Illawarra Escarpment Walk - 30 October 2016

All images © David Noble. No image can be used for any purpose without permission.

This was a walk along the Illawarra Ascarpment between Stanwell Park and Austinmer. From Stanwell Park Station, along the Wodi Wodi Track, then the Forest Track to Maddens Plains and continuing to Sublime Point, then descending steeply down the Sublime Point Track to Austinmer Station.



Above - Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)



Above - The creek crosses this rainforest creek



Above - The Wodi Wodi Track joins the Bullock Track. Here you can see some old stonework



Above - Looking down at the railway viaduct



Above - Looking north



Above - Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana major) - Here it is in the closed position and you can see what looks like a trapped pollinator sticking out



Above - Pleasant walking



Above - Small coastal hamlet and abandoned coal mine, and the sea bridge



Above - Angophora costata



Above - Red Beard Orchid (Calochilus paludosus)









Above - This lookout was a good place to stop for lunch and to admire the views



Above - Cunninghams Skink (Egernia cunninghami)





Above - Rainforest





Above - Streaked Rock Orchid (Dendrobium striolatum) and resident spider



Above - Streaked Rock Orchids (Dendrobium striolatum)





Above - Flannel Flower (Actinotis helianthi) and Ladybird



Above - Flannel Flower (Actinotis helianthi)



Above - Duckboarded section



Above - Epacris longiflora





Above - Red Beard Orchid (Calochilus paludosus)



Above - Red Beard Orchid (Calochilus paludosus)





Above - Red Beard Orchid (Calochilus paludosus)





Above - View north from near Sublime Point



Above - View south from Sublime Point



Above - on the Sublime Point Track



Above - Other walkers on the ladders





Above - Rainforest at the base of the escarpment





Return to david-noble.net