Gudgenby farm became part of Namadgi recently, and is a starting point for trips into the trackless heart of Namadgi.

This easy walk is an introduction to the delights of the Gudgenby area, and the walker is encouraged to use it as a basis for exploring the side tra

Proceed past the fence and south west down the road. On your right is the pine forest, somewhat neglected and incongruous in a National Park. On the left is open native forest, colourful and alive with birdsong.

After 30 minutes you pass the turn off to Franks hut, which might be a useful retreat in wet weather. It is about 600m away and is worth the side trip.

Assuming we are not going to Franks hut, the road immediately starts climbing. On your left you will see a marker 'Boboyan Forest Loop'.
Turn here and head south east up the valley along a clearly marked foot track, past banksia marginata. These trees flower in autumn, and for two months each year are the chief diet for about 8 different species of honeyeater .

After about 10 minutes, you reach a T junction, where you turn left. From now on you are following an old road. It heads generally north uphill through an old snow gum forest.

Sixteen minutes from the T junction, cross a green clearing where the indistinct track curves left. Here there are views of Booths Hill and scree slopes on the side of Hospital Hill. The large rock face is called Smiling rock by the rock climbers. When you reach a pine forest again, the track turns left, but another interesting diversion is to the right down to Hospital creek.

From now on the road is easy to follow, and marked at any junctions.

Not long after leaving another pine forest, the track descends to the Forestry huts, which are two galvanized iron shelters with un- flouridated tank water and a fireplace, an ideal spot to boil the billy. The cars are but a minute away.

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