Wetland trail to Rainforest
Download & Print Map and Notes1 hr 45 mins
79 m
Moderate track
(0km) End of Evans Rd → Redgum lookout
1.6 km
27 mins
39m
-15m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk follows the right arrow on the ‘Red Gum Trail’ sign, along the sandy bush track. The track immediately drops through a gully and meanders up the other side. This section of the walk climbs and drops a little as it passes through very nice forest, with twisted tree branches leaning over the trail. The track passes a ‘Red Gum Forest’ information board, to the left, and continues for while to reach a wooden lookout platform with atmospheric views to the north and north-east.
Redgum lookout
(1.56km) Redgum lookout → Tuggerah lake lookout
710 m
11 mins
4m
-4m
Moderate track
Tuggerah Lake lookout
(2.27km) Tuggerah lake lookout → Tuggerah lake vista
1.6 km
28 mins
17m
-46m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the intersection, the walk follows the right arrow on the ‘Lilly Pilly Loop Trail’ sign, along the sandy bush track, going up the hill. The track undulates through nice forest for some distance, with sections of erosion control board walkway, and timber retaining walls. From here, the track offers great views of the lake, and passes through increasingly moist forest, before dropping a little and running along the edge of Tuggerah lake. After running along the lake edge for a while, the walk reaches a lakeside vista where the track bends sharply to the left (heading away from the lake, into a thick, shaded section of forest).
Tuggerah Lake vista
Lilly Pilly loop rainforest
(3.87km) Tuggerah lake vista → Int of Lilly Pilly loop and Sth Lilly Pilly access trail
820 m
14 mins
19m
-3m
Moderate track
(4.69km) Int of Lilly Pilly loop and Sth Lilly Pilly access trail → South car park
80 m
2 mins
0m
-6m
Moderate track
Maps for the Wetland trail to Rainforest 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 Wetland trail to Rainforest bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Wetland trail to Rainforest
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 | 4.8 km | ||
Time | 1 hr 45 mins | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6) | ||
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 3.8km of this walk has short steep hills, whilst the remaining 930m has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 4.8km follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
Around 4.1km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 710m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 2.8km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 2km requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 4.8km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 3km of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced), whilst the remaining 1.8km 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 Wetland trail to Rainforest walk starts at the End of Evans Rd (gps: -33.282853, 151.55077)Your transport options to End of Evans Rd are by;
Bus. A bus service runs from Lake Haven to Evans Rd. The service only runs a few times a day. Please check timetable for more info or Phone Busway on (02) 4392 6666 (route 91) (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
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The Wetland trail to Rainforest 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)
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/wttr
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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