THE ENGINEERS TRACK

THE ENGINEERS TRACK

This was a spur-of-the-moment walk. Chris had never walked the Engineers Track so we obliged!

After some kerfuffling, we finally found the track. It had been 18 months since I had last been there and the vegetation was doing its thing: growing! The track was in good enough nick but towards the Grose River it was anything but as Mother Nature was reclaiming what was hers!
During the compulsory tea break we considered our options. 18 months ago we had walked along the Grose River and fought lawyer vines, ferns, etc. That was not appealing! We decided to go up the talus and contour as the vegetation looked civilised there.
100 m vertically later, we were at the cliff line which we mostly followed. Chris showed us his climbing grounds.

We eventually took the exit track and climbed back up on the plateau. Along the track we found two bottles with numbers on them attached to small branches. We have found a similar setup in remote bush. What are they for?

Drip Waterfall
The Engineers Track
Mark On Rock
Embankment Wall
Man-Made Or Natural?
Surveyor Mark
Overhang - Detail
Creek Crossing
A Few Obstacles...
Correa
The Track Is Distinct Here
The Track Has Disappeared
Nice Pool In The Grose River
The Climb!
Yes, It Is Steep!
We Were Not Alone!
Along The Cliff Base Of Ikara Head
A Climber's Route
Nice Cliff Face
Cliff Line
Overhang
Nice Forest
Along The Creek
Leaving The Track
Through The Ferns
Through The Ferns
Views Over The Grose Valley
Panorama
Ikara Head Track
Bottle #24
Bottle #34
Almost At The Car
Transverse Mercator Projection With Central Meridian Of 150 Degrees (Geoscience Australia)
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2 Comments

  1. I don’t know if anyone has answered your question, but those bottles are navigation/rogaine markers.

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