Led by John Boehm, six walkers had a great, if strenuous day walking from Tatra car park to the Back Wall on Mount Buffalo. The track wends its way past many huge boulders and features such as the Chinaman’s Dam, built in 1898 to provide water for sluicing, but was washed out by heavy rain about a year later, Cannon Hill (a rock on top resembles a cannon), and “The Giants Playground” with many boulders.
The Back Wall is an almost vertical cliff situated to the south of the Horn and meets Boulder Creek at the base. We had lunch on top of a huge boulder with more than 180° views. The track was reasonably easy to follow, but was not well maintained. The grassland section was very narrow and the higher areas were overgrown, requiring a push through waist high vegetation and fallen branches at times. Having said that, it is one of those “must do before you die” walks for all those capable of walking the distance which was about 12km return.
There are no more walks this year. The first mid-week walk is in February (Also to Mt. Buffalo – but easier) and the Easy walks start in April.
Thank you for your work and help over the year, and have a good Christmas,
Vaughan Cowan
There are no more walks this year. The first mid-week walk is in February (Also to Mt. Buffalo – but easier) and the Easy walks start in April.
Thank you for your work and help over the year, and have a good Christmas,
Vaughan Cowan
