Walkers: Lothar, and visitors Bill, Chris and Ian
Photos: Lothar's:
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Report:
Bill Avery, Ian & Chris Edwards and I walked from Peterborough to Allansford (Buckleys Rd) over 3 days. They have already walked from Sydney to Melbourne and are now doing the long-distance walk from Melbourne to Adelaide. Bill invited the club to join them for this section. They come down from Leura & Sydney and walk for about 10 days each year.
The 3 day walks were:
Thursday 23rd April. Walk from Peterborough to Radford Road, starting at the Irvine
monument at Peterborough
Friday
24th April. Walk from Radford Road to Childers Cove, starting at
the car park at the southern
end of Radford Road.
Saturday 25th April. Walk from Childers Cove to car park at southern end of Buckleys
Rd, near Lake Gillear.
We had good weather on Thursday, light rain for most of the day on Friday, and good weather until after lunch on Saturday.
The long distance walkers were all amazed that this stretch of coastline was so fantastic. It hasn't been publicised in Walkers magazines. In the tourist publicity for the area the 12 Apostles get the attention whereas this stretch of coastline is almost completely ignored. A shame considering that it is world class!
Walkers to the area should note the following:
About a km East of Childers Cove there is a washed out creek that is difficult if not impossible to cross (in an East to West direction) when it is wet - the slopes are too muddy and slippery. With assistance, Chris was able to scramble up the slippery slope but the rest had to brave the barbed wire fences.... If you can, walk this section in a West to East direction.
between Childers Cove and Buckleys Rd there are large sections of the management track that are no longer existent or have not been maintained, and many sections are overgrown with coastal wattle. We were forced to go off track in some sections - not a problem in terms of getting lost, but a problem in terms of very uneven and rocky ground.
when walking along the cliff tops, be very aware of cliff edges that have already started to break away - you often see 5 to 30cm cracks in large sections near the edges - and walk further inland.
Lothar
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