Lion Rock - 20 Jan 2026

 The walk today is to Lion Rock from Cockle Creek and return.

With a weather forecast of sunny and warm it should be a pleasant days walk. 

 Setting off from the carpark.

Looking across Cockle Creek with the tide in.

Cleaning our boots on the way in.

 Guitar Plant -  Lomatia tinctoria

 Tea Tree.

Walking through the eucalypt forest.

 

 Pindars Peak with a small patch of snow still visible from the Christmas Day falls.

The view across the first of a number of boardwalks.

White Flag Iris.

Purple Flag Iris.

    Bladderwort -Utricularia dichotoma

Silver Banksia - Banksia marginata.

After crossing the valley we enter the rainforest.

Emerge on the Coal Cliffs on the south coast with a magic view of South Cape and South Cape Bay.

Having descended the steps we are now on South Cape Beach.

Lion Rock.

The group seeking shade for lunch.

Some of us were on the rocks in the sun paddling our feet in the ocean.

This was a perfect spot to paddle.

We had a discussion about what the basket makers could make out this large piece of bull kelp.

Walking back along the beach.

Across the Coal Cliffs.

The ocean was so clear probably a result of the State being in a northerly wind stream rather than the prevailing southerly wind stream.

Heading back into the rainforest.

Cockle Creek now at low tide with very little water in it.

And to top of a great day I took these two photos of Aurora Australis from our deck in Taroona.

We had 11 walkers who cover 18.9 kms in 5.5 hours climbing about 180 meters in total.

 

A long but thoroughly  enjoyable walk.

Thanks to Micheal for leading the walk and Mendelt for the extra photos.