Date: Sunday 21st May, 2017
REPORT/LOG:
12 Members of our club met at the Old Reservoir Picnic Area at Mount Arthur Reserve as arranged on a beautiful sunny day for morning tea.
We departed on our trek at about 10.30 up to Mount Wellesley along the Trig trail which starts on the other side of the road to the picnic area.
After a slow and steep walk along the track following the yellow paint dots either on tree trunks or rocks, we stopped at a point which had fabulous views of Wellington.
A bit further along the track we all made it to the Trig Point where we had 360 degree views. Then we descended Mount Wellesley along the Waterloo Trail.
This trail is a lovely track winding back to the Old Reservoir Picnic Area along dry creek beds, fern gully’s and beautiful scenery up and down but not as steep as the ascent to Mount Wellesley.
We stopped for lunch along the way in the middle of a dry creek bed. When we stopped for rests you could hear and see the small birds going about their daily routine. We all had a lovely day and hope to return and walk other tracks in the Mount Arthur Reserve.
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Meet: 8.30 am Lovejoy Street carpark Mudgee.
Where to: Old Reservoir Picnic Area, Mount Arthur Reserve.
Turn right at the roundabout in Wellington towards Parkes. Then continue straight ahead past Pioneer Park and the Polo Ground along Bushranger Creek Road. DO NOT TURN RIGHT INTO SCENIC DRIVE but continue along Bushranger Creek Road for about 2 kms where you will see sign to turn right into the OLD RESERVOIR PICNIC AREA.
Discription: We will be doing a 7 km round trip walk along the Trig Trail to Mt Wellesley and then returning on the Waterloo Trail back to the Old Reservoir Picnic Area. This walk is along a bush track, marked with yellow paint dots. The Trig Trail is mostly upwards while the Waterloo Trail is mostly downhill or flat along a dry creek bed. Fabulous views of Wellington and surrounds from the Trig point. Also lots of native birds if you stop and listen.
Grade: moderately steep
Morning Tea: 10 am at the Old Reservoir Picnic Area.
Lunch: Bring a packed lunch to have in a beautiful grassy area along the creek on the Waterloo Trail.
Leaders: Peter and Annette Bruce
RSVP: 0439 928 524
Bring:
- Plenty of water as there is no water on the Reserve.
- Sunscreen
- Hat
- Morning tea
- Lunch
- Walking poles if you have them, as there is some loose gravel on the track in some places on the way down.
Notes: Mount Arthur Reserve is a crown reserve for public recreation, managed since 1965 by the Mount Arthur Reserve Trust. The Reserve covers about 2,123 ha and includes 16 km of walking tracks and 30 km of fire trails. The reserve contains more than 400 species of native plants as well as unique vegetation communities.