Lepidozamia Track

23 February 2006

Initially this was going to be a walk on Laheys Tabletop but after difficulties getting permission crossing private property the walk was changed to this equivalent grade walk. Lepidozamia Track is in Brisbane Forest Park and is mostly a forestry road.

Eight of us met up at Maiala National Park on an overcast day and then drove to the start of the walk. The forestry road was wet and occasionally slippery but we made good time walking through rainforest which was infiltrated with cloud. Light rain fell intermittently during the day and after trying on our raincoats, we found it made no difference to how wet we got. By the end of the day most of us walked without raincoats even when it drizzled.

We had morning tea on a rocky outcrop with a view during a break in the rain, but it had to be cut short as another rain cloud came over. During the walk there was some discussion on what the Thursday walkers should be called. There is already the "Golden Oldies" from another club who mostly walk on Wednesdays. Suggestions ranged from the Thursday Thrillseekers to Thursday Trudgers.

There are forestry roads throughout the park and we did a circuit which went past a waterfall. Here there was a new campsite and we did a small detour to look at the top of the falls. From the campsite it was all uphill and we slowly trudged our way up in the rain. Luckily it stopped raining for a short while to have lunch.
Finally back at the cars, we put on some dry clothes and then drove to Samford to have afternoon tea at the bakery there.

Many thanks to those who came along. Richard