Saturday 26 July 2025
Photos courtesy of Brian and Max. Walk report courtesy of Walk leaders Ed and KarenG.
Hopeful that the early morning showers had cleared, seven bushwalkers set off on an 8.5 kilometre walk led by Ed and Karen. The initial mist soon evaporated allowing rays of sunlight to highlight the natural beauty of the forest.
A wide array of trees were spotted, including an abundance of tall straight spotted gum, iron bark and blue gums which were interspersed with ferns and grasses. We traversed numerous hills and a couple of shallow streams and also did a gentle 50-metre bushbash in order to reach the road.
A relaxed morning tea was interrupted with the emergence of several leeches, and since we were on our guard for the appearance of more leeches, the group elected to forgo a lunch stop. Despite this, at least one walker managed to transport a leech back to their residence.
All agreed it was a hilly but also an especially beautiful walk.