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Threlfall Walking Track
Gumbaynggirr & Anaiwan Country
Threlfall Walking Track traces the route of the historic 1894 hydro-electric scheme in Gara Gorge in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Walk to Old dam wall, The Penstock or Gorge Lookouts for great views and have a picnic on the way back. Let us begin by acknowledging the Gumbaynggirr & Anaiwan people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
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Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.
Start (-30.6007461,151.7985637 ) Mode Car Directions From Grafton Road, B78, 17, Armidale.Turn on to Castledoyle Road then drive for 12.6 km Continue onto Blue Hole Road and drive for another 3 km
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Directions & comments
Start .
Find the car park at the start.
After 20 m pass the toilet (5 m on your right).
Turn left .
After another 8 m pass the water tap (on your right).
After another 15 m pass the sign (6 m on your left).
After another 20 m pass the BBQ (15 m on your right).
After another 20 m pass the picnic table (8 m on your right).
Continue straight .
After another 35 m cross the bridge (about 15 m long)
After another 35 m cross the bridge (about 25 m long)
After another 40 m head up the surface|wood steps (about 3 m long)
After another 10 m veer right .
Then cross the bridge (about 2 m long)
After another 40 m pass the sign (on your right).
After another 5 m pass a seat (on your right).
After another 320 m turn right .
After another 115 m
continue straight .
Then come to the "Old dam wall" (10 m on your right).
After another 690 m cross the bridge (about 6 m long)
After another 300 m cross the bridge (about 10 m long)
After another 750 m head down the steps (about 35 m long)
Then pass a seat (on your left)., has a backrest.
After another 25 m head down the steps (about 6 m long)
After another 30 m head down the steps (about 25 m long)
After another 155 m cross the bridge (about 4 m long)
After another 20 m come to the "Gorge Lookout".
Then head up the surface|wood steps (about 4 m long)
After another 430 m come to the "The Penstock" (on your left).
Veer right .
After another 2.3 km turn left .
After another 10 m head down the surface|wood steps (about 3 m long)
After another 40 m cross the bridge (about 25 m long)
After another 35 m cross the bridge (about 15 m long)
After another 35 m
continue straight .
After another 50 m pass the car park (6 m on your right).
After another 5 m turn right .
After another 20 m come to the end.
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Directions & comments
Start .
Then cross the bridge (about 45 m long)
Old dam wall (about 130 m back from the start).
After 265 m pass the car park (100 m on your right).
Then cross the bridge (about 10 m long)
After another 75 m continue straight , to head along Threlfall Track.
After another 45 m to find the car park.
After another 10 m (at the intersection of Blue Hole Road & Threlfall Track) turn right , to head along Blue Hole Road (a service road).
After another 45 m to find the car park.
After another 1 m turn right .
After another 55 m pass the sign (on your left).
Then pass the BBQ (20 m on your right).
Then pass the picnic table (15 m on your right).
About 10 m past the end is a toilet.
Continue straight .
After another 8 m to find the water tap.
After another 15 m pass the toilet (10 m on your left).
Veer right .
After another 25 m come to a shelter.
About 10 m past the end is a BBQ.
About 25 m past the end is a picnic table.
About 30 m past the end is a picnic table.
The end.
Turn around and retrace your steps back the 320 m to the main route.
Threlfall Walking Track
Grading
Class 3/6
Length
5.7 km
Time
2 h to 3 h
Quality of track
Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient
Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage
Directional signs along the way (3/6)
Infrastructure
Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
Experience Required
No experience required (2/6)
Weather
Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6)
Some facilities on route Shelter: There is one 0 m (plus an extra 340 m along side route) from the start.
Toilet: There are 3 on route, on average they are 1.6 km apart with the largest gap of 5.7 km.
Seat: There are 2 on route, on average they are 1.9 km apart with the largest gap of 3.2 km.
Order of key facilities on route
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Bushwalk
2 h to 3 h
Shelter: There is one 0 m (plus an extra 340 m along side route) from the start.
Toilet: There are 3 on route, on average they are 1.6 km apart with the largest gap of 5.7 km.
Seat: There are 2 on route, on average they are 1.9 km apart with the largest gap of 3.2 km.
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Find the car park at the start.
After another 8 m pass the water tap (on your right).
After another 15 m pass the sign (6 m on your left).
After another 20 m pass the BBQ (15 m on your right).
After another 20 m pass the picnic table (8 m on your right).
After another 35 m cross the bridge (about 15 m long)
After another 40 m head up the surface|wood steps (about 3 m long)
Then come to the "Old dam wall" (10 m on your right).
After another 750 m head down the steps (about 35 m long)
Turn around and retrace your steps back the 320 m to the main route.