Bushwalking clubs Sydney area

[Juudbruinsma]

Hi all,

I'd love to join a bushwalking club to explore new tracks and meeting new people in the process. I'm pretty shy, so I'm looking for a friendly, welcoming and relaxed club. I live in Sydney.

Any suggestions?

Cheers!

[Grabeach]

Probably need more details before anyone would suggest specific clubs.

Where in Sydney do you live? Walk weekend or mid week? Is the age of people who you walk with a factor? Mountain or coastal walks preference? Day or overnight walks? Does "explore new tracks" mean you wish to not walk off track?

You could contact Bushwalking NSW http://www.bushwalkingnsw.org.au/ as they are the parent body for all the clubs, but they will (or should!) ask you similar questions.

[Juudbruinsma]

so many variables!

I am in my early thirties, so a group with members around that age would be nice.

I live near Lidcombe, but happy to travel. Would rather join a club that is a good fit in terms of feeling comfortable than one that is close by.

I work full time, so weekend walks would be my preference.

I'd like to learn some new skills as well - e.g. I'm new to overnight hiking (only done once), so would be keen to ease into that a bit more. Otherwise, just day walks would be fine. I guess I'm not a hard core bushwalker, and the social aspect would be important to me. Basically looking for a safe and encouraging environment to get into bushwalking a bit more.

I love the mountains, but haven't done many coastal walks yet - happy to try those though.

Hope this helps!

[melinda]

Hi Juudbruinsma,
Have a look at SBW
http://sbw.org.au/

[Juudbruinsma]

Thanks Melinda! Had a look at their site and this one seems to tick a lot of boxes for me - will check them out.

[melinda]

My pleasure Juudbruinsma, looking forward to seeing you out there!