bendethra valley weekend expressions of interest

[glen_ep Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close glen_ep]

its one very long day from sydney to bendethra in one hit . that will mean leaving in the dark and setting up camp in the dark .

Yes, Bendethera is a very long drive, that's why I've said we should consider other destinations. If there's still strong interest in Bendethera I would recommend 4 days, as two days would be pretty much written off to travel.

Given this is sort of a first camp trip, I think we should keep it a bit easier - closer to Sydney, and less days.

I'd like to hear more opinions on how many days, and destinations.

[kav Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close kav]

newnes state forest takes me 2 - 2.5 hrs just to get to it takes 3 hrs to get to braidwood. the trip i did was . friday arvo leave syd arrive braidwood fri arvo. sat 9-10 am leave braidwood to drycreek crossing and merricumbene trail . arrive bendethra campsite 3-4 pm sat arvo . sun leave bendethra 9-10am back in syd late arvo . easy weekend . see first post ! friday night staying in beds at my mates property just outside braidwood .

[JeffH Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JeffH]

I can do the four days off work no problems if thats the way to go for Bendethra. If you wanted to go somewhere closer to sydney for the weekend then there are a few options like abercrombie river np, or kanangra region, or even north up to barrington tops area. (im sure we can come up with somewhere better than Newnes to go camping for the weekend!)

[williade Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close williade]

Something west of the mountains? Newnes would be a bit of a sh!t hole for camping.

[glen_ep Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close glen_ep]

Agree; Newnes, no way.
Lidsdale or Sunny maybe, but we don't need 3 days for that.

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if you think sunny corner or anywhere west of sydney is better than what im posting now , then you need to get out more

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here's a couple i prepared earlier

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hmmm looks boring

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How come kav can post 5 photos at once, yet I'm limited to 4? I want my money back.

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hey whats that green stuff , and that blue stuff , can't ever remember seeing any of that within 100 miles of lithgow .

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yeah looks pretty crappy really

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jesus declan ,you should know by now that im THE techno guru genius wizard . hell man , i just networked our home computers , well the missus did before i threatened to chuck them in the pool if they didn't just start bloody working proper like . oh i forgot to add . these are some of the 270 photos i took while on our 2.3 day weekend to bendethra .

[glen_ep Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close glen_ep]

Hey Kav,
I'm not actually recommending Lidsdale or Sunny, it's just that they'd be a faaaar better choice than Newnes. Given 3 days is on the cards, I'd rather go somewhere better than ALL of those!

I've been told that Bendethera has tracks that rival VIC high country, but I'm not convinced yet, those photos look pretty mild (apart from the river crossings, which will probably have Declan on the phone tomorrow ordering a snorkel). I'm not knocking it though, I've been wanting to go to Bendethera for some time, and it looks VERY pretty in some of those photos. I won't do 2 days though. I vote for starting Thursday morning, or Thursday night, or very early Friday morning.

Otherwise, if closer is demanded by the masses, I like Jeff's suggestions:
- Abercrombie River N/P (3-4 hours)
- Kanangra region, Kowmung river (3-4 hours)
..and mine:
- Hill End (3-4 hours)

But I'm ok with any of above, so it's up to the masses!

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what can i say ! i ####ing give up . goodnight

[glen_ep Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close glen_ep]

Take it easy!
So what are you saying? It must be Friday night til Sunday?