Lillypilly Loop Trail
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1 hr 15 mins
3.6 km Circuit
62 m
Moderate track
(0km) South car park → Int of Lilly Pilly loop and Sth Lilly Pilly access trail
80 m
2 mins
6m
0m
Moderate track
From the car park on the Central Coast Hwy, aka Wilfred Barret Dr (about 5.5 km north of The Entrance bridge, and about 4.6km south of the intersection with Main Rd, Noraville. Signposted ‘Wyrrabalong National Park’), the walk goes around a gate, passes an information board and ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Trail’ sign, and follows the management trail up the hill. The trail soon bends to the left and arrives at an intersection, marked with a ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Link Trail’ sign.
(0.08km) Int of Lilly Pilly loop and Sth Lilly Pilly access trail → Tuggerah lake vista
820 m
14 mins
3m
-19m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk follows the sandy bush track, going up the hill, away from the nearby road. The track runs along a ridge line, through relatively dry forest for a while, before dropping a little, into moist littoral rainforest. The walk meanders through this beautiful area of rainforest, passing a ‘Rainforests’ information board, to the left, and then emerges to a nice vista at the edge of Tuggerah lake.
Lilly Pilly loop rainforest
This area of littoral rainforest is on the Lilly Pilly loop walk, in Wyrrabalong National Park, north of The Entrance. This small remnant of rainforest is dominated by cabbage palms, corkwoods and tuckeroos. There are nice views across Tuggerah lake from the edge of the forest as well.
Tuggerah Lake vista
This informal, unnamed spot at the edge of Tuggerah Lake, north of The Entrance, has beautiful views across the lake. These views, combined with the nearby area of rainforest, provide beautiful scenery on walks in the area.
(0.9km) Tuggerah lake vista → Int of Lilly Pilly loop and Redgum track
1.2 km
21 mins
43m
-13m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the lakeside vista, the walk follows the bush track north, keeping Tuggerah lake to the left. The track follows the lake edge for a short distance before climbing away to the right. This section of the track undulates through quite moist forest, with some great views back across the lake, then passes some timber retaining walls. From here, the walk undulates through drier forest for some distance, with sections of erosion control board walkway, to reach the intersection with the ‘Red Gum Trail’.
(2.09km) Int of Lilly Pilly loop and Redgum track → Int of Lilly Pilly loop and Nth Lilly Pilly access trail
650 m
12 mins
3m
-14m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows the left arrow on the ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Trail’ sign, along the sandy bush track. The track immediately drops through a gully, then winds through some nice forest for a short distance before arriving at the intersection with the ‘Burrawang Walking Track’.
Veer right: From the intersection, the walk follows the sandy bush track up the hill, leaving the ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Trail’ sign on the right. After a while the track descends, with sections of erosion control board walkway, through nice forest, before reaching the intersection signposted with ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Link Trail’.
Veer right: From the intersection, the walk follows the sandy bush track up the hill, leaving the ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Trail’ sign on the right. After a while the track descends, with sections of erosion control board walkway, through nice forest, before reaching the intersection signposted with ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Link Trail’.
(2.74km) Int of Lilly Pilly loop and Nth Lilly Pilly access trail → South car park
860 m
15 mins
7m
-15m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows the ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Link Trail’ arrow, along the narrow bush track, going up the hill. This section of track meanders through an interesting mixture of patches of littoral rainforest and some drier forest. One very sandy section of the track is held in place by low, timber retaining walls. The walk continues, eventually climbing a little through thick, vine covered vegetation, to reach an intersection marked with a ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Link Trail’ sign.
Turn left: From the intersection, the walk follows the level, sandy management trail towards the nearby road (opposite direction to the signpost arrow). After a short distance, the trail bends to the right and goes down hill a little. The walk passes an information board and ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Trail’ sign before going around a gate and arriving at the car park on the Central Coast Hwy, aka Wilfred Barret Dr (about 5.5 km north of The Entrance bridge, and about 4.6km south of the intersection with Main Rd, Noraville. Signposted ‘Wyrrabalong National Park’).
Turn left: From the intersection, the walk follows the level, sandy management trail towards the nearby road (opposite direction to the signpost arrow). After a short distance, the trail bends to the right and goes down hill a little. The walk passes an information board and ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Trail’ sign before going around a gate and arriving at the car park on the Central Coast Hwy, aka Wilfred Barret Dr (about 5.5 km north of The Entrance bridge, and about 4.6km south of the intersection with Main Rd, Noraville. Signposted ‘Wyrrabalong National Park’).
Maps for the Lillypilly Loop Trail 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.
| Toukley | 1:25 000 Map Series | 92313N TOUKLEY | NSW-92313N |
| Lake Macquarie | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9231 LAKE MACQUARIE | 9231 |
Cross sectional view of the Lillypilly Loop Trail bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Lillypilly Loop Trail
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 | 3.6 km | ||
| Time | 1 hr 15 mins | ||
| . | |||
| Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
| 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
Around 2.6km of this walk has short steep hills, whilst the remaining 990m has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
Around 2.4km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 1.2km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 3.4km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 160m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 2.4km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 1.2km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 3.6km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 3.6km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Lillypilly Loop Trail walk starts and ends at the South car park (gps: -33.300644, 151.53294)Your main transport option to South car park is by;
Car. There is free parking available.(get details)
Short URL = http://wild.tl/25
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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