12 walkers came along for today's walk with a forecast for a sunny day of about 22 degrees with little or no wind .. another perfect day for hiking.
The walk didn't start till about 11:15 due to delays caused by roadworks and the closing of the Dunalley Bridge for a passing boat.
Getting ready to begin
We will of course take the designated hard walk which is a loop passing Clark Cliffs
The start of hike follows "Fire Tower Road"
This old tree stump almost looks like a dinosaur waiting to attack Hadyn!
Shortly after we reach Norfolk Bay Lookout and decide it's a good place for morning tea
Looking towards Norfolk Bay
Morning tea over we soon leave the road and take the trail to Clark Cliffs. The track quickly becomes more difficult - fallen trees, lots of obstacles and very windy.
This photo shows some of the debris caused by fallen trees
Some of the larger obstacles we passed
This must have been a decent size tree at one time
We reach Musk Forrest and stop for a look
After admiring the view we leave Musk forest and head off to Clark Cliffs and its lunch time
Near the end of the track a fallen tree forces us to go off the track and through a section of cutting grass
Here is a selection of flora we passed today
This interesting walk although fairly short (about 8kms) covers a wide variety of flora as it loops around the forest. It can be seen on the elevation profile that there is a steady climb to Clark Cliffs and then a very steep descent back to the cars.
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