interesting report Solohiker.
I only got to that large tessalated outcrop - about half way along Taffys Track - back in 2013. Turned back, promising myself to return one day to get to Taffys Rock. Never did, lol never will.....way too unfit and old now.
as you found, there are some great views along Cowan Creek from Govett Ridge.
the tessalated rock outcrop.
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view from the top
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yes, very spikey !
Long sleeves and pants recommended
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there is a short way in to the start of Taffys Track on the GNWalk........
instead of starting at Cowan rail and clambering up the ridge from Jerusalem Bay, there is a relatively short track that starts at the F3 Freeway (M1) and runs
directly east to join the GNWalk and the commencement of Taffys track. Its called the Campbells Crater Track. But you can't simply pull over on the side of the F3 and jump onto the track leaving your car there. There is instead - directly across on the other side of the F3 (the western side) - a green coloured council/RTA shed. Get someone to drop you there,
CAREFULLY cross the F3, and jump onto the track ! head east......
standing on the start of the Campbells Crater Track at the F3 Freeway looking north.
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map.......
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and those dinner plate sized SPIDERS ! bbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrr