Saturday 19 October 2024
Photos courtesy of Amanda and Rob. Walk report courtesy of Walk leader Rob.
The Termeil Mountain Walk is a great opportunity to see vegetation species not seen further south in the Eurobodalla Shire. Five club walkers enjoyed a sunny walk up Old Coach Road to the Communications tower through forest of Turpentine, Sydney Blue Gum and Spotted Gum.
The walk up the ridge line offered great views to the west and east to the coast. The 2019 fires hit this area pretty hard and we could see black burn scars 10m up many trees. We chatted to a local who lost his home on the ridge top and has rebuilt a shed and has plans for a bunker in the side of the hill. From the photo you can see they have already cleared the underbrush in anticipation of the next fire season.
We then used on old abandoned CPT road to come down the mountain to the lower slopes where our walk took us through a rainforest of very tall Turpentine, Sydney Blue Gums and palm trees. When out walking in the forests we are surprised to meet people so you can imagine our shock as a large rottweiler came racing down the track barking furiously at us. We froze on the spot assuming and hoping an owner would be coming soon to control the beast. She arrived shortly and assured us he was friendly. Tell that to my racing heart.