Leader: Ann
Photos and report: Annette
Total length 8.6km
Total elevation gain: 434m
Time: Four hours including refreshment breaks
Our usual Thursday walk occurred this time on ANZAC Day.
Sixteen walkers enjoyed warm autumn weather, though a bit windy when we passed through exposed places. The walk up through the Rhodes Track had us puffing, with an elevation gain of over 400m within 3.7km. We enjoyed a leisurely lunch below Gibraltar Rock, our highest point. Three of our group climbed to the top of Gibraltar Rock.
It was very pleasant wending our way through the bush on the way down, though we noticed it was very dry. There was only a small flow of water in the stream that we crossed below Anne’s Falls.
Our trek included using the Rhodes, Prendergasts, Kirks and Nelsons Tracks.
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