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From Tabletop Crossroads
TTOPXROADS
91669/82707 on
Tabletop Management Trail North to
Tabletop Hideaway Road Junct.
TTOPXHIDEA 9580/86812
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7.00 km |
105 minutes |
1: 25000 Map |
Projection
(AGD 66) |
Waypoint Name |
Zone |
Eastings |
Northings |
HASL
(metres) |
Rowleys Creek |
UTM |
TTOPXROADS |
56J |
0391669 |
6582707 |
1112.8 |
Winterbourne |
UTM |
TTOPXHIDEA |
56J |
0395447 |
6586908 |
1035 |
This section is along a fairly well
maintained 4WD road with a few dips. It can get a bit boring, so the
mountain bike makes sense if you want to hurry to Tabletop Mountain.
However, that won’t be an option for those who are keen on
photography or plants, and when the flowers and birds are out, it’s
a good walk.
The steep slopes, poor soil and
moderate rainfall had lead to the growth of open Eucalyptus forest
and woodland along this section. |
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From here, it
is S to Steep Drop and N to Tabletop Mountain. |
Lots of comments
about ‘Mulga Bill’s Bicycle’, but the dry track and a light backpack
made for faster traveling on the dry road heading out. However, the
wet muddy track coming back wasn’t a lot of fun… |
A more orthodox mode of
travel was favoured by most.
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This lovely Rice
Flower (Pimelea species) is one of many flowering plants
along this section in spring. (Photo Don Hitchcock)
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This group of
daisies are sometimes called Dogwood, or Curry Bush- but most are
now calling them by their botanical name , Cassinia species.
(Photo Don Hitchcock) |
On of the rough-barked
eucalypts along the track- DIEHARD STRINGYBARK Eucalyptus cameronii
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This is commonly called Holly-leaved
Pea (Podolobium ilicifolium), an attractive little plant with
yellow –orange flowers. But it often grows in dense stand on steep
slopes, and it gets called lots of other names when you’re pushing
past its sharp-pointed leaves. |
You can clearly see the 8 stamens
surrounding the stigma, and the 4 ‘petals’ in the photo.
(Photo Don Hitchcock) |
Shortly before Tabletop Hideaway
turnoff. The distinctive fire-blackened trunks of New England
Blackbutt (Eucalyptus campanulata) and the low Snow Grass (Poa
species) are common along this track section. |