Saturday 13/04/2013 Yarramummun Fire Trail – Boolijah Creek
Ettrema Wilderness, NSW
Participants: Melissa Ardern, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Dave Whitelaw
The start of this walk is located on a small side track off the Yarramunmun Fire Trail, which is accessed via the Nerriga road. Apart from a stroll in along the fire trail the walk is completely off track with no defined path. The clamber down the creek gives good views of cascades and waterfalls, the most pleasant being the large pool at the lowest section of the creek reached on the walk.
This route was reconstructed from memory using Google Earth Pro and GPS Visualizer.
Max elevation: 579 m
Total climbing: 382 m
Total descent: -383 m
Average speed: nan km/h
Of course the swim was great if not just a little cool. The warmth of the sun had us very comfortable in no time at all.
Dave at Boolijah Creek
Lunch on the rocks around the pool was enjoyed before heading up a steep line to the east hanging on to the scrub and trees for support. After climbing the scree slope we found our exit gully, carefully making our way over the sloppy, more exposed sections. Once at the upper edge of he cliff-line the views across and down the creek are fantastic, so we lingered here for a while before pushing east through the untracked bush until we reached the fire trail and an easy return to the cars.
A great day out.
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Hey Steve
Thanks for refreshing my memory.
Actually the most memorable part for me was that scree slope where we grabbed hold onto trees and scrub to get up the hill.
Was this a summer walk, I can’t remember?
How far was Boolijah from Tianjara Falls? Close wasn’t it?
An enjoyable walk but I’d forgotten some details.
Cheers. Dave