Saturday 26 March 2022
Photos courtesy of Tom
Four club walkers enjoyed a 13km hike from Narooma to Mystery Bay along the coast. The track taken followed the coastline exactly and being low tide meant we were able to skirt around the headlands and along the beaches.
Some of the headlands had wave-cut platforms that were easy to traverse but most involved ‘cliff climbing’ as the accompanying photos document. The toughest was at Bogola Head, which club walkers may know from our Nargal Lake walk. Our walk leader Barry had not done this headland before so each time we rounded one section of cliff we wondered if the ocean was going to force us to backtrack. But once on the grassy cliff top, we could admire the views of Montague Island and the nearby mansion surrounded by its fields.
We also had two creek crossings as both Corunna and Nangudga Lakes were open to the ocean.
The final section of the walk took us through the Mystery Bay campground, site of the old velodrome built in 1892. This bicycle track has been long abandoned but is still mown by the Park Service so you can walk its circular track.
This is definitely a very scenic but tough walk. While there was some steep climbs and wading needed, we made it through and felt proud of our efforts.
Rob