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3 day Solo Hike
over Easter 26 - 28 April 2000
Grade
Medium.
Need route finding & compasss using skills Lots of rock
hoping river crossings.
Stinging
nettle grew in some places along the rivers. Wear gaiters.
Don't forget your anti leech cream.
2
well-fed ones were attached to me untill Mittagong Visistor Centre.
Luckily, they were not with me
on
the night bus back to Melbourne. Thanks to the cleaning staff
who was patient waiting for me.
Book
A Trekkers Guide "Katoomba to Mittagong by Robert Sloss
Maps
CMA
of NSW: Hill Top 8929-2-N 1:25 000; Mittagong 8929-2-S
Transport
NSW Wilderness Transit Tel 02 4683 2344, Tahmoor NSW, www wildernesstransit.com.au
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Nattai
River
Macarthurs
Flat-Mittagong
Transport to the bus stop
on
Wattle Ridge. Walked
Starlights track about 2 hour down to the campsite.
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Set up camp then explored
the river downstream. Ahearn Lookout can be viewed from Macarthurs
Flat
campsite
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The track crosses McArthur
Flat.
A younng bushwalker named
Jill helped to open this new route.
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Nattai River view from a
narrow goat track which is about 30m above
the river.
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The river flows over a wide
flat rock area before tumbling over a waterfall into a large deep rock
pool.
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Crossed another large slab
rock
and set up camp.
Luckily,
there
were no leech around
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A waterfall near Flora Creek.
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Dzung's
thanks to those involved in making this trip happened. Robert Sloss's walk
suggestion, the drivers who took me to the trail head. And thanks
heaps to a Mittagong mother who gave me lift to the visitor centre
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