Not the Glen Dhu Track 2019

Today Bob was going to take us on a walk leaving from the end of Suhrs Road outside of Collinsvale, up to the start of the Glen Dhu Track which we would follow back down to make a loop. It's been three years since we've done this walk.

That was the plan. Unfortunately, whereas in the past the landowners had granted permission for walkers to cross their land and there were Parks signs indicating this was so, this time the signs were gone and a fairly explicit hand-painted sign told us where to go.

This indicated both the withdrawal of permission and the level of education of the property owner.

Making a quick decision, Bob took us around to the Myrtle Forest track, a short distance away.

The last time we were here was shortly after the floods of early last year. At that time the track was declared closed due to parts being washed away. We walked anyway.

No indication of any closure this time, and as we went it appeared to be in the same condition as last time.

The weather was fine as we set off and the temperature was good for walking.

Forming up at the car park

Not much water in the creek

This section was washed away in the floods

Quite a job to cut a track through this

We make our way to the viewing platform over the falls, but as I said, there is very little water.

Top of the falls

Look carefully and you can just make out a splash of water

Some of the track

Only colour along the way

The track climbs steadily, varying from a nice path to clambering up large rocks and over trees and roots. We continue until we reach the start of the Collins Cap Track, leading up.

Some stone steps at the beginning

Rock clambering here and there

Plus sections of ordinary track

Also the occasional view

The track also takes us through a variety of vegetation along the way.

Not so much steps as a means of keeping the track from washing away

Trust me, the steps up are a lot higher than they appear in the photo.

Eventually we reach the Collins Cap Trail. If we could have taken our original walk, we would have walked up the Collins Cap Trail from Suhrs Road.

I notice the sign up here still indicates Suhrs Road as a destination.

It's easy walking now and Bob's plan is to follow the trail to somewhere past the junction with the East-West Trail and find a good place for lunch.

Collins Cap Track. Collins Cap is immediately to our right

Mount Connection?

Looking back at Collins Cap

We're up high now, and there are plenty of views available.

Admiring one of the views

Soon we find a pleasant spot for lunch, at the junction of the East-West Trail and the Collins Cap Trail. Lots of seating available and attractive bush.

Lunch spot

The bush around us

The red berries, lichen and colours of the silver peppermint trunk all make this quite a pretty garden.

eptecophylla parvifolia bush, Mountain pinkberry

Lunch finished, we head back the Collins Cap Trail to retrace our steps back to the cars

Trestle Mountain

I'm probably wrong in my mountain identifications, but I suspect someone will tell me.

Mount Marian

Dwarfed by Collins Cap

Returning to the creek

We had 17 walkers and covered 7.41km in 3:03hrs. Not a long walk, but strenuous enough for some of us (well, me). Quite a good walk with a variety of terrain to enjoy.

I've not put a GPX track for download as we walked on well known, well marked tracks.