On Saturday I headed out along Narrow Neck. Noted the new toilet at the firetower. After descending the spikes I took the road instead of route over Mt Debert, just for something different. Passed through some rainforest as it descended steeply. At Medlow Gap I took the waterboard road north to Green Gully saddle. At the gate I backtracked and took an old overgrown track that headed up hill. A sign said Black Billy Mine. I followed the track through a gate and downhill to a surprisingly large creek. Mitchell's Ck I think it was. From here it went uphill steeply before levelling out. I passed a couple of old relics along here including a mound with bricks on top? Perhaps from the mining days? Suddenly I came upon a much better road which I followed down to the Six Foot Track. Here I turned right up past the old village site and then right again on the waterboard track. Soon I came to the cairn and took a foot track off to the left. Refilled the bladder at a small creek before climbing steeply. Eventually I reached the cliff line and then followed a defile up under a chocstone which brought me out at the Devils Hole CP on Cliff Drive. An excellent circuit of 40.5km according to the GPS. It was 1:15, 6 hours after setting out. Now time for some lunch.
K.