Annual Week Away

Our annual “Week Away” features a week of walking in areas that we would not normally get to, mainly because of the travel time involved.

We usually alternate between coastal venues, and inland venues, and in recent years this has seen very successful trips to,

  • Wilsons Promontory
  • NSW Central Coast
  • Eden
  • Talbingo
  • Kangaroo Valley
  • Great South West Walk

Accommodation is normally in a lodge of some kind, with an organising committee taking care of all bookings, as well as the program of walks for the week.

WEEK AWAY 2027

Next year’s Week Away will be based in the Blue Mountains, the dates being April 2 to April 9.

See the Links below.

Walks: A variety of easy/medium/hard walks will be offered daily. There will be walks every day, but people can chose to have rest day/s if they need/want to.

Due to the possibility of “bad” weather, the walks program will be flexible, and rest days may be included. Information about the walks will be provided when we arrive.

Anyone who thinks that they might be interested in leading a walk during the week away, please contact our walks coordinator, on the details below.

Check List for Day Walks:

• Day Pack – of adequate size and comfortable fit.

• Fluid – an amount sufficient to last the duration of the walk (as a guide; 1 litre for each 10km).

• Food – Lunch plus high energy snacks plus some reserve.

• Wet weather gear – Water proof coat and over pants.

• Woollen jumper (if not being worn).

• Attire – Sturdy boots, woolen socks (two pairs), jumpers as required, shorts or trousers (no denim), long sleeved shirt with collar, hat with brim.

• Other personal items – Sunscreen, Sunglasses, toilet paper, personal medication, first aid kit, and your updated emergency & medical information sheet.

• Petrol money, as advised by walk leader.

Food: The “meals team system” will again be used to prepare, cook, serve and clean up a three-course dinner. Each participant will be “on duty” on one night only (more information will be provided closer to departure). Simple and wholesome meals will be served.

Please note:

• Car-pooling is always encouraged, and it’s expected that passengers contribute to transport costs. Our usual car-pooling cost is 10 cents/kilometre.

• A list of who is going and their contact details will be provided at a later date.

• We will be meeting each evening to discuss the walks for the following day.

• Car-pooling may be used for the day walks, to minimize vehicles used.

• And the “Meter Maid” system may be used to cover daily walks’ petrol costs.

Week Away Committee:

Chair: Cheryl Hoysted, 0419 005 062

Walks Coordinator: Andrew Greene, 0488 523 111

Meals Coordinator: Shirley Mills, 0418 382 605

Meals support Anne Brown, 0428 521 709

Communications: Cath Brennan, 0419 229 666

Enquiries: please contact the appropriate person from the list above, or email warby.walkers@gmail.com with the heading: Week Away

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