Accessible via a dirt road by car, or the ‘Two Bays Walking Track’ by foot, this short 1 km circuit walk meanders its way through a varied landscape that includes: grasslands, fern gullies, she-oak forests, banksias, expanses of bracken, cliff edges, a gorge, granite escarpments, a waterfall, views – a walk that should be added to everyone’s itinerary.
The waterfall apparently procured its name from Mr John King, the owner of the land between the years 1924 to 1929 . . .
Interesting signage along the way reveals that Arthurs Seat sits on the Selwyn Fault, which incidentally is still active; the uses of many of the plants that are evident along the walk by the Aborigines; the reason for the change in vegetation from the soft coral fern, to the scented paperbark (the bark of which the Aborigines once used as baby blankets, bandaging and roofing), black she-oaks, banksias, gums, and grass trees – many of which cling to rock as they fight to survive . . .
The change in atmosphere from the arid slopes to the luscious fern gully is truly amazing. We learnt that ferns are the oldest plants in the World, having lived on this planet for over 300 million years, changing very little in all this time.
The trail is a combination of gravel, stone steps and wooden boardwalks – of varying gradients.
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– 1.04 km Circuit Walk
– Difficulty = Easy
– Gradient = Minimal/Moderate
– Unsealed track, gravel/dirt in most places
– Car Parking available on Waterfall Gully Road
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