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Date: 24 February 2019
Par�cipants: Kris Moore, Wayne Moore, Robert Lowman, Tony Sandrussi, Eunha Levinson, Kerrie McLean,
Ewan Cain, Colin Reid, Tim Yewdall, Michelle Smithson

A�er our meet and greet, we were off, following the fire
trail which allowed us the chance to talk and walk. We
passed a monument to three bush firefighters who died
protecting homes and residents in the area in 1989. A
quiet moment to reflect on how lucky we are to have
those brave enough to serve the community in such
difficult terrain.

We descended Shaw’s Ridgeto the Blue Gum area and an
old picnic spot marked by a long abandoned BBQ pit for
our morningtea. Then,we startedour ascenttowards the
Grose Ridge. It was a steady climb up, with maybe a bit of
heavy breathing involved.

Once on the Grose Ridge we followed this to our
Walk descrip�on: fantastic views down to the Grose River and way beyond.
des�nation, the Grose Lookout. We were rewarded with
This is a circuit walk following Shaw's Ridge for Leaving our packs we wandered further up the hill for
spectacular views over the Grose Valley from the Grose be�er views of about 180 degrees of wilderness in every
Mountain Lookout. Map/s: Springwood direction. Beau�ful!

We returned to our packs and enjoyed a relaxed lunch on
Report:
The day was cool and cloudy with some sun promising to the rocks looking out into the valleys below
show later in the day. It was great to have relief from the
On our walk back down the trail we joined theShaw’s Ridge
warmer weather at last!
trail and con�nued around through the Blue Gum Swamp,
surrounded by towering gums and ferns galore. There was
Our walk started at 9.11am with the pickup of three
some water in the area but not enough to wet our boots,
travellers from Springwood Station. We met up with the
rest of our fellow walkers at the trackhead, at the end of and no leeches!
White Cross Road, Winmalee for the start of our walk We completed our 80 Leaders walk around 2.30pm and all
along Shaw’s Ridge to the Grose Lookout. felt the benefits of the exercise and the enjoyment of time
shared together on the track.

Report by: Kris Moore 62 Photos: Kris Moore