Thursday 5 June 2025
Photos courtesy of Amanda. Walk report courtesy of Walk Leader DonnaG.
Eight hikers, including a visitor, were up for some hills in the Deua National Park on a stunning winter’s day. The Mungerarie Circuit is a 12 km walk that takes in good forest roads to the south west of Moruya with stunning views of the surrounding mountain ranges and beyond.
The ever so thoughtful Walk Leader Donna G. informed participants that their well being was of the utmost importance. They were informed that the evil dreaded steep hills would be tackled in the first half of the walk, leaving a leisurely descent down the Gallery Fire Trail back to the cars. They were informed that it would be just like child birth, the steep hills would be a distant memory once back at the cars and that they would all be keen to tackle the hills one day again soon!
Morning tea was strategically taken prior to the hills (that couldn’t even be passed off as undulations) amongst a beautiful forest that included stunning Angophora Costata (Sydney Red Gum) with their lovely smooth pink bark. After morning tea it was time to hit the lung burners and get them over and done with. We all made it up to the junction of Mungerarie and Gallery Firetrails for a lovely descent down to where we later found a nice lunch spot on a rocky outcrop with views of the ranges. Whilst at lunch a disused track which led down a spur to a creek was partially checked and the thoughts were that it was promising as a future reconnaissance so this was put on the list of ‘to do’ reccie items.
Following lunch we returned to the cars very satisfied that our various devices, watches, G.P.S units and smart phones reflected the appropriate kilometers, steps, descents and calories burned that we all demanded and expected!