Wentworth Falls Station Loop (Undercliff Walk) Hiking

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This hike is to introduce/improve and/or revise our hiking skills for the scout section, also to get new members invested/re-affirmed. All youth members please try to make it.

Parents are welcomed to join the hike.

Sunday – 20/07/25

·        All have breakfast at home and meet at the 1^st Fairfield Heights Lac Hong Scout Hall at 7:30am.

·        Depart from the hall: 7:45am, leaders will drive. Each car will have 2 leaders/adult helpers and youth members.

·        Arrival at Wentworth Falls Station: 9:00am

·        Have a quick training on navigation: 9:00am – 9:30am

·        Start the hike: 9:30am, break at the lookouts for photo taking. We will choose one of the best places to get our youth members invested (Ronney), re-affirmed (Albert, Angela). Anna and Marcus don’t have to re-affirm again. 

·        Lunch at the Conservation Hut: 12:00pm. Please bring cash or prepare your own lunch. From the Conservation Hut’s menu, kids’ lunch is about $15.

·        Continue hiking, break at the lookouts for photo taking: 12:45pm

·        Arrive at Wentworth Falls Station at 3:00pm (has to be early as we will be in the valley and shortened daylight hours in winter)

·        Start driving back to the hall at 3:15pm (allow 15 minutes for vehicle rearrangement), each car will have 2 leaders/adult helpers and youth members

·        Arrive at 1^st Fairfield Heights Scout Hall: 4:30pm

 

Please bring:

●       Hiking backpack (should carry only 20% of body weight), hiking shoes

●       Pack meals (1 for the day and 1 extra = 2 total – optional), can buy lunch at the Conservation Hut) - high calorie and high protein options.

●       Water around 1-2 litres each

●       Lightweight camping gear (rug, emergency shelter…if you have)

●       Appropriate clothing (hat, uniform shirt (Albert, Angela and Ronney for invetiture/re-affirmation), LONG pants, jackets, change of clothes, wet weather gear, THICK and LONG socks, and underwear)

●       Personal items (toiletries, wipes/toilet paper, first aid kit, sunscreen, insect repellent, compass, plastic bags)

●     Power bank

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