Hi all
Today our hike started from the Ronny Creek car park and went to Crater Falls, Crater Lake, Marion’s Lookout, Wombat Pool, Lake Lilla and back to Dove Lake. If you think that sounds far then you would be right! Unfortunately Erik was tired at the start of the hike and fell asleep in the Ergo Pack (on my back). Oscar was happy and awake for most of the morning. But again a walk that should be 2.5 hours took us 5 hours (including stopping of lunch).
The hike was lovely, hands down the best we have ever done. The walk started on a boardwalk across a beautiful valley and then crossed a creek to join the overland track. It was steep going up to Crater Falls but past them the track levelled out and we enjoyed a fabulous view back down to the valley we had started the walk from. The lake was surrounded by steep cliffs and the track followed the western side of Crater Lake and then climbed up the to the ridge where the track split. As it was still early in the day we decided to go the extra distance and climb up to Marion’s Lookout. The Lookout is reached by VERY steep steps which at one point has a chain to assist you to climb. Luckily Erik was asleep for the ascent but he has a built in sensor and woke up just as we reached the top.
It was a 360 degree view from the top and we stopped to have lunch to enjoy the stunning Cradle Mountain from yet another angle. The climb down Marion’s Lookout was hard on the knees, at the bottom we got Erik out of the ergo pack and let him walk. It was slow going but Erik walked the last three kilometres on his own. It was mostly downhill with some steps and plank crossings over muddy patches. Erik enjoyed the walk and we were all buggered by the end of it.
Love Bec
