Davies Reserve to the Salt Pan Creek Footbridge

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Time 20 mins
Return 1 km Return
Climb 18 m
Grade 1 Very easy
Bus Car
wheelchair1
This leisurely creek side walk follows the footpaths and boardwalks from Davies Reserve to the footbridge crossing Salt Pan Creek, just upstream from the railway bridge. The only facilities along this walk include seats and a toilet block at Davies Reserve. This is a nice way to explore the mangroves and willows along the river.

Davies Reserve

Davies Reserve
This park can be accessed from the end of Tallawarra Ave or directly from Davies Road in Padstow. The Reserve is one of the spots along the Salt Pan Creek walking track. The facilities provided at this reserve include play equipment, a toilet block and picnic tables and seats. There is plenty of open space, and shade from a few large trees. There is parking for about 20 cars.

(0km) Davies Reserve → Int of Truro Parade boardwalk

distance 50 m time 1 mins climb 1m descent 0m Very easy
From Davies Reserve, this walk follows the fenced boardwalk running parallel to the power lines, keeping Salt Pan Creek on the right. The track passes through the wetlands for a short distance, coming to an intersection with the Truro Parade boardwalk on the left.

(0km) Int of Truro Parade boardwalk → End of Meager Ave

distance 320 m time 6 mins climb 5m descent -6m Very easy
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk continues along the short board walk (keeping the power lines above to the right). Soon the boardwalk joins onto a hardened footpath, which continues along through the grass clearing, running parallel to Salt Pan Creek. The track passes behind a number of houses, and then passes a couple of transmission towers as the footpath tends left to the end of Meager Avenue.

(0km) End of Meager Ave → Int of Salt Pan Creek footbridge

distance 160 m time 3 mins climb 1m descent -5m Very easy
Veer right: ###This section of the track is closed for End of 2010 to sometime in 2011. Please walk along Meager Ave to Davies Rd as an alternate route### From the end of Meager Ave, the walk follows the footpath lined with wooden posts (with the white house at no.2 initially on the left) into the bush and down the gentle hill. After a short distance, the footpath joins a board walk and continues through some mangroves and out to the creek edge. The boardwalk then turns left, crossing under the railway bridge to the intersection with the Salt Pan Creek footbridge on the right.

Maps for the Davies Reserve to the Salt Pan Creek Footbridge walk

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Cross sectional view of the Davies Reserve to the Salt Pan Creek Footbridge bushwalking track

Terrain profile for Davies Reserve to the Salt Pan Creek Footbridge

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Davies Reserve to the Salt Pan Creek Footbridge

Altitude analysis for Davies Reserve to the Salt Pan Creek Footbridge

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.

Length1 km
Time20 mins
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Grade 1/6



Very easy
AS 2156.1GradientFlat, no steps (1/6)
Quality of trackSmooth and hardened path (1/6)
SignsClearly signposted (1/6)
Experience RequiredNo experience required (1/6)
WeatherWeather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)
InfrastructureGenerally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)

Some more details of this walks Grading

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Gradient

This whole walk, 520m is flat with no steps.

Quality of track

This whole walk, 520m follows a smooth and hardened path.

Signs

This whole walk, 520m is clearly signposted.

Experience Required

This whole walk, 520m requires no previous bushwalking experience.

weather

This whole walk, 520m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).

Infrastructure

This whole walk, 520m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).

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The Davies Reserve to the Salt Pan Creek Footbridge walk starts and ends at the Davies Reserve (gps: -33.955794, 151.04016)

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