North Wheeny Gap Trail into Lagoon Creek - February 2026

Starting out on the Wheeny Creek North Track, just off the Mountain Lagoon Road. The Wheeny Creek North Track is a relatively flat fire trail, it terminates before the the steep descent into the creek, then the path was very steep indistinct pad. I negotiated down this on all fours clambering backwards. The pool at the falls is a favourite swimming spot, but not for me this time. As I was to find out the damp environment at the falls is also a favourite habitat for leeches.     

Entrance to Wheeny Creek North Track

Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium australasicum)

Above the falls

Unnamed falls where I turned back

The falls

maybe Rainbow Bracket (trametes versicolor)

Pine-leaf Geebung (persoonia pinifolia)

 

distance: 18Km,  moving time: 3hrs 19min, elevation: 407metre   

Bruce's Walk, the Eastern Section - November 2025

Bruce's walk started 1931 as a maintenance track for the power line that fed power from Blackheath to Lawson. This line fed power generated from near Lithgow. The trail was surveyed by an A.Bruce, hence "Bruce's Walk". It was initially promoted as a walking trail, but from World War II on it fell into disrepair and was largely  was forgotten. This time I did the eastern half, here is a link to my account of the western section I did in March 2019.

Signs at the start

"Shelter Cave"

Snake Orchid (cymbidium suave)

distance: 21.7Km,  moving time: 4hrs 17min, elevation: 1151metre