Robertson’s Roundabout
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1 hr 15 mins
2.3 km Circuit
146 m
Hard track
(0km) Ironbark Flat Picnic Area → Visitor Centre
100 m
2 mins
7m
0m
Easy track
From the Ironbark Flats, this walk heads alongside the visitor centre to turn up the stairs between the Visitor Centre and the toilet block, meeting Sir Bertram Stevens Drive.
(0.1km) Royal National Park Information Centre → Eastern side of Currawong bridge
150 m
3 mins
0m
-6m
Very easy
Turn sharp right: From the Royal National Park Information Centre, this walk heads west off Sir Bertram Stevens Drive and along Lady Carrington Drive, through the gate (open during the day). The walk continues down along this road to come to a white bridge on the right.
(0.25km) Eastern side of Currawong bridge → Currawong Flats
130 m
2 mins
2m
-2m
Easy track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk crosses the bridge over to the western bank of the Hacking River. On the other side of the river, the track turns right and goes through the Currawong Flats until coming to an intersection with a bush track going up to the left, signposted with a ‘Robertons Roundabout’ sign.
(0.38km) Currawong Flats → Int of Engadine, Audley and Uloola Tracks
140 m
4 mins
34m
0m
Hard track
Turn left: From Currawong Flats, this walk follows the steps beside the ‘Robertson Roundabout’ sign heading up the hill. The track then winds up the hill through the bush for a while until it flattens and comes to the signposted intersection of the Robertson Roundabout a short distance later.
(0.52km) Int of Engadine, Audley and Uloola Tracks → Int of Engadine and Robertson Track (North-West)
340 m
7 mins
40m
-1m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Heathcote’, ‘Engadine’ and ‘Kangaroo Creek’ arrows[1] along the bush track, steadily climbing up and along the side of the hill. The track provides views of the river (down to the right) as it heads up to the intersection, and a sign pointing back towards ‘Audley’[2].
(0.86km) Int of Robertson Roundabout (Northwest) and Engadine Bushtrack → Int of Uloola Track and Robertson Roundabout
390 m
9 mins
54m
-1m
Moderate track
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk heads south up the hill. (It is necessary to follow the arrow markers in this area as the track becomes quite faint and overgrown in places.) Once reaching the top of the hill, there are great views as far as Cronulla. From here, the track turns to the south-east and continues through the bush, coming to an intersection, signposting the way to ‘Uloola Falls’.
(1.24km) Int of Uloola Track and Robertson Roundabout → Ironbark Flat Picnic Area
1.1 km
29 mins
9m
-135m
Hard track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Audley 0.5km’ on the ‘Robertsons Roundabout’ signpost, heading along the bush track. The track steps up onto the short rock shelf and continues up the short hill to the top of the ridge and down the other side, winding steadily down the long rocky hill. The walk then zigzags down a few sets of rock steps before coming down to the signposted intersection of the ‘Robertson Roundabout’ track.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track heading in the opposite direction to the Heathcote and Engadine arrows, winding down the hill via the rock steps that the track continues down to the banks of the Hacking River at Currawong Flats.
Turn right: From the end of the bush track, this walk heads through Currawong Flats, keeping the river on the left, until reaching the bridge. The track turns left and crosses the Hacking River on the bridge, to come to Lady Carrington Drive.
Turn left: From the bridge, this walk heads along the road, keeping the river to the left. Passing the park lands and picnic area, the road the meets Sir Bertram Stevens Drive and a short distance further comes to the Royal National Park Information Centre.
Turn sharp left: From the visitor centre, this walk passes between the centre and the toilet block, heading down the stairs and onto the large, grassed clearing of Ironbark Flats.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track heading in the opposite direction to the Heathcote and Engadine arrows, winding down the hill via the rock steps that the track continues down to the banks of the Hacking River at Currawong Flats.
Turn right: From the end of the bush track, this walk heads through Currawong Flats, keeping the river on the left, until reaching the bridge. The track turns left and crosses the Hacking River on the bridge, to come to Lady Carrington Drive.
Turn left: From the bridge, this walk heads along the road, keeping the river to the left. Passing the park lands and picnic area, the road the meets Sir Bertram Stevens Drive and a short distance further comes to the Royal National Park Information Centre.
Turn sharp left: From the visitor centre, this walk passes between the centre and the toilet block, heading down the stairs and onto the large, grassed clearing of Ironbark Flats.
Maps for the Robertson’s Roundabout walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
| Port Hacking | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91294N PORT HACKING | NSW-91294N |
| Port Hacking | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9129 PORT HACKING | 9129 |
Cross sectional view of the Robertson’s Roundabout bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Robertson’s Roundabout
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
| Length | 2.3 km | ||
| Time | 1 hr 15 mins | ||
| . | |||
| Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
| Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
| Signs | Directional signs along the way (3/6) | ||
| Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
| Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
| Infrastructure | Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
940m of this walk has short steep hills and another 760m is flat with no steps. Whilst another 340m has gentle hills with occasional steps and the remaining 270m is very steep.
Quality of track
1.2km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles and another 790m follows a clear and well formed track or trail. The remaining (310m) follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
Around 1.2km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 1.1km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 1.6km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 730m requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 2.3km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 1.3km of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced), whilst the remaining 1km is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Robertson’s Roundabout walk starts and ends at the Ironbark Flat Picnic Area (gps: -34.07549, 151.0556)Your main transport option to Ironbark Flat Picnic Area is by;
Car. A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.(get details)
Short URL = http://wild.tl/13
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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