On a beautiful and sunny autumn morning seven keen walkers arrived at the end of Warrimoo Ave, St Ives Chase for this walk which took us down the Warrimoo Track to a service trail on the right. From here we soon spied the first Pylon and the track nearby where a steep descent to Cowan Creek begins. Following the cairns we wind our way down to reach and cross Christies Pool. 
Six of the walkers at the intersection where we left the Warrimoo Track to head towards the pylons
Track to the first pylon where we descended to Ku-ring-gai Creek, steep descent to the creek crossing at Christies Pool and the rock cairns marked the way
A steep and challenging ascent took us to the Ryland Track and then the Cooyong-Neverfail trail towards Mona Vale Road. There were lots of different flowers along here including surprisingly for this time of year some Christmas Bells!
All the walkers at the second pylon Rocky climb up from Keirans Creek
Christmas Bell Blandfordia nobilis Lance-leaf Crowea Crowea saligna Heath Banksia Banksia ericifolia Mountain Devil Lambertia formosa
Walking on the Cooyong-Neverfail Trail and at the junction of the Cooyong/Neverfail Trail and the track towards St Ives Showground "You need to be on horseback to be high enough to read this sign!"
From here we follow a narrow path to St Ives Showground, where some of us have a coffee and we all study the map of the area done during the war when troops were training at the Showground. Afterwards we go on a management trail to the Wildflower Garden for lunch. Then we take the Mueller Track, which has a great display of fungi growing on dead tree trunks and head back to our cars along a management trail with another creek crossing, before climbing steeply up to Phillip Road and a short section of road walking. In total we counted that we went past a total of eight Pylons during the walk. Five of us enjoyed our after-walk coffee and chat at Pattison's St Ives. Thanks to everyone who came along on the walk.
Studying the war time relief map of the area Lunch at Lambert's Clearing Wildflower Garden (taken by Ranger Marc)
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On the Mueller Track Fabulous display of fungi on the Mueller Track Sundew Drosera spathulata
Walkers arriving at the penultimate pylon at the top of the steep fire trail to Phillip Road St Ives Chase 
Map of the route
Elevation
Walkers with Hazel and Celia were Leah, Wendy C, Steve, Rick and Jenny C.
Words by Celia
Photos: Hazel (1-5, 7-12, 14-18 and captions), Rick (6, 13, 19, 20 and captions)