Saturday 15th Mar 2008 - Apple Tree Bay to Brooklyn

Another pre-dawn start for this triple leg session, thankfully without the stumble-induced injuries of our last walk in the dark. This walk took us from Apple Tree Bay to the Finish line in Brooklyn via Berowra and Cowan. Our longest walk to date spending over 9 and a half hours on the trail to complete the 41km under clear skies and what felt at times like a desert heat beating down on us, making the climbs required for these sections even more painful. After all the time we've spent on these trails, this was the first time we'd come across a snake and a very cute (and probably just as lethal) little fella he was, stopping to have a look at us before slithering off.
Cp6 to Cp7 map here.
Cp7 to Cp8 map here.
Cp8 to Finish map here.

Sunrise over a fog covered Bobbin Head

THE STATS

Cp6 - Cp7
Start Time: 6:21am
Duration: 2:49:06
Finish Time: 9:11am
Distance: 13.60km
Average Pace: 12.26 min/km
Average Speed: 4.8 km/h

Cp7 - Cp8
Start Time: 9:20am
Duration: 2:53:13
Finish Time: 12:32pm
Distance: 12.87km (14km actual)
Average Pace: 13.27 min/km
Average Speed: 4.5km/h

Cp8 - Finish
Start Time: 12:52pm
Duration: 2:51:46
Finish Time: 3:58pm
Distance: 13.06km
Average Pace: 13.09 min/km
Average Speed: 4.6km/h

Total Time: 08:34:05
Total Distance: 39.53km

For a Google Earth file of this week's walk, click here.
To see a full sized image, click here.

Saturday 8th Mar 2008 - Acron Oval to Apple Tree Bay

Our second triple stage walk this time with the twist of starting in darkness for the first time. Even with headlamps and walking on fairly good fire trails our pace seemed much slower till the sun came up. Obstacles were much trickier, well, for me anyhow after almost falling in the drink 3 times during a river crossing. Once the sun finally made an appearance, the rest of the walk was like being on safari with us crossing paths with 3 wallabies, a lyre bird, a swimming lizard and some nutty land-dwelling crayfish.
This walk is the longest so far going from checkpoint 3 at Acron Oval to St Ives Showground then to Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High and down to Apple Tree Bay. After a small break we walked up Bobbin Head Road and back to a finish at Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High where Lynda was wating with one of her sensational sambos.
p.s. Tezz, we salted some leeches for you.
Cp3 to Cp4 map here.
Cp4 to Cp5 map here.
Cp5 to Cp6 map here.

Sandstone seat with a view

When Crustaceans Attack

THE STATS

Cp3 - Cp4
Start Time: 5:47am
Duration: 2:07:11
Finish Time: 7:55am
Distance: 11.04km
Average Pace: 11.31 min/km
Average Speed: 5.2 km/h

Cp4 - Cp5
Start Time: 8:05am
Duration: 1:43:31
Finish Time: 9:52am
Distance: 9.18km
Average Pace: 11.16 min/km
Average Speed: 5.3km/h

Cp5 - Cp6
Start Time: 10:06am
Duration: 1:36:13
Finish Time: 11:42am
Distance: 8.57km
Average Pace: 11.14 min/km
Average Speed: 5.3km/h

Cp6 - Park Entrance
Start Time: 11:59am
Duration: 0:55:21
Finish Time: 12:54pm
Distance: 5.55km
Average Pace: 9.58 min/km
Average Speed: 6.0km/h

Total Time: 06:22:16
Total Distance: 34.35km

For a Google Earth file of this week's walk, click here.
To see a full sized image, click here.