General Information
Distance: 3.2 kilometers
Total climb: 336 meters
Time taken: 2 hours 10 minutes
Maps: Bombay 8827-3S 1:25 000
Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO: 60 kilometers
Start point map grid reference: 55H GA 35921 77365
Destination map grid reference: 55H GA 35938 76213
End point: same as start
Distance: 3.2 kilometers
Route
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Description
This walk commenced at the intersection of the Mulloon, Gourock Range and Palerang fire trails in Tallaganda National Park, about 20 kilometers east of Hoskinstown. We had no particular walk in mind except that we wanted to climb Mt Palerang (1264m). We began by walking south along the Palerang Fire Trail, and after only 100 meters walking we came across an unexpected (and unmapped) walking track which seemed to be heading in the direction of Mt Palerang. Naturally we decided to follow this track which climbed quickly up one of Palerang's spurs. When we were nearing the 1200m elevation mark we noticed an indistinct track heading off in the direction of the summit, and after some discussion we decided to follow it rather than the more distinct track that we had been following. This took us up to the narrow ridge at the top of Palerang which we followed south through some moderately thick brush to the relatively impressive Palerang trig.
The views from the top of Palerang are limited by the surrounding bush, but in our case were even more limited by the weather conditions: mist and low cloud. Still, it was a great place to be, with no sound apart from birdsong and some beautiful bush surrounding it.
After lunching on the summit we headed back down, intending to take the spur to the southwest and eventually link up with the Palerang Fire Trail. As sometimes happens (at least to us) a rather cavalier attitude to navigation took us back to the walking track we had started on. Bowing to the inevitable, we decided to follow the track back down to the car.
Although the walk ended up being a lot shorter than we had planned, we decided not to do any more walking. Instead we decided to drive around the Tallaganda National Park and the Tallaganda State Conservation Area fire trials to scout out other walking opportunities. There seem to be plenty of options there, so it is likely that we will be back at some time soon.
The views from the top of Palerang are limited by the surrounding bush, but in our case were even more limited by the weather conditions: mist and low cloud. Still, it was a great place to be, with no sound apart from birdsong and some beautiful bush surrounding it.
After lunching on the summit we headed back down, intending to take the spur to the southwest and eventually link up with the Palerang Fire Trail. As sometimes happens (at least to us) a rather cavalier attitude to navigation took us back to the walking track we had started on. Bowing to the inevitable, we decided to follow the track back down to the car.
Although the walk ended up being a lot shorter than we had planned, we decided not to do any more walking. Instead we decided to drive around the Tallaganda National Park and the Tallaganda State Conservation Area fire trials to scout out other walking opportunities. There seem to be plenty of options there, so it is likely that we will be back at some time soon.
Thanks Phil, I was searching for the location of Mt Palerang, and your blog post has sure helped. Rosanna
ReplyDeleteGlad the blog helped, Rosanna. If you have time I'd love to hear about Mt Palerang (and Tallaganda more generally) and how they are recovering from the 2019-20 bushfire. Phil
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