be helpful.

THE TRIP: This trip will be visiting what can only be described as a very unique semi-desert area. Spectacular location, very photogenic, classic bush camping, enjoyable social outing, nature-exploration, rock scrambling. An amazing remote cliff line with multiple huge house & cottage sized boulders. A rock-studded place. Lots of native wildlife and birdlife. Back to the Natural World. No TV!
We are fortunate/unfortunate (however you look at it) that there’s reasonably good mobile phone coverage from an outback transmission tower located at White Cliffs.
This place is deeply cherished, for very good reasons, by many past and present members of the Barrier Rangers. Our group has been visiting this site since 1969 i.e. over 55 years.

MEMBERSHIP: Adults $25 Concession cardholders $15. Children free. Allows attendance on all trips.
Can join with cash on morning of departure.

CAMPING: Suitable for tents, swags and rooftop tents.
BRING: FOOD AND WATER for 3 days and two nights. Esky if you want a cold one. Light daypacks to carry snacks & water on easy to moderate walks over the weekend. Water minimum 2 litres per walk carted in suitable strong well sealed water container(s)- Carry afternoon & morning tea break snacks. Billy Tea& /or coffee likely, & we'll have rest & snack stops. If unsure, please ask trip leader!!

COOKING: On shared campfire or bring your own small camp stove. Frypan, plates, cutlery, camp-oven if desired. A shared hot plate will likely be available for gourmet cooking & BBQ meal. WOOD for heating and cooking is very scarce and trip leader brings some. Please bring a large bag of firewood if you can as well. Cups needed for tea/coffee breaks.

HAT, SUNSCREEN, insect repellent (however flies not currently bad being winter), toilet paper, trowel/shovel. Camera, binoculars etc.

CLOTHING: Expect both warmish and cold plus windy conditions, at least a light wind cheater on walks, or, if we are lucky, a rain coat may just be needed. Warm or woollen hat. Nights are currently quite cool.

ADDITIONAL: Water to last you at the campsite and some extra for the return trip.

Looking forward to your company! --- IMPERITIVE ----CONTACT WOLF ON 0417043227!!!