‘Is it possible to scale that dark mass, the highest part of Australia, and then walk all the way from the summit to the sea as the old people are said to have done?’

 

On Track is the fascinating account of John Blay’s long-distance search for the old ways of travelling between the Kosciuszko high country and Twofold Bay near Eden on the New South Wales far south coast. The 360-kilometre route of the Bundian Way traverses some of the nation’s wildest, most remarkable landscapes from the highest part of the continent to the ocean.

 

This epic bushwalking story traces the region’s people, natural history, country and the rediscovery of an important shared history pathway. Now heritage-listed – and thanks to the work of Blay, Aboriginal communities and local people – the Bundian Way is set to be one of the great Australian walks.

 

 

About the Author

 

JOHN BLAY is a writer, naturalist    and    walker.    He has written extensively about the bush and its people in poetry, drama and prose. Since 2001,   the   south-east   forests of   New   South   Wales   have been  the  focus  of  his  work, often in association with local Aboriginal communities.

 

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Acknowledgements

Map of south-east Australia

Introduction