26/11/2013 – 29/11/2013   Mallacoota – Lake Baracoota – Nadgee Lake – Newtons Beach – Merrica River

                                                Croajingolong National Park, VICTORIA

                                                Nadgee Nature Reserve, NSW

                                                Bidwell country

Distance: 69km   Total Ascent: 3525m   Total Descent: 3520m   Time: 26 hours

Participants: Sue Davies (Leader), Steve Davies (Photos), Dave Whitelaw (Report)

Apart from this region being a World Biosphere Reserve, a big feature of this walk was that we had the whole place to ourselves (apart from two National Park rangers) late Monday afternoon saw us rendezvous with John, an old walking buddy from Wagga Wagga, at the NPWS cottage at the Merrica River Crossing near Wonboyn.  Steve and Sue’s car was left here at the terminus of our walk; meanwhile the four of us motored south for an hour to the start of the walk at Mallacoota on the Victorian side. Continue reading →