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Time for another (little) walk, the Leith Hill<\/a> Loop Track<\/a>, which starts in Castle Hill Village<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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It starts with a tiny stream to be crossed<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nice views looking back at Castle Hill Village and the Torlesse Range<\/p><\/div>\n

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Parts of the track go through forest<\/p><\/div>\n

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That’s Castle Hill (not the village but the rocks) to our left, been there<\/a> a few<\/a> times<\/a> as well<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lots of these on the trees<\/p><\/div>\n

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They’re quite pretty<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s quite nippy in the shade of the forest, but sunshine is just around the corner<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lovely day, great views, Castle Hill Village<\/p><\/div>\n

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The heighest point of the track, you can also walk to the summit higher up (we didn’t)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another look back down at Castle Hill and the Torlesse Range<\/p><\/div>\n

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After crossing this stream again we have as good as completed the loop track<\/p><\/div>\n

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After our little hike we decide to return via Lake Coleridge, which leads us to Lake Lyndon and beyond where DOC have once again made things more restrictive, putting up fences and whatnot<\/p><\/div>\n

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This area is actually also one of our landout options (for gliding)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mt Hutt Range in the distance<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lake Coleridge comes into view<\/p><\/div>\n

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Baaaaaaaa<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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