Hornsby Blue Gum Track

After an exhausting week, I was looking for a short walk and decided to do the Blue Gum Walk in Hornsby, also known as Joe's Mountain Circuit.

We started from Hornsby station. Fought off the temptation of Westfield on one side of the station, I dragged myself to the other side of the station towards Dural St, then Quarry Rd, connecting to the Great North Walk.

The walk went down a set of stone steps to Rosemead Rd picnic area, then continued to the bushland on the opposite side of the park.


The first part of the Blue Gum Walk mainly consisted of fire trail through the blue gum forest. The track led to the fishpond.





















We relaxed at the fishpond to take a few photos and enjoy the peacefulness and the magnificent view of the reflection from the pond.





After climbing up and down some big rocks, we got to the Waitara Creek crossing, passing some interesting rock formation and "the spa".






The second part of the walk was more hilly and the track narrowed. The day became so warm under the sun even thought it was the middle of winter.

We detoured down to the end of Valley Sewage Line South Firetrail, but the slippery rocks put me off continuing down that path. I wasn't in the mood for challenges today, so we went back to the original route and exit at Ginger Meggs Park.



The walk winded up the stone steps that we started with. It was only when we needed to walk upwards, we realised how steep and long the steps were.

Finally we arrived back at Hornsby station. And this time, we can go to the other side of the station to Westfield for lunch, Moochi and shopping!!!

Distance: 8.4km
Time:2 hours 20mins
Climb: 400m
Difficulty: Medium

Go to the link below for information and map for this walk.
http://beyondtracks.com/walks/berowra-valley-regional-park/blue-gum-walk/

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