by johnw » Wed 11 Mar, 2009 12:50 pm
I haven't done the full traverse that you are proposing, but have walked up Mt Solitary many times (via Ruined Castle track - Korowal Knife Edge) on day trips and been down to Kedumba Valley Farm on the other side. The track is well defined in all areas I've visited to date. I've been across the top of Solitary to about 1/2 - 2/3 of the way across, to an informal campsite and nearby lookout. It is very well defined to that point. The continuation appears to remain so looking at it from there, and I believe it would be until at least "The Col", which is the initial steep descent route into the Kedumba Valley. Beyond that I can't comment but have occasionally heard of people having navigation problems down in the Kedumba section. Once on the Kedumba Valley Road it's simple, just follow it up.
You might also consider the Wild Dog Mountains nearby. Great spot where we've done some overnight trips. Mostly there are well defined tracks there and the nav is not too difficult on these (but people also do more difficult walks there too).
For reasonably easy walking, start at Carlons Farm go down Carlons Ck to the Breakfast Ck junction, then choice of steeply up Blackhorse Ridge and on to Mobbs Swamp campsite. Go up Mt Dingo to Splendour Rock as a side trip (there is also a small campsite there). Return via Medlow Gap which makes a circuit; last section is all fire trail.
Alternatively from the junction of Carlons Ck walk the length of Breakfast Ck to the Coxs River. Camp there and return via Ironpot Mountain, making a circuit. You can also camp at a few spots along Breakfast Creek, such as Frying Pan Flat. Breakfast Ck is really pretty IMHO.
These are both overnighters but there are quite a few possibilities. It shouldn't be difficult to design a 3 day walk or longer through the area.
There are probably other suggestions in other places in the Sydney region I could give you. Is there anything in particular you want to see/do? Wollangambe Crater, Newnes to Glen Davis, Meryla Pass area, Coast Track in Royal NP are few that come to mind.
Also, bear in mind that the walk you are currently considering contains quite a lot of fire trail walking on the last day, and most of my suggestions also have at least a small amount.
John W
In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912