Dates: 23/01/2021 - 24/01/2021
Participants: My neighbours and I
Day 1:
This was my first time at Barrington Tops National Park so I was so excited that I couldn't sleep last night. Luckily for me, after meeting up with my neighbours on Saturday morning, I slept all the way to Barrington Tops car park.
The initial plan was to start at Lagoon pinch car park and reaching Wombat creek campground before noon. However, the road to Lagoon pinch was closed so we had to started at the Blue gum loop and Rocky Crossing Track.
William river from the start of the blue gum loop track
Even though we were afraid that we would not make it to our campground before dark, the weather was there to support our journey. It also adorned Barrington Tops' plateau.
What amazed me was the amount of fern and moss around us, they also made the air to feel much cooler. We had a small snack at Lions Rock - A large boulder by Williams River, although the boulder does not look like a lion at all.
The walk was eerily beautiful
Having a snack before continuing to Williams Top picnic area was a very good decision, since the climbing up at the junction to Rocky Creek crossing and Williams Top picnic area was quite "cruel" - according to one of my neighbours (He obviously was not expected an even steeper slope at the Corker Trail since I told him it would not be too hard). We stopped for lunch and a much needed break at Williams Top picnic area.
An old wooden sign on the steep slope to the picnic area
My neighbours were quite optimistic on the way to Lagoon Pinch, since they thought they did not have to climb anymore, boy were they wrong. Immediately, we noticed that the entrance to Corker Trail looked not so friendly, with a warning sign "Very steep climb".
The track was much steeper than I expected.
My neighbours, already struggling
It also became more rocky as we ascended. We had to make several stops along the way since my neighbours were so tired.
There was even a section that had warnings that we could not stop on some sections since rocks were constantly rolling down. Waters quickly become drained but luckily I always bring extra water. Since this was not much of a problem for me, I was able to look around and enjoyed the Barrington Tops wilderness, I even spotted Careys Peak from afar.
The sun quickly came down and I noticed that we had to walk faster or we would not make it before daylight ended. My neighbours let out a big delightful "Yay" when we came across a sign that indicated that there were only 300m to Wombat Creek, where we would camp.
We began to run to our campsite and quickly find a spot. I was surprised that there were also quite a few other people and found out that they came from Gloucester Top parking lot! We refilled our water at Wombat Creek for cooking.
Bringing my chair and table was the best thing I did, since I was able to sit and enjoyed the evening scenery.
The campsite
We were also able to light a fire and after some talking about next day's plan while having dinner, we decided to call it a night since we were all very tired from the climb.
Day 2:
The plan was to walk to Careys Peak the next day, with only bringing water and some snacks.
The sign to Careys Peak
That was a good choice since the climb up was quite steep and rocky.
Arriving at Careys hut, we found out that Barrington Tops was discovered in finding a second "snowy mountain" beside Mount kosciuszko. The hut was very simple, with minimal furniture and a campsite.
We followed a faint trail and finally, the scenery started to open up and we could see a pole, marking our arrival at Careys Peak.
The whole Barrington Tops national park made us felt in awe. We enjoyed some snacks and headed by to our campsite for the descent.
Me and one of my neighbour
Descending was very easy, even though our feet was a little bit sore.
It was also much quicker compare to going up. Making a last stop at Pool of Reflections, we played in the water to freshen up ourselves before heading back to civilisation. What a great weekend!
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