Rainforest Magic

The beauty of the Linden area is slowly growing in me. This walk promised rainforest and a pleasant creek so I signed up, secretly hoping for a waterfall… 

We followed a ridge and eventually found a way through the numerous small clifflines down to a tributary of Linden creek. This was a typical rainforest creek in a coachwood forest setting including some lonely turpentine trees. It was easy to follow but alas, no waterfall! 

We came across a remnant of the past: an old sawn tree trunk with holes for the platforms where the sawyers stood. Further along an old overgrown road followed the creek: it  would have been used to transport the logs. It is not obvious whether this road was going up the ridge or to the Faulconbridge sawmill which is far away but people were tough in these times!

We eventually came to the junction with Linden creek and left this beautiful rainforest. Things changed! Linden creek is open and therefore on the scrubby side! While avoiding scrub, we found a second sawn trunk suggesting that logging operations were happening there as well. Several blue gums were growing on the slope. We did not however see any road remnants. Another visit in this area is a must!

We left Linden creek to climb up a spur. There was a lightly timbered area which could have been a campsite for the loggers. Once at the top we followed the ridge back to civilisation!

Credits: Tree-felling platforms, early 1900’s, Kiama Library.