Sunday 27 October 2024
Photos courtesy of Erika and Philip. Walk report courtesy of Walk leaders Philip and Erika.
Our walk started at the Ulladulla Wild Flower Reserve where we took the “Long Loop” track before turning west and heading away from the reserve towards Burrill Lake. The route to the lake took several of the myriad tracks that criss-cross the area.
Upon reaching the lake we stopped for morning tea on a small sandy area of the shore near Stony Creek. After this short stop we followed the lake shore south toward Kings Point. This section of the walk meandered through open bushland with a constant view of the smooth, sunlit waters of the lake on our right.
At Kings Point township we had lunch on a small wooden jetty that looked out across a wide expanse of the lake. From our lunch spot we continued along the northern foreshore, crossed the point via James Crescent, followed the southern foreshore for a while and then went a short way uphill to Kings Point Drive.
Just outside the Kings Point township we turned inland onto a bush track that took us north-east. Part way along this track we startled a Powerful Owl and its fledgling. The young bird perched in a tree above us for some time before moving off, as we continued on. At Benowa Way we turned northward and after following several more intersecting tracks we made our way back to Ulladulla Wild Flower Reserve.