Starting at the spectacular summit of Mt Killiecrankie at sunrise ( after camping at base night b4) Richard & I headed off to take the route anti-clockwise. First decent was into the gorgeous Nambucca River headwaters in the early morning was so picturesque! The colours of the forest were vivid. After 7km beside the river with several shallow crossings we left one valley for the next, the upper Kalang, then back out to Horseshoe Rd ridge, before descending into our final river/valley for the day, the Bellinger. The river trail for this section is simply a roughly slashed path through shoulder height grass. The mix of heat and humidity, full sun exposure and some accumulated fatigue in was oppressive and took it's toll on me. Battling head fog and nausea we slowly ascended out and back to start to the rock to complete the circuit. Adrian Herron provided welcomed car support and photography during the day.