Sunday, June 9, 2019

Gibraltar Peak

Gibraltar Peak is in the Tidbinbilla Nature reserve to Canberra's south. As I was planning our trip the guide book said that it was the ACT's 45th highest peak, which sounded distinctly underwhelming.

Actually the top part of the walk was pretty steep and (as I was carrying our picnic and a flask of tea) left me puffing like a steam train by the time we reached the pinnacle.

It was a lovely walk though. The path meanders upwards through beautiful woodland and as well as the ubiquitous gum trees there's a number of grass trees on or near the path.

We learnt that the route people now take to the top is longer (but less steep) than the previous path. The 'new' path (which I think is now over ten years old) is well signposted and there was a well situated picnic table near the top.


It was beautiful at the peak, although slightly precarious as there's no safety barriers or fences, but I don't think there's been any recorded falls, for if you did fall they'd find your broken body several hundred feet down in a tree.

It was a lovely walk nonetheless and I'm sure from the top (despite only being the ACT's 45th highest peak, you are able to see for at least 40 or 50km.







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