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Cerro Alarkén Nature Reserve

Tuesday 9/12/2025   Arakur Ushuaia Resort – Camino Arakur – Base Cascada de los Amigos – Cerro Cortez

                                       Cerro Alarkén Nature Reserve above Ushuaia

                                       Patagonia

                                       Tierra Del Fuego Province, ARGENTINA                              

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)

We were keen to get out for a walk before boarding the boat for the next ten days this afternoon. 

We walked down the road from our hilltop hotel along the Camino Arakur before following the trail through the forest. We enjoyed views of the stunning mountains under clear skies. There were still some wildflowers around, including some orchids. 

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Ferntree Gully Walking Track – Ferntree Gully – Norm King Lookout – Ted Daniels Lookout – Gully Walk

Friday 31/10/2025   Ferntree Gully Walking Track – Ferntree Gully – Norm King Lookout – Ted Daniels Lookout – Gully Walk

                                     Ferntree Gully Environmental Reserve, Rylstone, NSW

                                     Wiradjuri Country (Wiradjuri people)                                

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies

The Ferntree Gully circuit begins near the Ferntree Gully Environmental Reserve entrance, following the main walking track into the heart of the sandstone gorge. Over 5 km, the walk meanders through shaded gullies, past fern-lined moist slopes, and up to panoramic lookouts on the escarpment rim. Total ascent for the loop is 178 m, with steady climbs out of the gully and onto ridge tops punctuated by well-placed stone steps and graded track.

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