Pottery Road No. 1 2014

 The start of today’s walk was at the end of Pottery Rd., Lenah Valley. There is a small area that can take about 3 cars (if a local hasn't gotten there first).

The others had to park back down the road.

It was a cool but not cold day with the promise of showers.

Bob was our leader and warned us that the track would be fairly convoluted with several crossings and he was as good as his word. We started off heading uphill (surprise!) but turned off onto a rough rocky track just a couple of metres from the boom gate on the left.

Turning off just past the left hand boom gate.

Stony, narrow track crossing the slope.

Frankly, we zig- zagged about so much, it's impossible to describe each turning of the walk. To Bob's credit, he only made one wrong turn, which he corrected before we'd gone too far.

Bob telling us something important, but those of us at the back didn't listen.

Fairly typical bush during walk.

Up we go!

Everyone from here to Timbuktu should know the name of this mountain by now.

Another conference.

We covered rough, narrow and rocky tracks, old vehicle tracks, quality gravel roads, and one track that appeared to have been marked out by a wombat in that we were following its scat! We got close enough to McRobies gulley (Hobart tip site) to hear the reversing beeps of the trucks, but veered away up hill.

Persons of a delicate nature should look away now.

Track marker & friend.

Morning tea was taken in a level clearing, and we were honoured to meet a local resident Labrador named Lucy and her owner. Unfortunately for 14yo Lucy, we'd finished our snacks just before she arrived. Not that she didn't check.

One of the wider parts of the walk.

Looking down to the Derwent River.

Morning Tea

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Not one to stand under in high winds.

We came across a waterhole known as Noah's Waterhole and located on Noah's Saddle.

Must be good water.

Looks like it was made from an Ark cutoff.

We could see the rain moving across the surrounding hills and Mt. Wellington, so some of us put on our rain gear. Gordon & I came to the conclusion it wouldn't last (it didn't) so we declined to join them. I DO have rain gear in my pack, just little interest in wearing it.

Distant hills disappearing behind rain shower.

Lots of these tiny orchids appearing in the bush.

The colours of this gum were more impressive in real life.

Native Cherry or Exocarpos cupressiformis. This tree was laden and these will develop into red, edible cherry like fruit.

Going down.

No idea.

White Flag or Butterfly Iris - Diplarrena moraea

Making our way back to civilization.

Pottery Rd. and the cars are to the left.

There was some wind but not too bad. Lots of up and down, but again, not too bad. It was an interesting walk and Bob has at least one more he's put together in the area.

We had 11 walkers and covered a paltry 6.26km in 3:12 hours.


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