Wednesday 9 July 2025
Photos courtesy of Bruce, Amanda, Gay, Tom and Rob. Walk report courtesy of Walk leader DonnaG.
Ten walkers set out on a stunning winter’s day for a summit of Pollwombra Mountain. This mountain is just to the west of the Princes Highway on the northern side of Moruya in the Mogo State Forest. The walk begins on long since abandoned motor bike tracks and CPT roads, leading to a crossing of Lynches Creek. Following a successful crossing of the creek, with minimal wet boots, we began our ascent where we stopped for morning tea alongside the remnants of gold mining exploration, a trench. Whilst it is not fully known what, if any, gold was discovered in this area, a safe guess would be that not much was found due to the limited workings in the area.
After morning tea we continued along the contours of the mountain until the inevitable ascent. The tracks were obvious but were becoming overgrown in places with the track leading to the trig becoming completely overgrown and lost. Thankfully, due to some handy hunting from Rob, we were able to locate the trig amongst the vegetation. Any views that were once on offer had long passed however it was nice to be able to say that we had conquered the mighty Pollwombra!
We had lunch on a beautiful granite outcrop prior to making our way back down the mountain and back to the cars via Misons Road. It was obvious that heavy equipment was moving in and work was being done in readiness to log the area. It was good to see it before it is logged, and Helen made sure she hugged a tree or two to say goodbye…… perhaps forever.