FRIDAY 29 SEPTEMBER TO WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER,
GREEN GULLY,
THROUGHWALK
Leader: Matt 0438 720 235
Meet: TBA
Time: TBA
Cost: $300 plus petrol
Grade: L55.
Emerg Off: Kerry 0421 022 250
Your Green Gully Track
takes you deep into the Apsley-Macleay gorges in Oxley
Wild Rivers National Park.
The four days
and five
nights
will bring different challenges and experiences. From awe
inspiring ridge top
views and towering rock outcrops
bouncing with endangered
Brush-tailed Rock-
wallabies,
to fern lined gullies and crystal
clear mountain streams, Green Gully has it all.
We will have each hut to ourselves
and may
only cross paths
with
other walkers on the first and
last days.
The track is a great wilderness
experience.
The Green Gully Track
is unique in the range of walking
experiences on
offer.
There are no formed
walking
tracks
- the
entire track is along management trails,
creeks or ridgelines. Days one and four are along
four wheel drive management
trails, day two provides opportunities for
off-track
walking
and some
navigation skills, while
day three
is all about water,
rock
hopping
and picking
your way through
Green Gully gorge.
Day 1 - Cedar Creek To Birds Nest Hut 17km
Your first day is spent walking along
a long ridge that
separates Green Gully Creek gorge from Kunderang
Brook
valley. Walking conditions and
navigation is relatively easy,
as you are walking on a management
trail used by National
Parks staff to manage
the park.
Day one provides a
glimpse
of what is to come
- lots
of short, steep climbs
and descents
with
glimpses
of spectacular views through
tall timber. Birds
Nest Hut is located on
the banks
of Brumby Creek, which you
will cross again at the
end of day two. Confusingly,
you will
cross
Birds
Nest Creek on your last day
as you climb out of the
gorge. Birds
Nest Hut
is so
named as the general locality is known as Birds Nest,
rather than being named
after
the creek
it is next to.
Day 2 - Birds Nest Hut To Green Gully Hut 15km
A relatively easy climb in the morning
to the highest point
on the track at
Birds
Nest Trig
is balanced by a descent
in the afternoon
Lunch is spent on
top
of The Rocks, gazing at the walk
that
awaits
along the floor of Green
Gully gorge on day three.
As you start the
descent, we’ll
stay on top
of the ridge.
When you reach
the bottom,
there are seven creek crossings
before
you reach Green Gully Hut. We
will keep an eye out
for Brush-tailed
Rock-
wallabies
watching from the
clefts in the
rocks
as you approach
Brumby Pass, where
two
imposing cliff faces almost
meet.
Day 3 - Green Gully Hut To Colwells Hut 13.5km
Time for
wet
feet, as the track crosses Green Gully Creek at least 35 times today.
The amount of water in Green Gully Creek is constantly
changing, so conditions can
vary enormously.
If the first few crossings
are over waist deep we will
retrace our steps to Green Gully Hut and walk back up the
hill to the junction
of The Rocks Trail and Birds Nest
Link Trail, then to Colwells
Hut.
This section of the
walk is nothing short
of stunning. You feel like you are in a lost world,
hemmed in by impossibly
steep
slopes.
Green Gully Canyon can feel like an impassable obstacle, but there
is a narrow gravel bank to provide safe passage before clambering
up the
rocks. As the
creek cascades though
many rocky passages, photographic opportunities
abound.
Day 4 - Colwells Hut To Cedar Creek 17.5km
Last day on
the track.
The trail climbs over 600
metres
in the first three kilometres,
and has beautiful views
over pockets of World Heritage status Gondwana
relic dry rainforest.
We again cross over Birds
Nest Creek which is home to endangered
Stuttering Barred Frogs.
Upon
reaching Kunderang Trail, we repeat the
first
10 kilometres
of management trail
from
the first day.
That
night is in comparative luxury of
Cedar
Creek lodge
- a hot shower,
huge deck, gas
barbecue, comfy
lounges,
thick
mattresses, a flushing toilet and warm
fire beckons.
The last day
will be taken up driving back to Brisbane with a lunch spot in between.
One of
the great parts of this walk is no need to bring tents, mattresses or cooking
gear. You can read about someone
else’s trip here https://lotsafreshair.com/green-gully-track-trip-report-part-1/
The walk
is only open to six and most spots are taken so please call to put your name on
the waiting list.