Saturday 14 June 2025



















Photos courtesy of KarenG, Helen, Steve, Gay, Amanda, Erika and Philip.
Nineteen walkers set off from Batemans Bay for another visit to Little Forest Plateau. The weather forecast was for clearing rains however on the drive through Milton it was showery and fog could be seen over the plateau. A quick prayer to the weather gods by the Walk Leader whilst driving to the plateau must have worked because there was no rain on the walk and the foggy, cloudy skies continued to improve throughout the day.
Rusden Head provides a stunning outlook over the Budawangs and many members of the Club have walked there, however this time we had the added bonus of visiting Carriage Cave. Carriage Cave is an overhang on the northern edge of the escarpment overlooking Porters Creek. It required a little maneuvering down a small rock face to reach the cave however it was safely managed and those who decided to check it out weren’t disappointed. The rock formation and the views afforded were quite spectacular. The only casualties from this foray were those who were born with long legs and ended up hitting their heads on the lower parts of the roof overhang. Commiserations Rob. On the other hand, Rob came into his own and shone when those of us with much shorter legs had to get back up the rock face to the top. Congratulations Rob.
Following Carriage Cave we headed back out onto the main track for our Rusden Head visit. The track was quite boggy in sections and required some deft movements to avoid the water across the track. Some were a bit more deft than others! As usual, Rusden Head didn’t disappoint, the weather had cleared and the view was spectacular.
We then turned around and headed back in the direction of the cars for one final vista and that was on the eastern side of the plateau, overlooking the ocean. We were spoilt with the views on this walk and all agreed that it was a nice way to spend the day.