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If starting from Sydney: Depart Sydney via Castle Hill, taking the Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry, 70km from Sydney CBD. zero trip meter in Wisemans Ferry with post office on left and Wisemans Ferry Inn on right. Proceed downhill in northerly direction towards the ferry.

0.6 km

Wisemans Ferry. Post office on right and inn on left.

 

GPS   S:33 23.114 E:150 59.153
UTM   56H 312656E 6304192N

0.6 km

Ferry over Hawkesbury River. Road junction on east side of river.

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Zero trip meter at road junction on west side of Hawkesbury River. TL off ferry.

 

GPS   S:33 22.814 E:150 59.278
UTM   56H 312839E 6304751N

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Zero trip meter at road junction on east side of Hawkesbury River. TL. SP: Settlers Rd/St Albans. Road on right SP: Wisemans Ferry/Gosford.

20.1 km

Ferry over Hawkesbury River.

0.6 km

Small carpark on left. CSA. On right of road SP: Old Great North Road.

 

Walking track on right leads up the steep Devine's Hill, one of the most spectacular sections of the historic Old Great North Rd.

19.5 km

Small carpark kon right. CSA. On left of road SP: Old Great North Road.

 

GPS   S:33 22.519 E:150 59.094
UTM   56H 312543E 6305290N

8.5 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on right SP: Shepherd's Gully Road.

11.6 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on left SP: Shepherd's Gully Road.

16.7 km

St Albans Old General Cemetery on left.

 

In the cemetery is a grave of a person who came out to Australia with the First Fleet and who died in 1838.

3.4 km

St Albans Old General Cemetery on right.

20 km

Crossroads. TL. SP: Wharf Street. Road SO SP: Bulga Street.

0.1 km

Crossroads. TR. SP: To Settlers Rd/Wisemans Ferry 21.

20.1 km

T-junction.

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Zero trip meter at road junction. TL. SP: Wharf Street/Wisemans Ferry via Settlers Rd 21.

 

GPS   S:33 17.573 E:150 58.301
UTM   56H 311136E 6314408N

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Zero trip meter at T-junction. TR. SP: Singleton/Cessnock/Wollombi Rd. Road on left SP: Wisemans Ferry.

 

On right at junction is historic Settlers Arms Inn, first established in 1836. Lunch served daily and live entertainment in beer garden on Sundays during February-November.

46.6 km

Road junction.

23.4 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on right.

 

Road on right leads to small clearing and possible bush campsite and walk to Old Great North Rd.

23.2 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on left.

29.2 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on right SP: Mogo Camping Area.

 

Road on right leads 0.1 km to the large Mogo camping area, an attractive grassy spot with 6 sites suitable for tent-based camping.

17.4 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on left SP: Mogo Camping Area.

 

GPS   S:33 08.634 E: 151 05.512
UTM   56H 322027E 6331139N

29.7 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on right SP: Mt Manning Intersection.

 

Road on right is where Old Great north Rd exists. Walking access only to Old Great North Rd.

16.9 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on left SP: Mt Manning Intersection.

35.4 km

T-junction. This is George Downes Dr. TL. SP: Wollombi/Singleton. Road on right SP: Central Mangrove/Sydney.

 

On left immediately before junction is the Bucketty Wall Precinct, comprising a section of the original road built by convict labour.

11.2 km

Road junction. TR. SP: Wisemans Ferry. Road SO SP: Central Mangrove/Sydney.

 

GPS   S:33 06.596 E:151 08.145
UTM   56H 326053E 6334980N

37.4 km

Road junction. TL onto gravel. SP: Mt Simpson Trail (4WD Only)/Yengo National Park.

 

Mt Simpson Trail is a dry-weather road only.

9.2 km

T-junction with bitumen. This is George Downes Dr. TR.

 

GPS   S:33 05.596 E:151 07.745
UTM   56H 325398E 6336817N

37.7 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on right.

8.9 km

Y-junction. KR. Track on left.

38.5 km

Track junction. KL. Track on right.

8.1 km

Track junction. KR. Track on left.

42.9 km

Y-junction. KL. Track on right.

 

Track on right rejoins main track further on.

3.7 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on left.

44.5 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on left.

 

Track on left rejoins main track at the bottom of the hill.

2.1 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on right.

46.6 km

T-junction. Side trip to Burragurra Aboriginal Site.

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Zero trip meter at track junction. TL. SP: Mt Simpson Track.

 

GPS   S:33 04.737 E:151 03.109
UTM   56H 318157E 6338273N

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Zero trip meter at junction of Boree and Mt Simpson tracks. Proceed in southerly direction.

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2 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on right SP: Little Boree Valley/Private Road Only.

0 km

4.7 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on right.

0 km

4.8 km

Small clearing/carpark on right. Walk from here to summit of rock to see Aboriginal engravings and enjoy spectacular views. Return to side trip start.

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GPS   S:33 06.923 E:151 02.203
UTM   56H 316823E 6334207N

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Zero trip meter at T-junction. TR. SP: Boree Track.

37.4 km

Track junction. Side trip to Burragurra Aboriginal Site.

2.7 km

T-junction. TR. SP: Boree Track. Track on left SP: Boree.

34.7 km

track junction. TL. SP: Boree Track. Track SO SP: Boree Valley/Private Road.

5.3 km

Track junction. TL. SP: Yango Track. Track SO SP: Wollombi 18km.

32.1 km

Track junction. TR. SP: Boree Track/Mt Simpson Trail 6km.

 

GPS   S:33 02.472 E:151 03.463
UTM   56H 318630E 634249N

7.4 km

Track junction. KR. SP: Yango Track. Track on left SP: Wallabadah Valley Private Access Only.

30 km

Track junction. CSA. SP: Yango Track. Track on right.

11 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on left SP: Sandy Creek Track/Private Road Only.

26.4 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on right.

15.3 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on left SP: Finchley Camping Area.

 

Track on left leads 50m to Finchley Camping Area, with 3 sites surrounded by tall eucalypts and suitable for tent-based camping.

22.1 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on right SP: Finchley Camping Area.

 

GPS   S:32 58.794 E:151 00.842
UTM   56H 314422E 6349190N

15.5 km

Finchley Aboriginal Reserve on left. CSA.

 

Aboriginal envgravings of human and animal figures can be viewed from a boardwalk.

21.9 km

Finchley Aboriginal Reserve on right. CSA.

 

GPS   S:32 58.685 E:151 00.801
UTM   56H 314354E 6349390N

15.6 km

Track junction. CSA. SP: Finchley Track/Finchley Trig Lookout 1km. Track on left SP: Yango Track/Putty Road 31km.

21.8 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on right SP: Yango Track Putty Road 31km.

16.1 km

Track junction. CSA. SP: Finchley Track. Track on left SP: Yango Track/To Howes Range Track.

21.3 km

Y-junction. KL. SP: Finchley Camping Area 800m. Track on right SP: Yango Track.

 

GPS   S:32 58.509 E:151 01.820
UTM   56H 314786E 6349724N

16.5 km

Carpark and SP: Finchley Trig Lookout, on right. CSA.

 

Finchley Trig Lookout has excellent views to Mt Yengo.

20.9 km

Carpark and SP: Finchley Trig Lookout, on left. CSA.

 

GPS   S:32 58.651 E:151 01.269
UTM   56H 315082E 6349467N

23.3 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on left SP: Yango Park House/Yanguna.

14.1 km

Y-junction. KL. SP: Finchley Track/Big Yango. Track on right.

24 km

Track junction. CSA. track on left.

13.4 km

Y-junction. KL. SP: Yango Park House/Yanguna. track on right.

27.4 km

Road junction. CSA onto bitumen. Road on right SP: Boree track.

10 km

Road junction. CSA onto gravel. SP: Upper Yango Creek Rd/Finchley Trig Lookout 11km. Road on left.

27.6 km

Y-junction. KL. SP: Yango Creek Rd. Road on right leads uphill SP: Yango Creek Rd.

9.8 km

Track junction. CSA. SP: Upper Yango Creek Rd. Road on left SP: Yango Creek Rd.

 

GPS   S:33 00.040 E:151 06.327
UTM   56H 323007E 6347045N

37.3 km

Crossroads. TR. Road on left to Singleton.

0.1 km

Crossroads. TL. SP: Yango Creek Rd/Boree.

37.4 km

Road junction in Wollombi.

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Zero trip meter at road junction, with Wollombi Tavern on left. CSA. SP: Singleton. Road on right SP: Cessnock.

 

GPS   S:32 56.304 E:151 08.444
UTM   56H 326182E 6354008N

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Zero trip meter at road junction, with Wollombi Tavern on right. CSA. SP: Central Mangrove/St Albans. Road on left SP: Cessnock.

 

Wollombi Camping Area, beside the tavern, is a lovely grassy spot above Wollombi Brook.

7.5 km

Road junction in Wollombi.

7.1 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on right.

 

Road on right leads to Old Northern Trading Post.

0.4 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on left to Laguna's general store.

7.5 km

Road junction

0 km

Zero trip meter at T-junction. This is George Downes Dr. TR. Road on left to Sydney.

 

GPS   S:32 59.638 E:151 07.793
UTM   56H 325277E 6347829N

0 km

Zero trip meter at road junction. TL. SP: Watagan Creek Rd. Road SO to Sydney.

28.3 km

T-junction.

15.4 km

Gate. LAF.

12.9 km

Gate. LAF.

18 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on left.

10.3 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on right.

18.1 km

Causeway.

10.2 km

Causeway

20.5 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on right.

7.8 km

Track junction. CSA. Track on left.

24.8 km

T-junction. TL. SP: Walkers Ridge Forest Road/The Pines Forest Park 4/Watagans Nationsl Park 3.5km. Road on right SP: Basin Camping Area 14/Kulnura via the Letter A 32.

3.5 km

Road junction. TR. SP: Wollombi Forest Road/Laguna 23. Road SO SP: Basin Camping Area 14/Walkers Ridge Forest Road.

 

GPS   S:33 02.612 E:151 18.219
UTM   56H 341602E 6342608N

28.3 km

T-junction. Side trip to Heaton Lookout.

0 km

Zero trip meter at road junction. TL. SP: Walkers Ridge Forest Road/36 Wollombi. Road SO. Old Olney forestry headquarters picnic area on right.

 

GPS   S:33 03.735 E:151 19.888
UTM   56H 344233E 6340574N

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Zero trip meter at junction of SP: Watagan Forest Road, and SP: Walkers Ridge Forest Road. Proceed in northerly direction towards SP: 19 Heaton Lookout/39 Cessnock.

0 km

0.2 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on right SP: The Pines Camping Area.

 

Road on right leads 0.7km to The Pines Camping Area, a large location with scattered bush camping among the pine trees.

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0.3 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on right SP: Casuarina Camping Area/Turpentine Camping Area.

 

Old Mill picnic area on right beside the road. Road on right leads 0.1km to Casuarina Camping Area, which has scattered bush camping with good shade beneath native trees and pines, and 0.4km to Turpentine Camping Area, with bush camping among native trees.

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GPS   S:33 03.56 E:151 19.985
UTM   56H 344378E 6340963N

11.9 km

Road junction. CSA. SP: Heaton Lookout 7km/Macleans Lookout 8km. Road on left SP: Boarding House Dam.

 

Road on left leads 0.6km to Boarding House Dam picnic area, which gives access to a walking trail through the rainforest.

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14.5 km

Road junction. CSA. SP: Heaton Lookout 4km/Monkey Face Lookout 7km. Road on left SP: Hunter Lookout 5km/Mcleans Lookout 6km/Cessnock 23km.

 

Road on left leads 3.1km to road junction and Watagan Forest headquarters camping area, a grassy spot on the site of the old forestry headquarters. At road junction TR and drive 1.7km to Hunter Lookout on left with picnic facilities, and a further 0.6km to McLeans Lookout, also with picnic facilities.

0 km

 

GPS   S:32 59.709 E:151 25.621
UTM   56H 353043E 6348152N

14.7 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on left.

0 km

16.3 km

Road junction. TL. SP: Heaton Road/Lookout Picnic Area 2km. Road SO SP: Mt Faulk Rd/Cooranbong.

 

Road SO, SP: Mt Faulk Road, leads 2.4km to road junction. Road on right leads 1.3km to Monkey Face and Gap Creek lookouts. From the turn-off to the lookouts, Mt Faulk Rd continues 1.5km to road junction. Road on right leads 3.9km to Gap Creek camping area, a small place suitable for tent-based camping, with an 850m walk to Gap Falls. Mt Faulk Rd continues past the Gap Creek turn-off for 9km to Cooranbong

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GPS   S:32 59.609 E:151 26.736
UTM   56H 354776E 6348363N

17.8 km

Heaton Lookout. Return to side trip start.

0 km

 

GPS   S:32 59.014 E:151 27.309
UTM   56H 355653E 6349475N

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Zero trip meter at T-junction. TR. SP: Watagan Forest Road/Cooranbong 16/Wyong 39. Road on left SP: 19 Heaton Lookout/39 Cessnock.

 

Old Olney forestry headquarters picnic area opposite junction.

39.2 km

Road junction. Side trip to Heaton Lookout.

1 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on left SP: Pines Forest Park 1km/Wattle Tree Park 1.5km.

 

Road on left leads 0.5km to Pines Forest Park picnic area and a further 0.3km to Wattle Tree Park Camping Area, a small well-shaped location with a walking trail to nearby falls.

38.2 km

Road junction. CSA. SP: Camping Areas 1.5km. Road on right SP: Pines Forest Park 1km/Wattle Tree Park 1.5km.

3.3 km

Y-junction. KR. SP: Watagan Forest Rd/Muirs Lookout 4km/Wyong 35km. Road on left SP: Martinsville Hill Road/Cooranbong 12km.

 

Road on left leads 0.8km to Wishing Well Forest Park picnic area.

35.9 km

Road junction. CSA. SP: Pines Forest Park 3km/Cessnock 42km. Road on right SP: Martinsville Hill Road.

4.2 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on left SP: Forest Drive/Muirs Lookout 3/Wyong via Dooralong 36.

 

Road on left leads 2.7km to Muirs Lookout and picnic area. Views across Lake Macquarie.

35 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on right SP: Muirs Lookout 3

 

GPS   S:33 05.407 E:151 21.387
UTM   56H 346614E 6337521N

10.8 km

Picnic area on left. CSA.

28.4 km

Picnic area on right. CSA.

31.4 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on right SP: Dunks Ln.

7.8 km

Road junction. CSA. Road on left SP: Dunks Ln.

31.6 km

T-junction with bitumen. This is Jilliby Rd. TR.

7.6 km

Road junction. TL onto gravel road. SP: Watagan Forest Dr.

 

GPS   S:33 15.378 E:151 23.043
UTM   56H 349375E 6319135N

33.1 km

T-junction. This is Hue Hue Rd. TR. SP: Wyong. Road on left SP: Wyee.

6.1 km

Road junction. TL. SP: Jilliby Rd. Road SO SP: Wyee.

34.8 km

T-junction. TR. SP: Yarramalong. Road on left SP: Wyong.

4.4 km

Road junction. TL. SP: Hue Hue Rd/Dooralong. Road SO to Wyong.

 

GPS   S:33 16.556 E:151 24.286
UTM   56H 351438E 6316988N

35.5 km

Road junction. TL. SP: To Expressway. Road SO SP: Yarramalong.

3.7 km

T-junction. TR. SP: Wyong/Dooralong/Wyee. Road on left SP: Yarramalong.

39.2 km

Road junction. F3 Fwy to left and right. TL for Newcastle. TR for Sydney. Road SO to Tuggerah shopping centre and Wyong.

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Zero trip meter at junction of SP: Cobbs Rd, and F3 Fwy at SP: Wyong/Tuggerah exit. Proceed in westerly direction towards SP: Yarramalong. Road to east SP: Wyong/Tuggerah.

 

GPS   S:33 18.271 E: 151 24.058
UTM   56H 351133E 6313813N