Nursery Swamp from around 1300m contour

Map: Rendezvous Creek 1:25000

Walk Description

This walk was organised and led by Ian W as an irregular CBC Tuesday walk:

Tuesday 11 June: The Granite Labyrinth - L/R. Start at the Nursery Swamp car park. Head west and ascend the steep ridge that eventually leads to Spot Height 1447 (Ref: 756 528). Centred on a 1.5 km radius of SH 1447 there is a labyrinth of granite tors, slabs and knolls hidden by scrub. The day will be spent on a route that links up some of the granite features that I have visited previously. We will follow a meandering route to the west and eventually drop down to the upper Nursery Creek then return via the Nursery Swamp track. The scrub is thick, and it will be slow going for most of the day. A small torch is useful for investigating some of the granite features. Note: This walk is a repeat of the 26 June 2012 trip, with some variations. Minimum Distance: 12 km with approx. 680 metres of ascent. The walk may be postponed if it is wet as the rocks will be slippery. Maps: Rendezvous Creek. Leader: Ian W. Limit: 8 Transport: Approx. 90 km return.

8 of us drove from Canberra to the Nursery Swamp car park.

Further Information

Similar to 26 Jun 12.

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Summary

Distance: 9.6km Climb: 560m. Time: 8.05am - 3.10pm (7hrs 5 mins), with 45mins of breaks and plenty of exploring time.

Grading: M/R; M(11+)

Walk Participants

8 walkers - Cynthia C, Roger E, Chris F, Eric G, Ian H, Stewart J, Ian W (leader), me.