Northbrook Gorge

29 December 2002

After arranging a car shuffle to have cars at the end of our walk, we set off to Northbrook Mountain where we enjoyed the views and morning tea. Even though there was a track, we chose to take the adventurous way down which meant avoiding cliffs and a bit of a scramble back to the track.

We headed up to Eagles Nest for lunch then down to Northbrook Creek. Once in Northbrook Creek it was a pleasant walk downstream with some swims through different sections of the gorge. The water was freezing but refreshing.

The gorge is quite spectacular with high cliffs and interesting rock formations due to water erosion. At the very last swim section David dived in and lost his glasses. The water was stirred up from everyone swimming through, which made it impossible to find the glasses. No further mishaps and we were back at the cars at 3pm.

As we were on holidays, the following day 4 of us returned to find David's glasses and to enjoy another swim in the gorge. Thanks to those who came on the walk for your company, it was a very pleasant day. Barbara Makepeace