Side-Tracked By A Track

Side-Tracked By A Track

The Sunnyside Ridge Road has re-opened. The pagoda-hunters were keen to check an area overlooking Carne Creek.
We parked at the head of a fire trail: it turned out, it was the wrong one!  Some bushbashing saw us on the right fire trail. The trail became a track and soon we arrived to a well-maintained unknown walking track. What do you think happened? Pagodas were forgotten, we followed the track to see where it would take us. Down it turned out! 
After a tea-break on top of a small pagoda, we had a discussion on what to do: The call of the unknown track was strong: four of us continued down a steep path to a flowing creek. As the track started to climb back up, steeply, the enthusiasm petered out! We turned back and after reaching a large rocky outcrop, took the views over Carne Creek cliffs in.

We returned to the original objective: pagodas! The map showed several that could be accessed from the top of the hill. What followed was a merciless bushbashing with people wanting to go right, left and centre! We arrived to some boring pagodas: nobody had the will to continue. After a rest we turned back and hiked back the track and fire trail back to the cars.

Gray Box
Lyrebird Track
Sign
Brand-New Track
Gum Tree
Through The Cliffline
Creek Crossing
Carne Creek Cliffs
Panorama
Small Arch
Small Stone Bridge
Distant Pagodas
The Old Pool
Previous An Old Track
Next Venus Tor To Mount Hay Creek
Mount Hay

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