The Aussie Bushwalking website provides clear directions for many walks in our area. For details to follow the trails we walked today, follow the links to Malichrus Trail or Plunkett Park Cave Trail.
We walked close to home rather late in the afternoon this week so that we could have dinner together and watch a video of some friends who recently did Wainright's Coast to Coast Walk across England. We had recently walked to nearby Wickham Peak, but this time we combined the fairly easy Melichrus Trail and a climb to Plunkett Park cave. The Melichrus Trail is named for the plant Melichrus adpressus, a spiky native heath species that grows in the local area. The trail begins from the end of Flesser Road just behind Cedar Creek School. After crossing a dry gully we followed the clearly signposted circuit on a wide track through open forest with a mixture of swamp box, ironbark and spotted gum. Leaving this track we proceeded up a steep incline until we came to a large rocky outcrop. The next bit was tricky as we put ourselves into mountain goat mode and clambered around the rocks until we spotted the object of our search - a small cave near the top of the rocky ridge. We decided that the cave was worth closer investigation so we climbed further up. It was too difficult to reach from the front, but we discovered a tiny entrance to it from the rear and higher up. Gail and I braved the narrowness of the entry and slithered inside and we have the photo to prove it. The cave was much smaller than it looked from a distance, but the view out was spectacular. We had a light shower of rain on the way back to the car, but were glad of the cooler walking weather at last. Then it was back to Mt Warren Park for dinner and a movie. No fancy cafes or restaurants for us tonight, but the home cooked meal to which we each contributed was as fine a dining as we could wish for. The girls from our group who walked the C-to-C trail last year especially enjoyed reliving the journey across England as we finished the night with a video of friends who also recently completed the walk.
The Aussie Bushwalking website provides clear directions for many walks in our area. For details to follow the trails we walked today, follow the links to Malichrus Trail or Plunkett Park Cave Trail.
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11/7/2016 03:02:43 am
Lovely to see you enjoying Plunkett, it is such a beautiful place.
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