Party: Steph, Luke + 6 others lead by Stephen Brading
Grade: Very easy
Track notes: In order to join the Sydney Bushwalkers club you need to do an overnight qualifying walk (Q walk), so I thought I'd join in on this one as it looked relatively easy and sounded fun to camp in a cave. The track was the Mt Bushwalker Car Park foot track around Mt Bushwalker- Gadara Point- Pallin Pass- Mt Talaterang - Talaterang Creek and return.
After meeting at Mt Bushwalker carpark (approx 45 mins from Nowra) we head off down the track. The start of the track is a very easy coastal-style walk. You generally see a lot of the general public walking along this (for approx 30-40 mins to the cliff line) to get to the lookout. From the lookout we turned left and walked along the left hand side of the cliffline with some spectacular views across the valleys. About half of the day was on a clearly marked track, and the rest of it was off track. After about 6 hours we eventually found the campsite which is right next to a lovely creek with freshwater, a good spot for a campfire and of course the lookout whith 180 degree views across the Budawangs.
We had happy hour watching the sunset over the mountains with these truly spectacular views of The Castle, Byangee Walls, Pigeon House Mountain and a large waterfall to our right.
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| Sunset over the Budawangs |
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| Panorama of view from campsite |
