Billy Browns Falls - 21 Sep 2021

 

Today's walk starts at  the car park by the bridge at Judd Creek and continues up the road until the turnoff to Billy Browns Falls. We will then follow this track to the falls.

The weather was overcast and a bit chilly with an apparent temperature of around zero.

 

Approaching Judbury we were treated to a view of the snow on top of the distant mountain range.

(I forgot to ask Bob if these qualify as "Wee Hills").

 Preparing for the start of the walk. Last time the group did this walk the bridge was washed out.

 

We immediately commenced walking uphill and the cool temperatures were quickly forgotten.

 

You can tell this is early in the walk as there are still lots of smiles.

A sign of things to come.

Morning Tea. 

 

Just past this point water was completely across the road and continued so for about 1km.

 

Road Crossing or River Crossing?

There were numerous forest giants. This is one of them.

Yep - this sign is definitely correct - the road is closed!

 

 

Turn Off to Billy Browns track.

If you are observant you may notice a gathering of walkers about 20metres along the track. What happened was that Angela while stepping into what she thought was a shallow puddle of about 30cm diameter actually sunk about knee deep into a spring.  It certainly added some entertainment when she suddenly sunk.

 

The track to the falls is about 1km long - the first half is a steady climb and for the last 500 metres the track decends very steeply, and in some places very norrow. 

What have we here? Is it a mythical creature roaming the forest?

It is actually Chris helping me out. The tree in the foreground appeared to be floating and I asked him to help me get some perspective to the picture by getting behind the tree.

Some recent storm damage.

An interesting rock covered in moss.

This giant of the forest was quite spectacular.

 

Final decent to the falls and first glimpse of the water through the trees.

 

It was well worth the walk.

 

 

Lunch by the falls.

Climbing out from the falls

 

 

 

These 2 fallen trees caught my eye as they form a perfect right angle!

 

 

Home straight!

Today we covered 9kms in 4.25 hrs while climbing 582 metres .