Sphinx Cousin
Tuesday 14 February 2017
Ruin |
Chimney Johnsons ruin |
The walk went
up the Cascade track to the spot where a creek joined Guy Fawkes Rivulet. There is a rough but clearly visible track
ending here, but I could not locate it and we eventually ended up on Main Fire
Trail. On revisiting the map, I
discovered that the correct route did start at the crossing but turned up more
to the right, rather than go uphill left.
Middle Track
was used, going past old hut ruins to the Lenah Valley Track; quite a
continuous uphill climb. Once at Sphinx Cousin I lead the way up a little gully
to top out in thick scrub. The small open area was eventually reached and a
good lunch spot is was too. Neville
suggested returning via the quite short bit of bush to the base of Sphinx Rock;
a mere 15 metres and easy going at that.
The return
leg was down the Lower Sawmill, along the fire trail and then down a new track
that was made mainly for bikes, to the track which I dub as Jubilee to join the
Cascade again for the last few hundred metres.
The walk was
12.6k, took 5 ¼ hours and ascended close to 600 metres.
Eucalypt fkowers |
On the rock photo from Greg Bell |
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