Abyssinia Stargaze ✨Night Hike & Picnic

Starry Starry Night ✨💫
Come and join us for our final hike!
(Please read all the event info before registering for this event esp. RSVPs !)
We’ll walk along the Bibbulmun Track through Jarrah, Marri, Sheoak, Balga (Xanthorrhoea) and many wildflowers to the expansive and magnificent Abyssinia Rock. The Rock provides good views to the south and the ‘Three Mountains’ area (Cooke, Vincent, & Cuthbert).
We’ll chill on the rock with a delish picnic dinner, enjoy a lovely sunset 🌅 and stargaze for a while with the emu in full view … and perhaps even, we might reminisce some of the wonderful hikes we’ve had this year!

*** If the weather is looking bad, we may move this to the very next night (Sunday), or cancel ***

What To Bring

• Picnic food and drinks
• a headlight/torch for the return hike
• warm clothes
• Binoculars
• Sit pad
• Your Astronomical know-how to share!

⌚ Itinerary
4.00pm - meet at Caltex Karragullen
4.15pm - we’ll carpool from the service station and convoy to the start point
4.35pm - arrive start point where the Bibbulmun Track crosses Brookton Hwy, (approx 21km from the service station turning right off the highway)
4.45pm - we start walking approx 4.7km
(total walk distance less than 10km)
5.45pm - arrive at Abyssinia Rock
6.30pm - Sunset 🌅
9/9.30ish - back at our cars
Please note these times are approximate and the finish time will depend on the pace of the group.

⚑ Getting there
Caltex Karragullen is about 50 minutes from the Perth CBD. It's on the corner of Brookton Hwy and Canning Rd, Karragullen.
The Meetup map pin is spot on. Click on it to get directions.

🗺 Walk map - Bibbulmun Track - Map 1
Available from the Bibbulmun Track Foundation

⛅ Weather forecast (local)
WillyWeather - Ashendon

How to find South using the Southern Cross:
ABC Science
(Try Method 2 ... the trick will be finding the cross to start with)

SkyView Lite may come in handy ...
for Apple
for Android

***

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.
If you're listed as Attending on the day of a hike and fail to turn up, you'll be marked as a No Show, and may be removed from the group.

RSVPs close at 4.00pm 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.

☎ 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
How much? Whatever you think our outings are worth.
The Meetup subscription is quite expensive, and any donation towards the website fees will be very much appreciated. (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.)

☛ 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).

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