I had suggested a trip to Bob and Dog to visit some Aboriginal art caves along the Springwood Ridge, north of the old St Columbus Seminary at Winmalee. So we travelled to Springwood and then turned off along Hawkesbury Road and took the road to the seminary. The seminary has now been repurposed as a catholic high school and we would have to pass through private land to get to Springwood Ridge.
We were encouraged by a “welcome” sign, a short way along the road, but a bit further along was a “Trespassers Prosecuted” sign. Not soo good! We continued to some old sandstone building and asked a groundsman if there was access to the fire trail. He told us no access was allowed, so we had to start instead from the end of White Cross Road.
We crossed a creek and climbed up scrubby ridge that leads to Springwood Ridge. Then we could look for the first site. Continue reading
