Shanti reports…

A few weeks after Mum and I did a recce on the Leith Hill Loop Track at Castle Hill Village we picked that for a team walk. The forecast said it was going to be hot (as in 27 degrees Celsius hot) and windy. Most of the loop track is through forest, so it seemed like a good plan for a short scenic walk on a hot and windy day.

Once on the track we discovered that the forecast was right about the wind - it sure was blowing - but not about the temperature. It was probably below 20 C… so after a quick consultation, when we came out of the forest… we were heading up Leith Hill.

Maisy was way ahead on the track below the scree and looked quite confused for a while - saying the path DOES go here!

Us dogs are always up for an adventure so up we went with no complaints. It got windier and steeper the higher we went. At first through mostly scrub and rocks and then scree. Instead of aiming for the top, our humans aimed for an outcrop of rocks towards the top. Perhaps they thought it might offer some protection from the wind.

By the time we got to the outcrop, there was the odd spit of water from spillover rain from the Main Divide coming down - and our humans decided to turn tail and head back down. It was still a fair distance to the top, and the wise decision was made to return when the weather was better.

Dropping down was much faster than going up - especially for Mum who is slow on the uphill and turbo-charged on the downhill.

We followed the loop trail back to the car… and got to see where we had been. It looks pretty impressive if you ask me.

When Mum got home she looked up the route on one of her favourite sites an found that people RUN the route. I think I’m secretly kinda glad Mum isn’t crazy fit like that.