Yuelarbah walking track to Flaggy Creek

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40 mins

1.3 km Return

52 m

Easy track

A great way to explore the tree canopy and valley in one easy walk. From the car park, you will be lead along a 100m long elevated timber boardwalk that brings you eye level with the tree canopy. Continue into the valley following the gently undulating wide track to cross Flaggy Creek using a solid suspension bridge. From the bridge, it is just 40m to a pleasant picnic area near the creek. You will find a rough track leading down to the rock platform that forms the Flaggy Creek bed, from the picnic area. The walk is gently sloping downhill most of the way to the picnic area, so it is uphill the way back.

Start of Yuelarbah track on The Great North Walk

Yuelarbah car park

Yuelarbah car park[1] on Burwood Rd, Kahibah is the starting point to a number of walking and MTB tracks within the Glenrock State Conservation Area. There is a sheltered information sign[2] with historical and natural heritage information. There are about 25 parking bays, and a mobility parking bay

[Parking Accessible]

(0km) Yuelarbah car park → Int of Yuelarbah track AND Glenrock scoutcamp track

580 m

12 mins

13m

-33m Easy track

From the Yuelarbah car park[3], this walk follows the 'Yuelarbah walking track' sign[4] down along the sealed footpath, between the timber bollards

[Pinch Point]

. The footpath has a handrail on each side and initally zig zags[5] downhill before joining the timber boardwalk[6]. The elevated boardwalk[7] has (1m high) handrails[8] and leads through the bush for just shy of 100m, where there is a small step down

[Trip Hazard]

on to the gravel track. The walk continues gently downhill along the wide gravel track for 100m to pass a faint rough track (on the left, that leads to a picnic table [9]

[Picnic Table]

). This walk stays on the main wide path as is gently undulates mostly dowhill for another 400m, then coming to a 3-way intersection[10], marked with a 'Yuelarbah Track' sign[11] (and track[12] on the right) just before a large foot bridge[13].

(1km) Int of Yuelarbah track & Glenrock scoutcamp track → Int of Yuelarbah & Flaggy Creek tracks

40 m

1 mins

-1m Very easy

Continue straight: From the intersection[14], this walk follows the 'Yuelarbah Track' sign[15] down and across the large foot suspension bridge, over Flaggy Creek[16]. On the other side of the bridge, this walk leads gently up to a T-intersection[17] with a wide track[18].

(1km) Int of Yuelarbah & Flaggy Creek tracks → Flaggy Creek picnic area

40 m

1 mins

-1m Very easy

Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the wide gravel track[19] towards the yellow and black sign in the distance[20], keeping the creek down to the left[21]. The track leads over a gentle rise then down to a concrete platform[22] with two picnic tables[23]

[Picnic Table]

Flaggy Creek picnic area

The Flaggy Creek picnic area, is an unsignposted picnic area on the northern side of Flaggy Creek, near the suspension bridge. There are two picnic tables

[Picnic Table]

on a large concrete slab. There is a rough track[24] that leads down to the cascades[25] on the creek. There is also a warning sign saying that the creek water may be contaminated from sewerage overflow and swimming is not advised.[26]. It is, however, a very pleasant spot to enjoy the quiet and peacefull valley.

Maps for the Yuelarbah walking track to Flaggy Creek 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.

Wallsend	1:25 000 Map Series	92323S WALLSEND	NSW-92323S
Newcastle	1:100 000 Map Series	9232 NEWCASTLE	9232

Cross sectional view of the Yuelarbah walking track to Flaggy Creek bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Yuelarbah walking track to Flaggy Creek

Altitude analysis for Yuelarbah walking track to Flaggy Creek

Accessibility Profile

This page is designed to give you a sense of the facilities that help improve access for people with disabilities or mobility restrictions. See tracknotes and map for navigation, point of interest and other information. See the Accessibility Details below for specific information about each facility.

Slope: Mostly gentle slope downhill towards the picnic area. The return is uphill. Early in the walk is a 30m moderately steep section on asphalt.

Surface: Mostly 1.5m wide and on compacted gravel track. The first 30m follows an asphalt path. About 100m is on timber boardwalk.

Parking: There is 1 designated accessible parking area on this walk.

Seats: There are 2 seats (including picnic tables) on this walk. They are 410m apart.

Access hazards: There are 2 access hazards on this walk (such as pinch points, trip hazards or steep sections). See the Accessibility Details and track notes for specifics.

Accessibility Details

1 Parking Accessible (0m)

There are about 25 car parking bays. One is a marked mobility parking bay at the eastern end. The mobility parking area is asphalt, 3.2m wide and 4m deep, with extra 1.5m space beside the parking bay.

2 Pinch Point (4m)

Timber bollard pinch points around the edge of car park. The gap between the bollard are 1m, they are 70cm high.

3 Trip Hazard (112m)

Between the gravel path and timber boardwalk is a 5cm step, 1.5m wide.

4 Picnic Table (228m)

A timber slat picnic table and bench seat. The table is 85cm high, 75cm deep and 2.1m wide. The seats are 54cm high, 29cm deep and 2.1m wide (no backrest). The seat is found about 10m down a rough track (with 13cm step), from the main path.

5 Picnic Table (640m)

Two timber slat picnic tables with bench seats. The tables are 79cm high, 93cm deep and 2.1m wide. The seats are 44cm high, 30cm deep and 2.1m wide (no backrest). The tables are on a large paved flat area.

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	1.3 km
		Time	40 mins
		.
Grade 2/6 Easy track	AS 2156.1	Gradient	Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
		Quality of track	Smooth and hardened path (1/6)
		Signs	Clearly signposted (1/6)
		Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
		Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)
		Infrastructure	Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)

Some more details of this walks Grading

Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk

Gradient

Around 580m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 80m is flat with no steps.

Quality of track

This whole walk, 660m follows a smooth and hardened path.

Signs

This whole walk, 660m is clearly signposted.

Experience Required

This whole walk, 660m requires no previous bushwalking experience.

weather

This whole walk, 660m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).

Infrastructure

This whole walk, 660m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).

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A list of walks that start near the Yuelarbah walking track to Flaggy Creek walk.

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Total climbing: 21m

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Awabakal Viewpoint Walk

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