Old Convict Road

Saturday 16th June 2013

The Old Convict Road starts in Orford just over the Prosser River bridge on the North side.
The day dawned overcast and drizzly but I decided to go for a walk anyway. The trip up to Orford took about 1.5 hours and it was showering most of the way. Undeterred, I set off in a light shower towards the Convict Ruins which I reached in about 20 minutes. The ruins consist mostly of piles of rocks but some parts of buildings can be recognised including what looks like the floor of a building made out of cobble stones. After a few photos the track continued on uphill to a power line and then via a foot track up a ridge to almost the summit of a hill before descending to an old track which was followed down to Burnt Bridge Creek. The track became the Old Convict Road once again and was quite easy to follow along the Prosser River for a time until it became indistinct once more, but thankfully someone had added pink tapes which make progress somewhat easier. After this section the road was more obvious and easy walking along the banks of the river. I had no real destination in mind, but when I reached the flying fox which spans the river I decided enough was enough as I was somewhat soaked. Once I had finished lunch the return journey was completed in fairly quick time and needless to say it started raining again when I was almost back to the car. Overall not a bad walk despite the weather.
Distance: 13.1 kms.
Time: 4'30"
Ascent: 550 metres
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Convict Ruins

                                                   

Flying Fox

                                                   

Prosser River

                                                 

Convict Ruins

                                               

Convict Ruins

                                                     

Convict Ruins