Kanangra Walls Plateau down to Kowmung River via Coals Seam Cave, Gingra Trail and Roots Ridge.
We tracked down to Kowmung via Roots Ridge. Hard going. 8 hours each way, but started early so had plenty of time. The sunrise over the Walls is spectacular, arrive to the trail head at least 30 minutes before sunrise. Getting down to Coal Seam Cave is easy. Gingra Trail has a few overgrown shrubs in large sections making it a hard to see the ridge at times for their thickness, navigating gets tricky at times. Dropping down to Roots is easy going in parts (upper sections) and incredibly thick and tall weeds in others (we spent over an hour cutting through weeds double our height at one point, very hard work). The general gradient is long but manageable, nothing too technical besides the crazy overgrowth. Ribbons are visible for first part but stop half way down Roots when the overgrowth kicks in. The river is incredible, clean, fast flowing (it was after rain) and so refreshing. Even though overgrown in most parts we managed to landscape a spot and enjoyed our swims in the super refreshing water. The route cannot be done without right gear for tackling overgrowth, but we loved it nonetheless. I wouldn’t recommend it to the inexperienced (in fact very dangerous) but for experienced ppl up for a gruelling challenge (and punishment).
4am start to catch the sunrise 
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs 
Partner 
Clearing clouds 
hello! 
The Walls 
Walking the Plateau 
Fire damage 
Some scrambling but not too much 
Coal Seam Cave 
Zombie hunter 🙂 
Walking on Gingra 
Thick and tall weeds on Roots Ridge 
View from Roots Ridge 
Goofing around in the Kowmung 
Pose 
Unwinding after 8hr track 
Ad-hoc campsite 
Starry night 
Glow in dark tent 
River in the morning 
Coffee time 
The Eastern Suburbs Bush Bashers 
Forest above Kowmung 
Hard track up 
Thick bush on Roots 
Reaching the cave 
The Plateau 
Pink Flannies …. very rare 
Back at the Walls 
One final detour to Kalang Falls 
Bliss 
The Big Bush Basher 
Great pics! 8 hours each way speaks volumes for how heavy the undergrowth must have been in parts. Hopefully come winter the weeds will have died off, and the route will be a little easier to negotiate. (Brumby was a nightmare in parts back in late January.)
Thanks, it was an experience for sure!! And the river is amazing. I’ll definitely go back but indeed after the weeds die down a bit.