I love going to new places and so it was exciting when a walk to an area I’d never heard of appeared on our bushwalking club program. Thanks to Lauren for showing us Mount Royal National Park north of Singleton.

We started off with an on-track 450m descent.

Then had a nice wander up Carrow Brook

Before plunging into some denser vegetation…

Somewhere through there are Paul and Jo!

Before we got back onto a relatively flat trail (having regained most of our 450m already!)

Lots of orchids around! (sarcochilus falcatus)

Lunch views after a further climb

And we’re still going up! One of the few sections of the walk which had burnt

It got a bit interesting

With expansive views of the surrounds

Popping out of the forest into an open section

The very closed in Royal Trig

Magnificent grass trees – unfortunately a bit scorched

Now this is what I’m here for!

Loving the narrow ridge

And now for some descending

A pleasant campsite

Climbing back up for sunset

some sort of flower

Sunset from the ridge

Sunset

No body home any more

Pleasant ridge walking

Lunch (sadly without the views to the East)

More grass trees

Firetrail back to the cars