General Information
Distance: 12 kilometers
Total climb: 158 meters
Time taken: 3 hours
Map: Rendezvous Creek 8626-1S 1:25 000
Guide: none
Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO: 61 kilometers
Start point map grid reference: 55H FA 77105 55439
Destination map grid reference: 55H FA 80017 51574
End Point: Same as start
Route
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Description
This is a walk through grassland at the southeastern end of the Orroral Valley. It takes in Aboriginal, pioneer and modern sites in the Valley, which are well signposted with informative information boards. We started the walk at the site of the former Orroral Tracking Station and followed the track through grassland littered with grazing kangaroos.
Before long we reached passed old stockyards before arriving at the Orroral Homestead, built next to the ruins of an older homestead.
We continued walking through the valley, eventually crossing the Orroral River via a footbridge and continuing on beside the river to the Orroral campground.
We returned to the starting point by the same route. This is a very nice walk through open grassland with forested hills on either side. There is plenty to see and learn about the history and prehistory of the area.
Before long we reached passed old stockyards before arriving at the Orroral Homestead, built next to the ruins of an older homestead.
We continued walking through the valley, eventually crossing the Orroral River via a footbridge and continuing on beside the river to the Orroral campground.
We returned to the starting point by the same route. This is a very nice walk through open grassland with forested hills on either side. There is plenty to see and learn about the history and prehistory of the area.
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