A Day in the Bush: Bushwalks in and around Sydney

by Les Higgins,Tony Rodd

Cover of A Day in the Bush: Bushwalks in and around Sydney
Publisher
New Holland
Published
2005 · edition 2
ISBN
1877069299
Format
Paperback · 158 pages
Cover price
$19.95 AUD
Size
300 g · 21 cm tall
Covers
Sydney and Blue Mountains
Hiking - New South Wales - Sydney Region - GuidebooksSydney Region (N.S.W.) - Guidebooks

About this book

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Walks in Sydney and Blue Moutains, with large amounts of introductory information. Information on walking with children.

Our review notes

Tracknotes

Level of detail
Detailed route information
Walk summaries
Yes
Grade system explained
No
Ascent/descent info
Yes
Driving directions
Yes
Review dates given
No
Interpretive info
Plenty

Maps & photos

Maps for walking
Yes - reasonable detail
Map type
Simple Topographic
Map colour
Black and White
Map size
Full page
Regional map
Yes
Map comment
One walk per map
Photos
Black and White
Photo comment
Quarter-page to half-page photographs every 6 pages or so.

Look at any walk description in A Day in the Bush to identify immediately the book’s distinctive features. All the basic information you need about the walks covered by the book - length, distance from the Sydney CBD, and suitability for children, for example – is immediately accessible. The track notes are presented in a block format so that the stages of the walk are easy to identify and follow. A numbering system is used to help you relate the notes for a particular walk to the accompanying map. The track notes not only guide your steps but also inform you about the landscape and bushland your are passing through. People who want to know more about the bushland about Sydney can delve into the landform and vegetation chapters in Part One of the book. There is also a chapter on the basics of bushwalking in Part One. An important service that comes with the book is the provision of six-monthly walk updates. These can be found on the book’s website and help to keep walks information reliable and current.

List of walks in this book

Walk NameLengthTimeGradePage
Captain Cook's Landing place - Cape Baily Lighthouse10 km9 Years +42
Otford Station - Burning palms11 km9 Years +44
Wodi-Wodi Track6.5 km11 Years +46
Curra Moors Cuicuit10 km9 Years +48
Bundeena - Marley Head13 km11 Years +50
Maitland Bay Ccentre - Putty Beach6 km9 Years +53
Frazer Beach - Moonee Beach8 km9 Years +55
The Sphinx - Bobbin Head9 km9 Years +59
Mount Ku-ring-gai Station - Berowra Station via Berowra Creek8.5 km9 Years +62
Cowan Station - Hawkesbury River Station11 km11 Years +65
Point Clare Station - Koolewong Ridge - woy woy Station10 km9 Years +68
Wondabyne Station - Pindar cave12 km11 Years +71
Mill Creek Circuit11 km11 Years +73
Pines Forest Picnic area - Abbotts Falls8 km9 Years +75
Heathcote Station - Karloo Pool - Waterfall station12 km9 Years +78
Heathcote Station - Kangaroo Creek - Karloo Pool7.5 km9 Years +80
Walumarra Track - Forest Path13 km9 Years +82
Waterfall Station - Heathcote station via the Bullawarring Track12 km9 Years +84
Florabella Pass7 km9 Years +88
Glenbrook Causeway - Red hands cave8 km9 Years +91
Erskine Creek - Pisgah Rock - Jack Evans track (as two separate walks)4 km7 Years +93
Bob Turner Track7 km9 Years +95
Mountain Lagoon - Colo River Gorge Viewpoint11 km9 Years +97
Winmalee - Shaws Ridge - Grose Mountain Lookout15 km11 Years +99
Magdala Creek - Glenbrook Creek - Sassafra Creek11 km9 Years +101
Hazelbrook Station - Hazelbrook Lake (Bedford Pool)10 km9 Years +105
Wentworth Falls Amphitheatre10.5 km9 Years +108
Mount Hay Rd - Lockley Pylon - Du Faur Head8 km9 Years +111
Scenic Railway Picnic Area - Golden Stairs - Furber Stairs6.5 km9 Years +115
Golden Stairs - Ruined Castle12.5 km9 Years +116
Braeside Walk - Govetts Leap - Pulpit Rock - Popes Glen12 km9 Years +118
Perrys Lookdown - Blue Gum Forest4 km11 Years +120
Porters Pass4.5 km9 Years +122
Evans Lookout - Grand Canyon - Neates Glen7 km9 Years +124
Megalong Valley Road - Coxs River via Six foot track14 km11 Years +126
Little Zig Zag - Rienits Pass5 km9 Years +128
Mount Banks - Banks Wall11 km9 Years +130
Glow worm Tunnel - Old Coach track - Pagoda Track10 km9 Years +133
Wollangambe Track8 km11 Years +136
Kanangra Walls - Cottage Rock9 km9 Years +140
Starlight's Trail13 km9 Years +143
Blue Gum Creek - Little River16 km11 Years +145
Barren Grounds Nature Reserve - Griffith Trail8 km9 Years +147
Box Vale Track - Forty Foot Falls10 km9 Years +150
McPhails Fire Trail18 km11 Years +153