Gosford to Lisarow
Download & Print Map and Notes4 hrs 30 mins
479 m
Hard track
(0km) Gosford Station → Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre trackhead
1 km
19 mins
38m
-6m
Easy track
Turn right: From the car park, this walk follows the ‘Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre’ arrow along the paved foopath to the trackhead at the back of the buildings, signposted ‘Walking Trail’.
Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre
(1.01km) Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre trackhead → Int of Casuarina track and JWD link trail
140 m
4 mins
18m
-1m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail gently up the hill, leaving the bush track steps behind to the right. The trail goes gently up the hill for a short distance to an intersection at the bottom of a metal staircase, signposted ‘Casuarina Track’.
(1.14km) Int of Casuarina track and JWD link trail → Ouraka Point
250 m
7 mins
47m
0m
Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Picnic Areas’ arrow along the management trail, going gently up the hill. After a short distance, the walk arrives at an intersection with steps and a metal staircase to the left.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk goes up the sandstone steps, then the metal staircase. The walk then crosses the end of the management trail and continues up the long flight of sandstone steps. After a short distance, the walk passes some large boulders (to the left) and soon arrives at the signposted ‘Ouraka Point’, with beautiful views over Gosford and the surrounding areas and waterways.
Ouraka Point
(1.39km) Ouraka Point → Sculpture of Charles Sturt
250 m
5 mins
15m
-1m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Picnic Areas’ arrow along the management trail, keeping the views of Gosford to the left. After a short distance, the walk arrives at a sculpture of Charles Sturt, to the right.
Casuarina
(1.64km) Sculpture of Charles Sturt → Flannel Flower walk signpost
170 m
3 mins
7m
0m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail up the hill leaving the paved ‘Casuarina Track’ behind on the left. After a very short distance, the walk arrives at an intersection with a bush track, signposted ‘Flannel Flower Track’.
(1.81km) Flannel Flower walk signpost → Yaruga Picnic Area BBQs
720 m
17 mins
57m
-30m
Moderate track
Yaruga Picnic Area
(2.53km) Yaruga Picnic Area BBQs → Yaruga Lookout
20 m
1 mins
0m
-9m
Moderate track
(2.53km) Yaruga Picnic Area BBQs → Western int of Red Gum walk and Dolly Ave
60 m
1 mins
4m
-3m
Moderate track
(2.59km) Western int of Red Gum walk and Dolly Ave → Wannagan Lookout
480 m
13 mins
35m
-56m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the track down the steps, leaving the nearby water reservoir to the right. The track soon bends to the left at a rock outcrop, and winds down the hill for a while with plenty of steps. The walk levels out and meanders for a while, with occasional steps, to an intersection with a faint track, going down the hill to the left (just before the main track bends to the right and goes uphill a little).
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the track as it goes gently up the hill, immediately bending to the right. The walk meanders through some good scenery for a short distance before reaching the fenced Wannagan Lookout[4], with great views to the north.
Wannagan Lookout
(3.07km) Wannagan Lookout → Sculpture of Edward John Eyre
430 m
8 mins
8m
-12m
Hard track
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail away from the nearby gate (beside the road). The trail almost immediately bends to the right then meanders for a short distance to the sculpture of Edward John Eyre, on the right.
Edward John Eyre
(3.5km) Sculpture of Edward John Eyre → Int west of 130
790 m
18 mins
23m
-50m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the trail north along the management trail, as indicated by the lower arrow on the post. The walk ignores the trails on the left and soon comes to an intersection at another trail (Bradys Gully trail, running steeply down to the left).
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads east up the hill along the management trail, initially keeping Brady’s Gully trail behind and to the left. The trail winds up the hill and soon comes to a clearing and a ‘Y’ intersection with a faint track (on the right), just below a rocky outcrop.
(4.29km) Int west of 130 → 130 Picnic table
200 m
4 mins
21m
0m
Hard track
130 Picnic table
(4.49km) 130 Picnic table → Mouat trail picnic table
400 m
9 mins
16m
-18m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail east across the saddle then up the hill, soon coming to an intersection just before a locked gate.
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the track up the steps towards the rocky outcrop, keeping the gate to the left. The track climbs up the rocky outcrop then follows the fence for a short time, to a picnic table and an unfenced view across the valley (on the right).
Mouat trail picnic table
(4.89km) Mouat trail picnic table → Int of trig track and Toomeys Rd trail
480 m
10 mins
41m
-6m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the gate, this walk follows the wide trail uphill, keeping the fence to the left. The trail follows the fence, steeply at one point, up the hill to a ‘Y’ intersection with the trig track (on the right), marked with two timber posts.
(5.37km) Int of trig track and Toomeys Rd trail → Erina Trig
120 m
2 mins
11m
0m
Moderate track
Erina Trig
(5.49km) Erina Trig → Pond intersection
90 m
2 mins
0m
-5m
Moderate track
(5.58km) Pond intersection → Int of Mouat and Toomeys Rd Trails
640 m
12 mins
12m
-19m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the wide trail past the locked gate and fence for the private residence (on the left). After about 250m, the trail passes a stockpile of rocks and dirt (on the left). About 230m past the stockpile, the trail comes to an intersection with the Mouat Trail marked with an arrow post (on the right).
(6.22km) Int of Mouat and Toomeys Rd Trails → St Johns Lookout car park
1.2 km
26 mins
81m
-38m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads away from the face of the ‘Graves Walk’ sign, passing the post with a lilac strip (keeping the road up the hill to the left). The track winds through the bush to a three-way intersection, with a sign pointing back ‘To Rumbalara Reserve’.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows none of the arrows but heads away from the face of the sign gently uphill, keeping the valley to the right. The track soon opens up into a large clearing, passing the ‘Mount Mouat walk’ and ‘Graves Walk’ signs[11] and continuing for about 20m to an intersection with the signposted ‘Guringai walk’[12].
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads through the clearing towards the picnic area, soon coming to the car park and information sign.
St Johns Lookout picnic area
(7.42km) St Johns Lookout car park → St Johns Lookout
170 m
3 mins
3m
-15m
Easy track
Turn right: From the toilet block, this walk follows the footpath past the information sign to the fenced and signposted ‘St Johns Lookout’ At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Turn sharp right.
St Johns Lookout
(7.42km) St Johns Lookout car park → End of Taylors Rd (south)
1.4 km
27 mins
11m
-77m
Easy track
(8.86km) End of Taylors Rd (south) → Start of Taylors Rd lower trail
600 m
13 mins
24m
-45m
Hard track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the link track down the hill, initially keeping the fence, then the valley, on the right. The track passes another track (on the right) and soon steps down onto a wide management trail.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads along the management trail (away from the private properly fence), keeping the valley to the right. The trail winds along the side of the hill until heading around a locked gate and coming to an intersection near 7070 Taylors Rd (north).
(9.46km) Start of Taylors Rd lower trail → Lisarow Station
1.8 km
33 mins
10m
-94m
Easy track
Maps for the Gosford to Lisarow 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.
Gosford | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91312S GOSFORD | NSW-91312S |
Gosford | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9131 GOSFORD | 9131 |
Cross sectional view of the Gosford to Lisarow bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Gosford to Lisarow
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 | 11.3 km | ||
Time | 4 hrs 30 mins | ||
. | |||
Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Minimal directional signs (4/6) | ||
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
8km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 3.2km has short steep hills. The remaining (80m) is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
4.2km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail and another 3.8km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles. The remaining (3.3km) follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
6km of this walk is clearly signposted and another 4.6km has directional signs at most intersection. The remaining (1.1km) has minimal directional signs.
Experience Required
Around 8km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 2.9km requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 11km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 9km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 1.8km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Gosford to Lisarow walk starts at the Gosford Station (gps: -33.42348, 151.34176)Your transport options to Gosford Station are by;
Train. (get details)
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
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Train. (get details)
The Gosford to Lisarow ends at the Lisarow Station (gps: -33.38218, 151.37018)
Your transport options to Lisarow Station are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
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Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the Hunter weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/gtl
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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