Springbrook Pinnacle via Alstonville Rd

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No wasting time before the elevation starts

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Now that stretches the calf muscles...not there yet...hydrate, hydrate, it's quite warm out in the dry eucalypt forest

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Back door entrance

Native plum ..

Will check correct name when i get service...meanwhile mozzies are bad...pushing on

Turn right here and head up ridgeline

Logging signs left behind from that era

Fungi

Rest time before the last scramble.

Green catbird is in the distance...hopefully i may have the chance to capture it with my camera.

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Life finds a way within the debris of a decaying tree

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Unusual texture to the outside of this tree

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Just around the bend is what makes this track all worth it.

Tip of the pinnacle

Junction turn

Forgot to mention, head right around the rocky knoll in anti clockwise motion

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Giant lily sphere's seed pod dried out

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The Giant lily's have really taken of the track....push through them, grab hold of them, go over them, go under them...but don't go around them...unless you are prepared for a slide down the side.

Nearly there

Oh boy, lost the trail and couldn't where to scramble up so had the scale the base and scramble up the side ridge till i met up with the track on the top. Was not prepared for that exertion...

Junction

This is where i should have come out at, then you just do a sharp left and scramble up the rocks

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Looking out towards Boyds Butte and Mt Gannon's Rocky knoll. Well...i'm sure once i get home to a ice cold beer i'll look back and say.... i had so much fun 🥴 It's been 5 mnths without hiking...the past mnth i've slowly got back into shorter trails...this i have to say i have out done myself...fitness needs to catchup now.

Summit views

Bee

Almost placed my hand there to scramble down..oh that would have been disastrous...bee allergy.

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This is the correct way...not sure how i ended up where i did first coming up here.

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Ok now i know where i went wrong..have to climb up not go around to the right.

Right way of track

Ignore the direction coming up...once hit the rocky knoll here go up and to the right over...won't take long following around edge to get to the summit. But if you up for the adventure and like to see some overhang caves...then by all means follow my trail as is. Battery low now..so tuning out...atleast the best part of this hike besides the views...it's all down hill baby!!! 🤙