Lane Cove Trail Conditions?

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Lane Cove Trail Conditions?

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I've been poking around and don't see anything from this season, so thought I'd ask. In what kind of condition is the trail down to LC? Boardwalks beat up or are they in decent shape? Trying to figure out if that's the first stop out of RH or the last stop before catching the boat. TIA.
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Re: Lane Cove Trail Conditions?

Post by S_R_L »

When I was there 3 weeks ago the trail was in pretty good shape. I'd say boardwalks were in "average" wear state. We definitely saw much worse boardwalks on other parts of the island.
There were some washouts on the switchback sections going down shortly after the Mt Franklin junction.
'22: RH-LC-DF-MB-CH-DF-3M-RH
'21: RH-DF-MB-MC-HL-Malone-SD-WC ~75 miles hiked including side trips.
'20: WC-FL-SB-IM-WC
'18: RH-DF-MB-ECB-DF-RH
'16: RH-LC-DF-TM-RH
'14: WC-HC-WC
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