When I first went up Genoa Peak there was a sign at the start of the walking saying "Moderate fitness required". That disappeared at some time on 31 December 2019 and has still not been replaced. However, I reckon the concept is still relevant as Frances and I were well stuffed by the time got back to the car. Here is the route (courtesy of eBird). The distance is perhaps 100m long as I didn't stop right at the furthest point.
Here is a view from the track about 300m along.
Parks have done a lot of tidying in the car park and picnic tables. Clearing the track - rather less: there were about 6 obstacles like this, which were merely annoying.
The first look out gives a good idea of how many ranges are visible: we had expected a sunny day but were disappointed by cloud. This is looking about WNW.
Looking North the dominant peak is, as expected, Mt Imlay, which is 75% higher than Genoa Peak.
Looking back from the lookout, there is still work to do!
Once up on top, even with the cloudy skies there is still a nice view to the coast. Gabo Island is sort of visible beyond Bottom Lake.
This roundel points to a few landmarks. Interestingly all the details
A view to the NW from the very top.
Looking at the way down. Granite boulders and metal stairs.
A close up of the top of the second (of three) stairs.
Some large exposures of granite on the way round the side of the peak.
The colour of the granite: the pink stuff isn't all on Gabo!
Looking out to the West past a granite wall. The blue line is a panorama on the first lookout naming all the visible mountains.
There were few flowers. Correa reflexa was well evident, but I thought this solitary Epacris impressa did a good job of brightening the lower slopes.
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