Gallery of log for Dalmayne Road for coal
Our intention today was to look for a number of caches starting at Avoca, going down through Royal George to Cranbrook, back up the East Coast to Lagoons Beach, up the Elephant Pass and through St Marys back to Avoca.
This was the ninth and final cache in our loop. We decided to approach this cache from the St Marys end. We turned off Elephant Pass Road into Dalmayne Road and followed it until we thought we had gone far enough in our low clearance car (Corolla AWD wagon). It was an easy and safe drive to that point - further on did not look so easy. When we parked our car at S41 38.849 E148 13.145 we were 930m (as the crow flies) from GZ. We headed off and soon came across trees down over the road - however, there is a detour around the area which 4WD cars use and we used on the way back. It was an easy walk and as we progressed closer to GZ we became more and more enchanted by the area. The trees, the flowering plants, the mosses and the liverworts all make this a magic place. We were so glad we walked and didn't have a bigger 4WD with which we would have been tempted to drive further - if we had been in a 4WD we would have missed so much. There was another reason that we were glad that we walked - when we were within about 300m of GZ we came across a very large myrtle tree (diameter of about 70cm) which had recently fallen across the road. The terrain of the area meant that a detour for 4WDs was not possible, nor could you turn any vehicle - the only option would have been to reverse about 400m over a winding and rough track. However, as we were walking, we could crawl under the fallen tree and continue on. So, at present the track is blocked for all vehicles no matter the direction from which you come and only a chain saw will open the route again.
After about 20 minutes we got to GZ. As with the walk along the track, this is also a magical area. The scenery and the flora were magnificent. We also managed to find some pieces of coal. We have added three photos to the Gallery each containing two images. The first shows one of at at GZ with our GPS, the images taken from different directions. The second shows the view along a section of the track and down the creek valley at GZ. The third shows two delightful native flowers which were within 10m of GZ - one is a native orchid whilst the other has some characteristics of an orchid but we are not sure.
Thanks Tassyexplorer for bringing us to this magical place. It was the highlight of the day.
This was the ninth and final cache in our loop. We decided to approach this cache from the St Marys end. We turned off Elephant Pass Road into Dalmayne Road and followed it until we thought we had gone far enough in our low clearance car (Corolla AWD wagon). It was an easy and safe drive to that point - further on did not look so easy. When we parked our car at S41 38.849 E148 13.145 we were 930m (as the crow flies) from GZ. We headed off and soon came across trees down over the road - however, there is a detour around the area which 4WD cars use and we used on the way back. It was an easy walk and as we progressed closer to GZ we became more and more enchanted by the area. The trees, the flowering plants, the mosses and the liverworts all make this a magic place. We were so glad we walked and didn't have a bigger 4WD with which we would have been tempted to drive further - if we had been in a 4WD we would have missed so much. There was another reason that we were glad that we walked - when we were within about 300m of GZ we came across a very large myrtle tree (diameter of about 70cm) which had recently fallen across the road. The terrain of the area meant that a detour for 4WDs was not possible, nor could you turn any vehicle - the only option would have been to reverse about 400m over a winding and rough track. However, as we were walking, we could crawl under the fallen tree and continue on. So, at present the track is blocked for all vehicles no matter the direction from which you come and only a chain saw will open the route again.
After about 20 minutes we got to GZ. As with the walk along the track, this is also a magical area. The scenery and the flora were magnificent. We also managed to find some pieces of coal. We have added three photos to the Gallery each containing two images. The first shows one of at at GZ with our GPS, the images taken from different directions. The second shows the view along a section of the track and down the creek valley at GZ. The third shows two delightful native flowers which were within 10m of GZ - one is a native orchid whilst the other has some characteristics of an orchid but we are not sure.
Thanks Tassyexplorer for bringing us to this magical place. It was the highlight of the day.
Rated: for Overall Experience.
