Sunday 8 August 2021

Barry, Glenn, Miriam, Peter & Rob on ridge above the shafts

Don’t step back!

Looking for the bottom

A trip hazard!

Karen avoiding wet feet

Heading to the creek

The creek running through Bullock Gully

Photos courtesy of Rob, Amanda, Karen and Peter

Seven Club walkers enjoyed a great hike to the gold mine workings on the appropriately named “Mines Road” in the Currowan State Forest. The mines visible from the road have been fenced off but the 2020 bushfires revealed a number of other mines downslope that were not protected with fences. These made for some interesting photos as we leaned over as far as we could to see the bottom.

The hike back to the cars took in a long slow climb up to a ridge top then a very pleasant hike down an old abandoned logging road, suitably overgrown but passable, to make you really feel like you were in the bush. A couple of creek crossing rounded out a very interesting walk.

Rob