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Wednesday 13 September 2023: Nursery Swamp Axe Quarry search ! – M/E-M,ptX. Using a vague location provided Greg H, have a look for and indigenous axe quarry site down to end of Nursery Swamp.

Summary

From Garmin Connect (Epix Gen2) – Distance: 13.69km | Climb: 390vm (Elev Corrections Enabled) | Time: 3:35 moving + 0:59 of stops = 4:34 | Grading: M/E-M,ptX; M(9).

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Track Map

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Track Notes

A perfect walk for an introvert. Solo, you walk at your own pace and hear the birds. Not that I don’t like company, I do. But after a while I get enervated.

The aim of this trip was to search for an indigenous axe quarry. I had a location thanks to Greg H, but it was a vague point. No joy, so you can stop reading here.

I was around 30 minutes ahead of the joint clubs’ Wednesday Walk, who were also starting from Nursery Swamp car park. Had a word with Roger H who was waiting for them. But I didn’t see them during the day.

Walking at 8.45am. Some work starting on the NSWT and plenty of marking where stone and hardwood steps will go. 4.5km in 1:10 to the end of the track and the seat. A short break.

Continued S down the side of NS. I like the little rise where the route changes from SW to S. Continued on to the creek line that comes in from the W and is the usual route up to Nursery Hill. Crossed the creek to its S side and wandered W through open grassland to the spot I had. Nothing. Spent some time examining the nearby boulders, although I had little idea what I was looking for.

The only thing I recognised was a pig trap.

Gave up. Walked back to the end of NSWT.

Had lunch.

Walked out. Ran into the track workers and had a chat.

Party

Just moi.

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