Weld River

Saturday, 10 October 2015

Weld River

Saturday 10th October 2015

Fletchers Eddy

The plan for today was to do a short walk to Fletchers Eddy and then along the bank of the Weld River to a bend opposite Glovers Bluff.
Another perfect day in paradise, as I set off walking from the parking spot on Eric Pettets Road with a couple of friends. See here and here for previous posts of this area.
The track to Fletchers Eddy was not too bad mud wise and we made it in fairly quick time.

Weld River

Fletchers Eddy

We continued on around the Eddy and across Eddy Creek and then along the bank of the Weld following a faint pad. The going was quite easy and we stopped at a nice spot for a snack.

Weld River

We continued on upstream to almost the major bend where we had a clear view of Glovers Bluff.

Glovers Bluff

This was the turn around point for our walk, so we retraced our steps back to Fletchers Eddy and took a track heading off in a north easterly direction, which I assumed would meet up with Eric Pettets Road. This was a well taped track and did indeed meet the road. We then simply followed the road back to the car. The road was in very good condition and was very firmly packed with what appeared to be dolomite rock from the quarry. The locked gate near the start of the walk was unlocked and there was no sign of any lock so I am unsure whether it is remaining open these days or not.
Note: I have since contacted the operators of the dolomite quarry and they informed me that the gate had been vandalised and will be locked in the future.