June 6, 2020
Starting off from where I finished before doing the section I missed near Myponga, I knew I was in for a tough opening section with lots of up and down on a narrow, rocky path. The views over the valley back towards the coast were worth it – so much so that in an epic feat of navigational ineptitude, I managed to turn myself around after crossing a stile when stopping to take a photo and managed to run back toward my starting point. You know that feeling when you think “hmmm this looks a bit familiar”… What a twit!
Once headed in the right direction again, the trail wound its way up and down over the range near Myponga Hill. Slow going until a flatter section leading into and across Hindmarsh Tiers Road where the trail joins an unsealed road (Lawless Lane) and the pace could pick up. Then back onto the trail for a long steady gradual climb over Mt Cone, before joining Wood Cone Road for a welcome downhill run to the junction with the main road to Victor Harbour, just south of Mt Compass.
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