Not a trig: Great walk #6 - Gordon Ridge

I thought I’d seen a trig up on Gordon Ridge, so I thought I’d go and have a look. There was a little sprinkling of rain; enough to give me the place to myself, but not enough to worry about.

I parked on one of the local streets and walked up some stairs and a well-worn path to the fire trail.

It was a little climb, but not too strenuous. But then you can walk all the way along  the ridge on a pretty level trail. The views are pretty amazing, and change all the way along, from views over the Lanyon Valley; to Tuggeranong/Black Mountain views; then around to look out over the Bullen Range.

I had thought I’d find a trig up top, but the top of the hill is fenced all the way along (that I could see), so I settled for a no-trig journey!

I headed most of the way along, then down some big steps back into Gordon. Each step was quite high, hard on the knees!

I decided to loop back through the Gordon streets, rather than doubling back on the fire trail. There was even a nice view from the suburban stairs! 

There were some ups and downs as I made my way back, which made for more of a challenging walk, but it was good getting back into some of that hill walking! It was still less than 3km, but I got my heart beating well! Hopefully I’ll get my groove back nice and quick.