The watagans state forest is home to cut rock, cpt80 and killy loop super tough 4wding that will test these trucks to their limit. Alltrails has 5 great hiking trails, walking trails, views trails and more, with handcurated. Place type reserves national parks,reserves location 98. These may be exacerbated during periods of extreme weather fire. Australias most complete list of 4wd tracks near me. The watagan mountains has a number of 4wd tracks to suit all levels of experience, explore yengo national park, or just enjoy a scenic country drive.
A very useful map for a complete overview of the blue mountains region it allows visitors to plan their journeys, with many fire trails and walking routes noted. My gps brings up most of them except for the ones that have there own nick names like hell hill and skull and cross bones and so on, so im surprised yours doesnt bring them up as well. Avenza maps is a powerful offline map viewer with a connected inapp map store. This walk takes you deep into moist rainforest and is well worthwhile. Watagans national park, one hour from newcastle, offers stunning wilderness right on your doorstep. Generally, provided that your bike is road registered you can legally ride on any public road, vehicular track or trail. Feb 20, 2019 the watagans state forest is home to cut rock, cpt80 and killy loop super tough 4wding that will test these trucks to their limit. Buy now if you are looking for the ultimate travel journal for your children to document their travels, check out the caravanning with kids travel journey. From this point, the walk leaves the watagan valley and climbs steeply up the bush track through forest. The watagan headquarters to heaton lookout bushwalking track takes about 4 hrs to walk and is 8.
Here the walk traverses underneath many cliffs before crossing wallis creek and. As for maps there are probably heaps more out there but as a larger area map there is the forests of nsw central coast map, but be warned that the data may not be up to date. Watagan headquarters to heaton lookout walking track. Walking offtrack in the valleys is challenging due to the thick rainforest vegetation, and leaches. Due to the geology of the watagans, the vegetation is quite different to the sandstone country typical of other national parks in the area. Olney state forest the basin camping area, casuarina. Olney state forest watagan state forest watagans national park d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d amping m anbong m ook d d ack idge oad 2 1 olney state forest inset map not to scale warning you are visiting a forest which contains many unseen and unpredictable hazards that. Basin campsite to watagan valley trail hiking australia. Great north walk watagan road to flat rock lookout on the. Both of these roads have heavily rutted sections and bog holes. We offer easy online shopping and fast free shipping. There are literally hundreds of bush tracks to explore throughout the. Watagans national park boasts some of the countrys finest rainforest scenery. Jan 19, 2017 is a way to mark unique locations on the planet and give them a voice.
Exploroz traveller is the ideal mapping and navigation solution for 4wd travellers, campers. This walk finishes by descending into the beautiful watagan valley. When i hear watagans national park, i automatically think of 4. Explorers like yourself are working together to make the most accurate and uptodate offroad map of australia. Nice basic campsite with drop toilet and plenty of space to camp. The magazine is published seventeen times a year by sydneybased independent publishing company express media group. Find the best trails for mountain biking in watagans. This varied walk travels north through the watagans. Watagan park overview watagan park, near the central coast. Spatial data sets include dedicated state forests, operational compartments, flora reserves and forest types.
Mapworld is australias leading stockist of maps and charts of watagan mountains. Dirt track to the site, maneuverable with 2wd but 4wd better option. The main track now watagan forest rd continues northeast into the watagans national park, crossing the park boundary about 3km from the pines. The watagans offer some great mountain wilderness and top class camping facilities all within a short distance to the states two biggest cities and you dont need a 4wd to get there. The trek returns to watagan forest rd and crosses directly over it, plunging down a very steep trail into the valley to the east of the watagans. This scenic walk includes dramatic lookouts and time spent in moist cool forest. Download our free activities to keep the kids occupied during your travels.
As you might imagine, weve used a lot of different maps over the years. At swans creek crossing you will find a large open grassy area surrounded by native forest and hardwood plantations. Looking for a great trail in watagans national park, new south wales. Yengo national park season 3 episode 1 hema explorer.
The hardest sections would be classed as very difficult but can be driven around where it would only be moderate to difficult. Nsw national parks and wildlife service has closed all camping and campgrounds, visitor centres, highvisitation areas, and historic sites from 26 march 2020, in response to the covid19 emergency. The walk initially travels on dirt road past hunter and macleans lookout, before descending into the wallis creek catchment. Plenty of clearance and the larger tyres makes a world of difference. Access to park during inclement weather roads in watagans national park are unsealed, and accessible by 2wd in dry conditions only. Show them you care by offering deals and get them to book with you again. But its not all about lounging around if you dont want it to be. If you are looking for the ultimate travel journal for your children to document their travels, check out the caravanning with kids travel journey. Best 4wd tracks in tasmania october 9, 2015 1 comment written by alex mcgregor all you outdoor people who love 4wd, tasmania has some challenging and rugged tracks which will allow you to savor some adventurous experience. The best way to find this watagans 4wd track is from sauls road, mandalong. Email email protected download info pack download app. A small field, 8km southeast from the mareeba railway station, produced 11,846oz of fine gold, most of it from the queen constance lode, a northnorthwest trending, rather flatly dipping quartz reef standing out as the crest of a low hill.
Go further than ever before with the optional here 4wd off road map download. The mud map project is an initiative that enables 4wd enthusiasts to create their own offroad map of australia. If you do happen to end up exploring cut rock road there are heaps of awesome challenging side tracks to explore. Sales centre 27 patrick drive, cooranbong nsw 2265. Basin campsite to watagan valley is a km, grade 4 one way hike located in the olney and watagan state forests, new south wales. Wilderness, forest and water catchment boundaries are also marked along with a handy grid for the 1. Mosscovered walls and boulders, towering canopies of red cedar and illawarra flame trees pepper the walking track to gap creek falls. The gap creek rainforest walk bushwalking track takes about 1 hr to walk and is 1. These detailed downloads feature off road guidance along known here off road tracks with over 8,000 relevant pois and great locations for outdoor related activities. The hike should take approximately 6 hrs to complete.
Watagan park overview watagan park, near the central. Ive found a very nifty, littleknown way to get nearly every outback map for free and im going to share it with you. However, there is a good network of roads and walking trails. Basin campsite to watagan valley walking track wildwalks. Free download maps and tracknotes for the watagan creek road to flat rock walk. This area is suitable for tents, caravans and campervans, however there is no power available. We drove from sydney to melbourne to commence the trip, which then took us north through bendigo, swan hill, mungo national. Hema updates its map data using our map patrol field work team to help guide offroad 4wd, camping, caravan and adventure travel enthusiasts in.
I have not reached down that far, however, we passed a few high lifted vehicle that didn\t recommend it, even with their jacked up cars. While gps technology allows us to pinpoint any location on the planet, mark the location, and share it with others, waymarking is the toolset for categorizing and adding unique information for that location. With seamless australiawide coverage and intuitive map scaling down to 1. Track through watagan state forest starting from watagan creek road, through some farmland onto a rougher but still easy track, then along old mill road and new mill road.
The avenza pdf maps app avenza pdf maps is a free app in the itunes app store theres an androidsamsung version, too which allows you to download geoscience australias complete 1. Family friendly with most campers there having young children. Please refer to the user license when accessing and using this data. Apr 23, 2015 this overall area, marked as watagans national park on my road map, is a perfect staycation for hunter valley, lake macquarie and central coast locals, and a great weekend away for intrepid. Watagan mountains map shop, fast free shipping mapworld. So start packing cause youve got a camping trip to plan. Australian 4wd action national library of australia. Watagans national park d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d amping m anbong m ook d d ack idge oad 2 1 olney state forest inset map not to scale warning you are visiting a forest which contains many unseen and unpredictable hazards that cannot be removed or controlled. Search the catalogue for collection items held by the national library of australia new search eresources user lists feedback help collection delivery times visitor update. Old 4wd challenge huge rock steps, winching chaos, and. Find all the best 4x4 tracks before you set out on your next adventure.
Watagans national park bangalow road camping area, gap creek camping area. You can also expect extraordinary views down toward rainforest gullies at monkey face and gap creek lookouts. Give him a call if are you are still looking for maps. The watagans encompasses a large mountainous region in the hunter valley, and features enough hiking, camping and fourwheel driving to make it an iconic destination for locals and visitors alike. Hi yagon, i get my maps from cartodraft australia, 2 barina downs rd in bela vista, ph. This product is a licence to access the download server to obtain raster map files for the whole of australia in the ecw file format andor the. The mud map project lets make the best 4wd map of australia. A complete software for small businesses, pocket office is a booking tool, email marketing platform, invoice plus payment system, and appointment scheduler all in one. Get off the beaten track to explore the depths of the yengo national park or stick to the road more travelled where you are never far from a welcoming guesthouse, cottage, alfresco meal or wine tasting. Guide to overnight walks near sydney hiking the world. Apr 07, 2008 generally, provided that your bike is road registered you can legally ride on any public road, vehicular track or trail. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible yearround.
Gates and roads may be temporarily closed to prevent damage when wet. Watagans state forest whilst the watagans state forest road is easy going, the track daniels rdleading off it require a more experienced driver, for example daniels road, you\ll require a heavy duty off road vehicle as this road leads down a river. Located north of the nsw central coast, the watagans is one of the most discussed and visited fourwheel drive destinations for local nsw residents. How to get free outback maps travel outback australia. Accessible by 2wd unless raining, this area is quite popular with excellent campsites, walking trails and lookouts. Leaving the basin campsite behind the walk traverses the wollombi brook via the lyrebird trail. Map directions to watagan forest rd olney, nsw 2325. Hema explorer gives you access to the hema explorer map, a multiscale topographic map that features our entire database of roads and 4wd tracks to guide you anywhere in australia. Perfect for those weekend warriors who want to take their 4wd out on to the dirt.
Our youtube channel is updated regularly with 4x4 customs, tips, builds. Anyone can contribute and edit map data using the openstreetmap platform. Aug 17, 2010 new south wales, nsw coast, watagan mountains. If you are lucky, you could find the protected yabbies in the creek at the end of the walk. Only 100km north of sydney on the edge of the great divide, behind the central coast lies the rainforest gullies of the mountains. South australia topographic maps for oziexplorer download. The hema explorer maps most detailed map layers zoom past the appstandard 1.
Alternatively, if you already have another mapping software program or an hn7 device you can try downloading the data files we provide via the download trek. Spent a great day with 5 other fellow jeepers exploring the tough tracks through the watagans state forest and surrounds. Heaton lookout, watagans, nsw, australia scenic roadside. Covid19 ask a librarian due to the need to contain the spread of coronavirus covid19 the library building and reading rooms are closed to visitors until further notice. Pretty great camping area, would recommend driving up with a 4wd but managed to get up with a small. If you are looking for good day trips from sydney full of 4wd tracks or a 4wd camping adventure, the watagans has you covered. Australian 4wd action is an australian magazine that focuses on the four wheel driving, camping, and offroad lifestyle. Parked deep within watagans national park 2 hours north of sydney, this earthly delight is shaded by tall blue gums and blackbutt trees.