Mt Richmond Forest Park - Captains Creek Hut

Not an over night stay walk, just a hut bag on the way home from Cullens creek hat bag, heading into Captains Creek hut for a tranquil river side evening meal.

Just about at road end

Cruising lite means the DOCware times are way off.

DOC Information

A very nice river side walk with a small two or three hundred meter climb, GPS location dosn't match quite a bit of the track.

Pelorous River

Beautiful clear pools

Occasional views of the ranges

Emerald Pools area.

Emerald Pools

Signage

Captains Creek Hut

Lots of people at the hut, many camping and a full hut, glad I’m not staying. Enjoyed my dinner at the riverside, even though a few sandflies had me for dinner.

Dinner at the river

One wee swing on the walk, crossed on way out as light was fading.

Swing bridge

Good easy fast walk out, getting dark, got to the end without a torch, tripped on roots and kicked a few stone though!

Track End

Trip Times

Saturday 02/11/2019

Road End to Captains Creek Hut
1510 Turning into Mt Richmond Forest Park road
1517 At road end, sorting pack etc
1530 Heading off on the track
1542 At the swing bridge
1554 At the Mount Richmond Forest Park boundry
1605 Emerald Pool
1746 Experimental area - barbed wire fence
1748 Sign pointing to Captains Creek hut
1748 At Captains Creek hut - a few tents and many people here
Total Time: 2 hours 38 minutes

Captains Creek Hut to Road End
1826 Left Captains Creek hut heading back to car
2000 At Emerald Pool
2015 Swingbridge
2038 Off the track, back at the car
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

References
Cullen Creek Hut
Captains Creek Hut