Murri-Yanna Traditional Cache
Purplepeopleater: Sorry folks - I just don't get over this way regularly anymore and on reflection this was not a great concept.
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The local indigenous language of the Darug people translates Murri-Yanna as "long walk". I hope you take the chance to explore the Darling Mills Creek Area.
An excellent intro to this walk is to follow the track down to the junction with Blue Gum creek and check out the waterfall To access the Murri-Yanna walk start in the Richard Webb Reserve in Aiken Rd. Here the forest trees are predominantly Blue gums. These trees were once common on the slopes of the sandstone ridges of Northern Sydney but are now quite rare in Baulkham Hills Shire and indeed elsewhere in Sydney. This walk follows the fire trail to the point where the track from the upper end of Richard Webb Reserve meets it. Follow the fire trail to Heidi Place, West Pennant Hills. Turn right and walk a short distance to the end of Heidi Place to the commencement of another fire trail. This trail follows above Darling Mills Creek. On your right you will unfortunately see examples of many of the weeds which have invaded most creeks in the Sydney basin – short and long leaved privet, honeysuckle, jasmine, lantana and cotoneaster. These plants have escaped from gardens and now thrive in the moister environment of the valley smothering indigenous plants. On your left are the plants which thrive in the nutrient poor sandstone soils. These soils are porous and deficient in essential minerals such as calcium and phosphorous. The plants which you see growing here have adapted to this environment. They include banksias and angophoras. Take time to admire the towering sandstone cliffs which are a feature of this part of the walk. The formation of these cliffs commenced 280 million years ago when Australia was still part of Gondwana land. Conglomerates, quartz sands and silts were laid down over a period of 50 million years by a north flowing river. South eastern Australia separated from Gondwana 60-80 million years ago. In the course of the geological activity the area around Sydney became a ‘hot spot’. This was when the large sandstone plateaus to the north and south of Sydney Harbour were formed. These cliffs are part of the Northern or Hornsby Plateau. Cross over Blue Gum Creek – unfortunately also choked with weeds and turn right on to the fire trail. Below the confluence of Blue Gum and Darling Mills Creeks there is a waterfall. This is a good spot to stop for a break. Look carefully in the rock pools here for aquatic animals such as frogs and fish. To return just retrace your steps or continue on.
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