Lots of exploring packed in today. Took the road through Jamberoo to my first stop- Minnamurra Falls section of Budderoo NP. I thought I could do the walk without the visitor centre being open but I was wrong.
So I waited at the gate for 30minutes – and sorted out some old info and maps in my car. Was good to be the only one I the park for the first part of my walk. The walk to the falls was steep! 3.6km return on a good path.
I enjoyed my time on a bench listening to some lyrebirds before they finally surfaced and I could see them. They scrambled and one chased the other one down the road so to speak. The birds were singing a whole lot too.
The falls themselves were a bit small- only 25m drop can be seen, the further 50m drop down a chasm is not really visible. Glad that the rest of the walk was then downhill though 😊.
Next stop was Carrington Falls. These were impressive at a 90m drop! The walk is also short.
About this time was lunch time -just as well that I was passing through Robertson and the famous pie shop. I got a chicken, camembert & leek pie. Was tasty! There was quiet a few options to chose from.
Going through Robertson I continued to Fitzroy Falls- these are spectacular really- and very close by- Twin Falls. Fitzroy drops 81m off sandstone cliffs and into a dramatic valley below. I did the walk to Twin Falls lookout. On the way back I had a very close encounter to a lyrebird who was scratching around and then also some red parrots. Somehow no people passed at this time, so they weren’t spooked!
My intention was to stop at Macquarie Pass NP and do a short walk to the cascades there. The Pass is very windy -as are most of the roads that go up the mountains. As I followed the GPS it wanted me to turn into this dingy road that I did not believe was maintained recently at all- so I continued and went home.
