| Leven Canyon Walk |
| We were free camping near Sulphur Creek and took a day trip to Leven
Canyon to do the walk. Google had warned us about the steps so we
took an anti-clockwise route to minimize the number of stairs to climb.
Seeing you start and finish at the same point there is no difference in
height gain/loss for the walk, so the way you tackle the walk is purely
personal. The paths are well made and in the steep sections a rope handrail is provided. The lookouts provide a wonderful viewpoint looking down in to the canyon. The lookouts themselves are great pieces of engineering. As usual we looked up and about but still looked down and we saw a few orchid species which to us, added to the walk. It also a great place to picnic . |
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| The start | ||
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| This way | Nice clean toilets | Looking back at the car park |
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| That was one big tree in its day! | ||
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| Orchids to the right | ||
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| Seats everywhere! | An orchid | |
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| Half way seat | ||
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| Another orchid spot | ||
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| Cruickshanks Lookout | ||
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| Great views of the canyon | ||
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| Too cold for this sun loving orchid | ||
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| Down, down we go | ||
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| Lots of seats in this section | ||
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| Seats are inscribed with steps to next seat - up or down | ||
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| Bridge - turn-off to Leven Lookout | ||
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| Darn - going down yet again. Means we must climb out | ||
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| Brilliant lookout construction! | Looking up to Cruickshanks Lookout | |
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| Heading back up | ||
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| Track junction -back at the bridge | ||
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| Up to the car park | ||
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| Great, really need seat this time as we are going up hill! | ||
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| Made it - car park ahead |
