A day trip through the Candole
State forest, NSW
A few of the gang are camped at Illaroo Camping Ground Minnie Waters, We couldn't get to
camp this time, so we made a day trip out of it. Love this time of year to travel through some good country.
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We leave
home about 10am, Saturday, with the Cruiser packed(Chairs, Shovel, Recovery Gear,
First Aid Box and all the other bits for a day out) with lunch, the fridge and hot water for a cuppa along the way, we cross the ferry and head down
Woodford island to Brushgrove/Cowper. Travel the short distance along the Pacific H/Way to
Ulmarra, turn left towards Tucabia. Once at Tucabia we head back towards the Highway at Tyndale. Just out of Tucabia about 1km is a dirt road on your right,(Note, Be aware that Motor Bikes use these roads and travel at speed, it also pays to have the UHF on scan, in case there are other road users nearby) Bostock Rd, Just as you get to the heavier timbered area, to the left there is track, Bevan showed us Bush Lemons grown up in the area last time we traveled through here. About 8k's along from the Tyndale rd there will be a
T junction, Telephone Spur, TVeer right. You will come across gates along this road, please Shut them if they are shut., farmers have cattle on these lands.Telephone Spur is a nice easy drive, some of the earth works to stop water washing the track away are steep, but nothing serious, there are some great veiws to be seen of the coast as
well as to the west, The Great Dividing Range can be seen through the trees. It's amzing how dry it is, considering the amount of rain we have had this year. The vegetation changes from open timbered country to thickly wooded strands of Gums, Wattles and Grass Trees scattered amongst them. Nearer the bottom of the range there are pockets of very wet scrub.The surface of the tracks change from rocky clay to wet sandy mud, as you can see in the pictures below. In heavy wet periods some of the side spurs would be impassable at times.
Amazing how Nature does her thing.
After traveling for twenty minutes or so you will come to Coast Range Rd, veer right and it is a short roll down the
hill to the Main road through the Candole, Candole Forest Rd. This will take you to the Wooli/ Pillar Valley road, turn left and the Minnie Waters turn off isn't that far along, it's on your left and the Illaroo
camping area is on your right just before you get to Minnie Waters.. Instead of turning here and you were to follow your nose, this will take you to the
Diggers Camp turn off on the left and then further along to the village of
Wooli.
After spending 4 maybe 5 hours telling tall stories sitting around a
camp fire and enjoying a few coldies, It's time to head
home, Fysh drives because I've had a couple cold ones with the boys. It's dark and starting to rain, we arrive
home about 6.30pm and have covered some 170k's today. I mentioned to Bullfrog earlier that it would be great little run for a night trip through the Candole State
Forrest, He agreed, so this is something we will plan.
Another Great day trip enjoying some good trails and a few beers with great company, Thanks Guys.
Love my backyard, The Clarence Valley.
Cheers