Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Trig #8 - Narrabundah Hill

14 July 2020
I was in Duffy and I thought I’d give this one a go. It’s very easy to find, with trails off EucumBebe Drive. I started from the steps opposite Warragamba Ave. The walk up to the trig is pretty easy. There’s a steepish bit (it is a hill after all!), but it’s a reasonably smooth trail, with a bit of a rocky patch towards the top. I made it to the trig in 7 minutes, I reckon fitter people could do it in under 5.


The trig/summit was a little underwhelming. There is quite a lot of weed growth (like Arawang - I wonder if it’s related to the bushfires in 2003?), and it’s not nearly as pretty as the other trigs I have visited. It probably didn’t help that there was a freezing wind! The views are nice enough: pretty similar to Chapman and Urambi.

Mt Arawang and Mt Taylor in the background

I thought I needed a longer walk, so I went down in the opposite direction and ended up walking back along a fire trail next to a fenced private property, this was a little nicer, with lots of young gum trees and a bit of bird life.

Narrabundah Hill
Elevation gain - 691m
Time to trig - about 7 minutes 
Difficulty - easy-medium. There is one bit that will get the heart beating
Best part - the walk back via the fire trail 

                                                              

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