On the 1st May the Club decided to head back to Cathu Forest for a few days with plans to further explore the tracks in and around the area. Once again we based ourselves at the Juxut campground beside Pandanus Creek https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/cathu/camping
It was a lot cooler at this time of year so no one was interested in swimming, searching for some decent wood to build a campfire became priority number one as soon as we had set up camp. Mission accomplished after Ruby took a detour down a few back roads in the State Forest and is proudly wearing a few more pin stripes!
7 vehicles set off on the Sunday morning at 10am ready to explore some tracks and find the waterfall. There were a few technical sections and more water and mud puddles to deal with than last time which made it interesting, we took a different track once we reached the top of the hill this time and we found the waterfall, but so had about 30 other people so the area was full and difficult to find a spot for everyone to park, with someone making the comment that it was as busy as New York! The scenery and views were spectacular, we only travelled about 52kms which took about 4hrs to do, so it is a fantastic 4wd track travelling through some beautiful country.
Sunday night’s happy hour included pineapple, boccocini and fresh rosemary sprigs – thanks Rick, you can come camping with us any time – Yum!
Cathu Forest we will be back – so many more tracks to explore
Billy Tea & Backroads 