After one last look at Bluff Mountain we set off towards Cathedral Arch.
After leaving Ogma Camp the track climbed gently up to the Cathedral Arch side trip.
Cathedral Arch.
Looking back towards Bluff Mountain and our last half days walking.
Jo was very patient...
... whilst I piss farted around with the GoPro😅
Between the Cathedral Arch Track and Danu Camp the track crosses some large scree slopes.
After dropping our packs a Danu Saddle we headed up the Mt Exmouth side trip.
The Mt Exmouth Cairn - probably the least interesting view from the summit!
Looking east back down across the park from Mt Exmouth.
I think Jo is celebrating smashing me on the climb!
The views from Mt Exmouth are pretty epic.
Heading back down to grab our packs at Dana Saddle.
After arriving down at Burbie Camp we were able to re-fill our water bottles and enjoy some lunch - although the resident mozzies ensured that we didn't linger today.
After following the Burbie 4wd Trail for a couple of kilometres we swung onto the Burbie Canyon Walking Track for the last short section out to the John Renshaw Parkway - from there it was just a road bash back to the ute.
The Dirt.
We walked around 17 kilometres and climbed about 526 metres on what I'd call a medium grade days walking. Once again the walking was all on track today and again it varied from paved surfaces all the way down to rock hopping. We got water on the climb out of Ogma Saddle today although that creek would normally be dry I'm thinking. There is fairly permanent water down at Burbie Camp and we also found many creeks flowing as we walked out to the road. I used my AllTrails map today.
Over the two days of our stroll we walked around 31.5 kilometres and climbed about 1452 metres on this medium grade walk. The walk has been written up by many walking guide book authors over the years, Tyrone Thomas and John Chapman arguably have the best notes for the walk as we did it I guess... if you can find copies of their old books. This is a really good walk I reckon, whilst the distances are fairly short there are multiple side trips that are all worth doing and there is also a fair bit of climbing involved so the walking is not always as quick as maybe imagined - especially for a broken old man like me!
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