Over the last month or so we have had a few overseas visitors drop into our place. One of the places we have taken them to in the local area is the Vale of Avoca Lookout at Grose Vale. There is a short fire trail to the lookout, which has been suffering some damage from off road vehicles, so it has now been fenced off near the lookout, where a rough parking area has now been built. Until a few years ago this spot was almost a local secret, but now there are 4WD tour buses taking folks there. The features of the area around the Vale of Avoca are dry ridge-tops, steep cliff faces and rocky outcrops, with views down into the valley of Burralow Creek, and the large boulder-ridden gorge of the Lower Grose
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