I was interested to have a look at the Blue Gum forest after the fires. National Parks had closed access to the forest for many months after the fires. The route I took was Lockleys Pylon Track, then a rather exposed pass, dropping from Du Faur head into the Grose Valley. This pass looks worse than it is, there is no rock climbing or scrambling required. I went up Perrys Lookdown Track on the other side of the valley, it is one of the steepest in the Blue Mountains, mostly wooden steps with a few hand rails. I took a couple of tumbles on the slippery flat bits of Lockleys Pylon Track, it had been raining, the running shoes I wore were unsuitable in mud, fine on the steep sandstone though.
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| You can just see the track leading to the pass on Du Faur Head |
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Looking down the Grose Valley
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Fortress Creek Waterfall from Lockleys
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| Southern approach to Lockleys |
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Mt Banks shrouded in cloud
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Du Faur Head from near the Grose River
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The Grose River
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I waded across here
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Mts Banks, Tomah & Wilson
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Stats,
distance: 18.4Km
moving time: 3hr, 47min
Elevation: 1119metre
Calories:1988
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