Best Walks of the Southern Highlands

The bestselling guide to over 45 walks in the Southern Highlands.
Between Sydney and Canberra lies a walkers playground of idyllic swimming holes, sparkling creeks, fascinating formations and historic hamlets. The Southern Highlands and the countryside that fringes it is a diverse landscape filled with secret gullies and dramatic escarpment. Regardless of your fitness level or experience, the best way to discover these environments is to set off on foot. This second edition of Best Walks of the Southern Highlands, part of Woodslanes popular walking guides series, introduces the best walks for visitors and locals alike, ranging from strolls through historic villages and wildflower walks across heathland to more difficult hikes up volcanic hills and down river valleys.

• Over 4,500 copies sold of the first edition
• Part of Australia’s best-selling walking guide series with over 24 titles and 200,000 copies in print
• Discover gorges, peaks, waterfalls and swimming holes
• Visit Bungonia Canyon and Wombeyan Caves
• Explore the historic settlements of the region
• Learn about local geology and the Highlands environment
• Includes colour maps, photos and detailed walk notes

Product Details

• Authors: Gillian Souter & John Souter
• Publisher: Woodslane Press
• ISBN: 9781925868111
• Publication Date: 26 August 2019 (2nd Edition)
• Pages: 240

Table of Contents

• Regional Map
• Introduction:
• Walk grades and times
• What to take with you
• Walking wisely
• Walking with children
• Taking your dog
• Access to walks
• Walks at a Glance
  
• Best Walks of the Southern Highlands:
• The Wollondilly
• Mittagong and the Nattai
• Heart of the Highlands
• Robertson and the Escarpment
• Bundanoon Gullies
• Bungonia and Wombeyan
• Location Maps:
• The Wollondilly
• Mittagong and the Nattai
• Heart of the highlands
• Robertson and the Escarpment
• Bundanoon Gullies
• About the authors and acknowledgements
  
• Useful information
  
• Wildflowers and birds identification charts
  
• Index