Honeysuckle Tor

Archived trip from old website run by joshbax189

What is a Tor? A huge rock. What are huge rocks good for? Scrambling!
We also get to visit the site of the old space tracking station and bash through some soothing Namadgi scrub.
What more could you want from a Sunday?

This is a short-ish day walk suitable for beginners who don't mind a bit of scrub bashing and scrambling.
The scrambling may be optional too ;)

Bring:
-walking shoes suitable for scrambling
-sunblock/sunhat
-whistle
-probably long sleeves/long pants or gaiters
-FOOD & WATER

Distance: 7km
Difficulty: Med
Terrain: Thick scrub, scrambling

Start at the site of the former Honeysuckle Creek Space Tracking Station (~1090m) and walk along the Orroral Ridge Road until the Orroral Valley Link track junction, about 800m before the Orroral Ridge carpark (~1280m) [3.3km/+190m].
Follow the Link track through the locked gate to the saddle (~1270m) [0.3km/-10m].
Leave the track and walk NW around the 1283 feature to the next saddle (~1250m) [0.3km/+10m].
Continue NE ascending onto and follow the boulder strewn ridge to Honeysuckle Tor (The Spinnaker) (~1360m) [1.3km/+110m].
Descend east off the ridge into the gap open gap between Honeysuckle Tor and the 1364 feature (~1170m) [0.5km/-210m].
From the clearing head north down the gully to cross Orroral Ridge Creek and return to Orroral Road on the other side (~1100m) [1.0km/-80m].
Follow the road back to the Honeysuckle carpark [0.3km/-]. Total: 7.0km/+310m. (Thanks Mika!)