| Lockdown over! Where to walk? Why not a local walk? Haven't walked
at Firth Park for many years; what is it like now? After a short
drive we found the road in although dirt was in good condition much
better than our last trip where it was bone jarring. Firth park
was in great condition and with new toilets. However with the
recent storms over Victoria there were many trees down and lots of
damage. A recent fire through the area had not helped at all.
Park's Vic crews seem to have been hard at work as the track to the old
Anderson Mill looked to be open. This walk is quite easy. Nice undulating path, well defined to the old sawmill where there's a huge old sawdust pile. Once there you retrace your step back to Firth Park. Longer walks are available but we have not done any. |
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| Information board | Walk starting point. | Walk sign. |
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| Storm and fire damage | Track well defined and seemingly open | |
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| Trees are recovering well | ||
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| Ordoratum type Orchid flowering | ||
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| Potato Orchid starting | ||
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| Car track crossing | No traffic today, probably every day | |
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| Bird orchid | ||
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| Bridge Out! | A bit wobbly, but we used it to get across | |
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| Not an option to use this as a crossing point. | The old mill | |
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| Beard Orchid | ||
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| Sawdust pile | ||
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| Had fun, now to retrace our path back to Firth Park | Back again | |
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| A break for coffee and a biscuit | ||
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| The pond is full | ||
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| Horse yards are badly affected by the recent storm | New Loo's - nice and clean | |
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| Picnic shelter if it rains! |