What we’re about
We love the outdoors and bushwalking, but it's the company that makes this group what it is.
Our ages range from late 20s to late 50s and beyond. This group is not suitable for young kids, however young people over about 12 who can manage the walks are very welcome.
Walkers should have "a reasonable level of walking fitness, and able to walk a minimum of 15km over variable terrain in a total of 4-5 hours (in the cooler months)".
Bushwalking is a winter activity in this part of Australia. The season runs from about April to October each year. We bushwalk regularly during those cooler months, sometimes overnight, or extended trips.
We limit numbers on walks. Please do not put your name on an Attending or Waiting List if you have no intention of coming. No Shows will be removed from the group.
You can find more information about us here:
Redtail Bushwalkers - information
We enjoy a cold beer and good discussion at the end of a day out, almost as much as being out there in nature.
If you're into the natural world, science, flora, fauna, or just simply enjoying the bush, then this may be the group for you.
Looking forward to meeting you!
* We're named after the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, specifically the local subspecies Calyptorhynchus banksii naso.
You can also find us on Facebook.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- Eagle View Loop - John Forrest National ParkJohn Forrest National Park, Hovea
It's a good time to do this one … lovely after some rains and the bush all green again 🌿
This 15km all on-track loop (Moderate hike)
(Please read all the event info before registering for this event esp. RSVPs !)According to Trails WA :
"Situated in the Darling Range, John Forrest is the oldest National Park in Western Australia and the trail passes through varied vegetation types, including heathlands, open wandoo woodlands and mixed jarrah marri wandoo forest.
The Eagle View Walk takes walkers away from the picnic areas, initially following Jane Brook. It then climbs to a point where hikers can admire the sprawling view of the Swan Coastal Plain. The trail then weaves its way up and down valleys, creek lines and hills before heading back to the Brook which it follows back to the main visitor's area. The 15 kilometre trail is marked in a clockwise direction. It's more challenging than other trails in the park, but…your efforts are well rewarded."⚑ Getting there
Meet in the carpark in John Forrest National Park.
The Meetup location map link is spot on.
Be aware there's been some construction work in the area, so keep an eye out as you enter.
Please allow yourself plenty of travel time. It's about 45 minutes from the Perth CBD.*** National Park entry fee of $17 per car applies. This is made to DBCA upon arrival via an automated machine. Unless you have an Annual Parks Pass - available from DBCA (and half price via the RAC).***
⌚ Itinerary
8.00am - meet at the Carpark
8.15am - best foot forward, we start walking!
Lunch - along the way
3.30ish - back at the carpark, and then around the corner to the Parkerville Tavern for a refreshing beverage🗺 Walk map - a map of the area is available from Trails WA
⛅ Weather forecast (local)
WillyWeather - Hovea
We walk even if it's raining. However, if the weather is looking very bad, we may cancel and give notice the day before.✔ RSVP
NUMBERS ARE LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE, YOUR RSVP IS IMPORTANT. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THAT YOU HAVE A SPOT, using your chosen app or the website - please make sure your notifications are switched on!
If you're listed as Attending when RSVPs close and fail to turn up on the day without letting the Organiser know, you'll be marked as a No Show, and may be removed from this group.RSVPs close at 5.00pm two nights before the walk. If you see a place available after that time, you may text (only) the Organiser and ask to take it.
Note: Meetup Plus members will not be given priority on our Waiting Lists. All members will be treated equally when it comes to available places.
☎ Contact details
Please leave a contact number with your RSVP, in case there's any late changes. Sonja's is 0432 051 597.
Please note that reception is not guaranteed in the walk area, and we don't have time to check Comments on the day.$ Donation
To cover the Meetup subscription fees we'd appreciate $10 or more to help out. (It is not a membership fee, nor does it cover insurance or any other liability. Walkers attend at their own risk.)
Cash on the day is fine, or you can use PayID from your banking app to Mike on 0416 088 024. (How to use PayID ... it's not a scam!).More questions?
Have a read of this Redtail Bushwalkers - information sheet.
Still have questions? Drop a line in the Comments below ... it's likely someone else is thinking the same thing!🔍 Our events are very popular and can quickly fill up. The good news is we're not the only show in town. There's more information about other bushwalking groups and clubs in the information sheet (link above).
Do you know we're on Facebook?
(Please make sure you tick the box agreeing to the rules when asking to join) - Bickley Reservoir to Ellis Brook (and maybe Victoria Reservoir)Hardinge Park, Bickley Reservoir, Orange Grove
About a 14-18km loop (Medium/hard hike)
Perhaps 10% off-track, with around 500m of uphill hiking.
(Please read all the event info before registering for this event esp. RSVPs !)According to WalkGPS :
"The highlight of this walk along the rugged Darling Scarp is the impressive 60 Foot Falls in Ellis Brook Valley Reserve in the south. The remainder of the walk, mainly within Banyowla Regional Park, includes invigorating traverses of a few of the valleys and ridges along the Scarp. There are some excellent views across the Swan Coastal Plain and to Perth city, only 18km away."If time and energy permits, we may extend this hike a little into the historic Victoria Reservoir, adding about 4.5km to the distance.
⚑ Getting there
Meet in the carpark at Hardinge Park, Bickley Reservoir.
The Meetup location map link is spot on.⌚ Itinerary
8.00am - meet at the Carpark
8.15am - best foot forward, we start walking!
Lunch - along the way
3.30ish - back at the carpark🗺 Walk map - a map of the area is available from WalkGPS
⛅ Weather forecast (local)
WillyWeather - Orange Grove
We walk even if it's raining. However, if the weather is looking very bad, we may cancel and give notice the day before.✔ RSVP
NUMBERS ARE LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE, YOUR RSVP IS IMPORTANT. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THAT YOU HAVE A SPOT, using your chosen app or the website - please make sure your notifications are switched on!
If you're listed as Attending when RSVPs close and fail to turn up on the day without letting the Organiser know, you'll be marked as a No Show, and may be removed from this group.RSVPs close at 5.00pm the night before the walk. If you see a place available after that time, you may text (only) the Organiser and ask to take it.
Note: Meetup Plus members will not be given priority on our Waiting Lists. All members will be treated equally when it comes to available places.
☎ Contact details
Please leave a contact number with your RSVP, in case there's any late changes. Mike's is 0416 088 024.
Please note that reception is not guaranteed in the walk area, and we don't have time to check Comments on the day.$ Donation
To cover the Meetup subscription fees we'd appreciate $10 or more to help out. (It is not a membership fee, nor does it cover insurance or any other liability. Walkers attend at their own risk.)
Cash on the day is fine, or you can use PayID from your banking app to Mike on 0416 088 024. (How to use PayID ... it's not a scam!).More questions?
Have a read of this Redtail Bushwalkers - information sheet.
Still have questions? Drop a line in the Comments below ... it's likely someone else is thinking the same thing!🔍 Our events are very popular and can quickly fill up. The good news is we're not the only show in town. There's more information about other bushwalking groups and clubs in the information sheet (link above).
Do you know we're on Facebook?
(Please make sure you tick the box agreeing to the rules when asking to join) - Ngangaguringguring HillThe Lakes BP Truckstop, Beechina
A wander in the wandoo!
This is a loop of about 14km, mostly off-track, and fairly flat.
(Please read all the event info before registering for this event esp. RSVPs !)According to WalkGPS:
"This walk will take you to the historic Chauncy’s Cairn, probably the oldest intact rock cairn in the State, erected during the surveying of the colony’s early road system in 1846. On the way to and from the cairn on the flank of Ngang’uring Hill you will partly follow the banks of Emu and Wariin Brooks and wander through picturesque wandoo woodlands; clamber up large rock outcrops; and explore clusters of fascinating giant boulders sculpted by nature."Photos from our last adventure:
Ngangaguringguring Hill - August 2024⚑ Getting there
Meet at The Lakes BP Truckstop, corner of Great Eastern and Great Southern Hwys, Beechina. (The Meetup location map link is spot on.)
Please allow yourself plenty of travel time. It's about 60 minutes from the Perth CBD.⌚ Itinerary
8.00am - meet in the carpark
8.15am - convoy/carpool to the starting point
(it's about 10 minutes)
8.30am - best foot forward, we start walking
Lunch - along the way
4ish - back at the carpark, and back to the Mundaring Hotel for a refreshing beverage🗺 Walk map - a map of the area is available from WalkGPS (a subscription may be required)
⛅ Weather forecast (local)
WillyWeather - Flynn
We walk even if it's raining. However, if the weather is looking very bad, we may cancel and give notice the day before.✔ RSVP
NUMBERS ARE LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE, YOUR RSVP IS IMPORTANT. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THAT YOU HAVE A SPOT, using your chosen app or the website - please make sure your notifications are switched on!
If you're listed as Attending when RSVPs close and fail to turn up on the day without letting the Organiser know, you'll be marked as a No Show, and may be removed from this group.RSVPs close at 5.00pm the night before the walk. If you see a place available after that time, you may text (only) the Organiser and ask to take it.
Note: Meetup Plus members will not be given priority on our Waiting Lists. All members will be treated equally when it comes to available places.
☎ Contact details
Please leave a contact number with your RSVP, in case there's any late changes. Mike's is 0416 088 024.
Please note that reception is not guaranteed in the walk area, and we don't have time to check Comments on the day.$ Donation
To cover the Meetup subscription fees we'd appreciate $10 or more to help out. (It is not a membership fee, nor does it cover insurance or any other liability. Walkers attend at their own risk.)
Cash on the day is fine, or you can use PayID from your banking app to Mike on 0416 088 024. (How to use PayID ... it's not a scam!).More questions?
Have a read of this Redtail Bushwalkers - information sheet.
Still have questions? Drop a line in the Comments below ... it's likely someone else is thinking the same thing!🔍 Our events are very popular and can quickly fill up. The good news is we're not the only show in town. There's more information about other bushwalking groups and clubs in the information sheet (link above).
Do you know we're on Facebook?
(Please make sure you tick the box agreeing to the rules when asking to join) - Wundabiniring South - in the wandooThe Lakes BP Truckstop, Beechina
A great introduction to off-track walking.
Total walk distance is about 17km and mostly off-track with about 315m of uphill walking (not all at once) - rated as MODERATE.
(Please read all the event info before registering for this event esp. RSVPs !)According to WalkGPS:
"This walk is in the northern part of the beautiful Wandoo National Park. It offers very pleasant, easy walking through picturesque, open wandoo woodlands. This route is the one for those who especially enjoy the breathtaking woodland scenery to be found along the rocky ‘breakaway’ slopes flanking the laterite-capped hill-tops. About 25% (~4km) of the walk is along those slopes which also provide glimpses of several of the surrounding hills including Mt Observation, Helena Hill, Pony Hill and Mt Clifford. The route also crosses a few granite outcrops surrounded by sheoak thickets and passes several large boulders elegantly sculpted by nature."Photos from our last adventure nearby:
Wundabiniring - June 2021⚑ Getting there
Meet at The Lakes BP Truckstop, corner of Great Eastern and Great Southern Hwys, Beechina. (The Meetup location map link is spot on.)
Please allow yourself plenty of travel time. It's about 60 minutes from the Perth CBD.⌚ Itinerary
8.00am - meet in the carpark
8.15am - convoy/carpool to the starting point
(it's about 15 minutes)
8.40am - best foot forward, we start walking
Lunch - along the way
4ish - back at the carpark, and back to the Mundaring Hotel for a refreshing beverage🗺 Walk map - a map of the area is available from WalkGPS (a subscription may be required)
⛅ Weather forecast (local)
WillyWeather - Mount Observation
We walk even if it's raining. However, if the weather is looking very bad, we may cancel and give notice the day before.✔ RSVP
NUMBERS ARE LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE, YOUR RSVP IS IMPORTANT. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THAT YOU HAVE A SPOT, using your chosen app or the website - please make sure your notifications are switched on!
If you're listed as Attending when RSVPs close and fail to turn up on the day without letting the Organiser know, you'll be marked as a No Show, and may be removed from this group.RSVPs close at 5.00pm the night before the walk. If you see a place available after that time, you may text (only) the Organiser and ask to take it.
Note: Meetup Plus members will not be given priority on our Waiting Lists. All members will be treated equally when it comes to available places.
☎ Contact details
Please leave a contact number with your RSVP, in case there's any late changes. Mike's is 0416 088 024.
Please note that reception is not guaranteed in the walk area, and we don't have time to check Comments on the day.$ Donation
To cover the Meetup subscription fees we'd appreciate $10 or more to help out. (It is not a membership fee, nor does it cover insurance or any other liability. Walkers attend at their own risk.)
Cash on the day is fine, or you can use PayID from your banking app to Mike on 0416 088 024. (How to use PayID ... it's not a scam!).More questions?
Have a read of this Redtail Bushwalkers - information sheet.
Still have questions? Drop a line in the Comments below ... it's likely someone else is thinking the same thing!🔍 Our events are very popular and can quickly fill up. The good news is we're not the only show in town. There's more information about other bushwalking groups and clubs in the information sheet (link above).
Do you know we're on Facebook?
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