Mount Black track (nearish Rosebery)

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Mount Black track (nearish Rosebery)

Postby Gassy » Sun 06 Oct, 2024 5:42 pm

Does anyone have any info on a track to Mount Black's peak? Apparently starts off the A10 between Tullah and Rosebery.

There's a road that goes up on the NW side, but apparently there's a nice forest walk on the south?
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Re: Mount Black track (nearish Rosebery)

Postby north-north-west » Mon 07 Oct, 2024 10:03 am

The start may have shifted but it was near the Tullah end of the long roadside barrier along the embankment, heading in from an old gravel heap. Parking area maybe 20-30m closer to Tullah - there's a turnout part way along the slow vehicle lane, from memory, just past the crest. That's 5.2km from the Anthony Rd Jn.
It's not the clearest route - tapes mark the way which is always shifting due to treefalls, and the tapes can be sparse in places so you have to keep a careful eye out for them. A bit soggy at the start in the flatter section and beautiful forest above. Large clearing at the summit, with limited views.
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Re: Mount Black track (nearish Rosebery)

Postby Gassy » Tue 08 Oct, 2024 10:37 am

Thanks. Tarkine Trails book has a GR, but it's not even close to right as it's east of Murchison Dam, and where the map shows it there's nowhere remotely near to park so just didn't seem right.

Is this it? https://maps.app.goo.gl/BJTVHHHqeShG7zfe7
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Re: Mount Black track (nearish Rosebery)

Postby north-north-west » Thu 10 Oct, 2024 7:32 am

Could be, but it's been a while since I was there. Give me a sec and I'll dig out co-ords from the files ...

OK, this is a jpeg of the whole route. The divergence on the uppper part is because I found an old vehicle track and followed it down until it rejoined the uphill line. Do not recommend because it got a bit iffy due to regrowth after a while and would be even worse now. Most of the weirdness is just difficulty with the signal to the GPS in thick forest on that side of the mountain.
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And here we have two images of the start. The long line at the bottom in the second image is me wandering along the road by the barrier looking for the alternative exit I found on the way down. Little marker off to the side in the first is the better parking area well off the road = 312819E 5373510N. The gravel heap is obvious when you walk down the road (I think it's in that red area), but the spot you cross it may not be.
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