The Walk in the beautiful wooded Cumberland State Forest with its enormous stately trees of all sorts was probably our shortest walk so far even though it was a combination of two little trails. Surprisingly all 40 hectares of the area was cleared for agriculture in 1908 but in 1938 it was taken over by the then NSW Forestry Commission when a third was planted as an arboretum and the rest was allowed to regenerate naturally resulting in decades of tree growth we see today.
First we meandered along the well sign-posted Sensory Walk of touch, hear and smell before choosing the Palm Gully Trail. A great magpie chorus and general birdsong and sound rained down from the eucalypts and rainforest trees.
The native plant nursery had worthwhile plants for sale. We enjoyed coffee in Saligna Cafe before strolling through the large information and research reference centre with a strong emphasis on all things timber.
How nice it was to have Linzi back with us again together with her Mum Robyn from N.Z. I was a little disappointed to hear that although Linzi will be in Sydney for next week's walk,
Another guest walker was Lynne whom we welcomed back having done the Bay Run Walk with us in July 2012. It was lovely having you along again Lynne.
Lynne, by the way, belongs to a Wednesday walking group co-ordinated by the Heart Foundation which is how I was inspired to get this Group going in the first place..
Cumberland Forest is highly recommended for its beautiful trees and a valuable destination for bird watchers.
Walkers: Kate, Pippa, Marie-Claire, Linzi, Carolle
and Guests Lynne and Robyn
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