I had done this loop back in 2017, I wanted to see first hand how much damage the fires earlier this year had done. The dense banksia on the tops has been completely decimated, as can be seen from the picture below. The last time I was here it was hard to get off the track due to the dense scrub the track passed through, now there is very little evidence of the track. I had to rely on basic navigation to find the top of Lions Pass.
Lions Pass is extremely steep requiring much care, a bit of bum sliding and scrambling to negotiate. Once on the track below navigation was no longer an issue.
My way out of the Kedumba Valley was via the lower part of the Goat Track and then the four wheel drive Kedumba Pass. The Goat Track is also called "Bush Rangers Track". The lower section has a chain to assist over a bit of a cliff, the upper section has a rope to assist up a much riskier cliff. I wasn't confident about the upper section, the chain on the lower section was enough for me.
Burnt Banksia, above Kedumba Walls
Rock Cairn indicating the top of Lions Head Pass
Maxwell's Grave, see the plaque above
Farm Dam near Maxwell's Grave
Near the top of Kedumba Pass
Rock overhang further up Kedumba Pass
Kedumba Walls
Stats,
distance: 18.3Km
moving time: 3hr, 11min
Elevation: 794metres Calories:1738
