by scrub master » Thu 05 Mar, 2009 12:49 pm
I was in this area in early Feb and covered most of the ground you are talking about. The only section i didn't do was from the falls up to Mersey Crag. There is a pad going up past the falls but I'm not sure how far up it goes. My guess is it would go all the way but there's only one way to find out. Having said that, I reckon the going would get very nasty up higher without a pad.
We came down the major creek further to the west to pick up the track just after the last bridge a couple of 100m from the car park. The going was a bit thick in places but still quite negotiable.
From Mersey Crag to Daisy lakes is easy but I would recommend scrub trousers. There's nothing too serious if you stay fairly high, just a lot of scratchy knee high sprengeloides and the trousers make the going a lot more comfortable.