Saint Valentines Peak.
How to get there: From Burnie take Mount Road to Ridgley and continue a further 15 km to the junction with Upper Natone Road. Turn left here and drive another 1.7 km before turning right onto Kara road for another 6 km. just before you reach the gates of the mining side turn left onto s small road towards the car park which is the end of the road.
The walk: 8 km return, about 5 hours. If you want to buy a map, you will need to buy Hellyer or Inglis. Scale: 1:100 000
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View towards Saint Valentines Peak.
St. Valentines Peak was named by Henry Hellyer, after first climbing...
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Steep climbing.
The summit of St. Valentine's Peak is a sub-Alpine region with low...
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Taking in the views.
We were so lucky with the weather on top of summit, that we spend...
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Reaching the summit.
We made it!!
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On the ridge of the cliff.
In the distance just above where Emily is standing you can see the...
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Emily with a big smile on her face.
We both had a big smile on our face when we saw the views. I don't...
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Almost at the top.
This were we First saw how much we had climbed. Our First glimpse of...
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Beautiful red hygrocybe sp.
There are several area's on this walk where you walk through...
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Russula sp.
A beautiful fungi species found along the track. I reckon this is a Russula...
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Emily and Esther
This photo was taken with the self timer. On one of many rest stops.
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Having a rest.
I must say, this is not the only rest we needed or have a stop to...
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Covered in clouds.
In the morning when we started our walk at 7.45am the Peak was covered in...
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Coral Fungi.
One of my favourite fungi. I have a feeling this might be a Ramaria species....
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Clavaria corallinorosaea.
At certain stages of the walk the ground was covered with this beautiful...
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Taking in the views while enjoying lunch
On top of the Mountain, you can enjoy a 360 degree view. If the...
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Resinous Species.
Depending on the season off course, we found some beautiful fungi...
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Crossing the river.
Just before crossing this log over the river there is a small hut....
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Exposed Track, Take care!
This is the start of the Second stage of the walk. From the start of the car...
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So tired.
We walk a lot over the weekend, but not tracks like this. We don't...
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A goats track.
I call this a goats track. Straight up, steep climbing and watch where...
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Beautiful rock formations.
Beautiful rock rock formations which are covered with lichen. Beautiful...
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Enjoying lunch on top of Valentines Peak
Nothing tastes better then a sandwich after a big climb to the top of the...
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