This section of the Great North Walk starts from the Cedar Brush track head and winds up into the Olney State Forest, following bushtracks and service trails down into the Wollombi Brook gully. From here, the walk heads south along the Lyre Bird trail to the Basin Campsite. The Basin Campsite provides more than enough space for large groups to camp, as well as a picnic shelter, fire place and a toilet. It is a fair drive around for the car shuffle, but a nice walk into the campsite. Let us begin by acknowledging the Awabakal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
Cedar Brush track head. | Photo by admin, 2008.track head styles. | Photo by admin, 2008.Creek crossing in farm. | Photo by admin, 2008.Great North Walk campsite. | Photo by admin, 2008.Tree stripped bare. | Photo by admin, 2008.Kingtree Ridge road. | Photo by admin, 2008.int of Walkers ridge forest road. | Photo by admin, 2008.path down to Basin campsite track. | Photo by admin, 2008.Great North Walk to basin campsite. | Photo by admin, 2008.Winding down into the basin. | Photo by admin, 2008.if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it does it make a sound?. | Photo by admin, 2008.int of rock lilly trail. | Photo by admin, 2008.Basin campsite table and shelter. | Photo by admin, 2008.basin campsite facilities. | Photo by admin, 2008.Basin campsite with open clearing and picnic tables. | Photo by admin, 2008.
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.
Getting started From the signposted 'Cedar Brush Creek Trackhead' (on Brush Creek Road), this walk crosses the stile and follows the track gently downhill, while following the 'Newcastle' sign. The walk continues for about 220m then crosses a timber and metal bridge. On the other side of the bridge, the walk heads gently uphill, past the 'Please keep on track' sign, then about 100m later this walk comes to 'The Great North Walk Walkers Register' book on a post - a good place to note your intentions. Now in a denser forest, the track begins to wind moderately steeply uphill (crossing over two moist gullies) for about 1.5km until coming to a three-way intersection with Kingtree Ridge Road.....
Turn map
Directions & comments
Start.
Find the stile at the start.
After 90 m pass the "Great North Walk" (on your left).
After another 1.6 km turn right.
After another 210 m find the "Walkers Rest Area" (15 m on your left).
Walkers Rest Area
Walkers Rest Area
This GNW walkers rest area (signposted) is located beside King Ridge Road, and consists of two benches, a campfire and enough room for four or five tents on a grassy level surface. There is no water is available.
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This GNW walkers rest area (signposted) is located beside King Ridge Road, and consists of two benches, a campfire and enough room for four or five tents on a grassy level surface. There is no water is available.
After another 6 m come to the camp site (70 m on your left).
After another 430 m continue straight.
After another 2.9 km continue straight, to head along Walkers Ridge Road.
After another 35 m continue straight.
After another 125 m continue straight, to head along Bobs Point Road.
After another 180 m turn right, to head along Walkers Ridge Road.
After another 25 m turn sharp left.
After another 380 m turn left, to head along Cedar Brush Walk.
After another 650 m turn left.
After another 1.6 km continue straight.
After another 270 m cross the bridge
After another 60 m come to the end.
About 15 m past the end is a picnic table.
About 10 m past the end is a car park.
About 25 m past the end is "Basin Campsite".
Basin Campsite
Basin Campsite
This large campsite sits by Wollombi Brook on the Great North Walk and is accessible by car. The campsite provides a range of facilities such as a pit toilet, picnic tables and chairs, wood BBQs and fireplaces. Water is usually available from the water tank or the nearby creek - treat before use.
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This large campsite sits by Wollombi Brook on the Great North Walk and is accessible by car. The campsite provides a range of facilities such as a pit toilet, picnic tables and chairs, wood BBQs and fireplaces. Water is usually available from the water tank or the nearby creek - treat before use.
About 40 m past the end is a toilet.
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Terrain
Know the Hills, grading & facilities
Cedar Brush track head to Basin Campsite
Grading
Class 4/6
Hard track
Length
8.6 km
Time
4 h to 6 h
Quality of track
Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient
Very steep (4/6)
Signage
Directional signs along the way (3/6)
Infrastructure
Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6)
Experience Required
Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather
Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)
Some facilities on route
Campsite: There are 3 on route, on average they are 2.2 km apart with the largest gap of 6.7 km.
Bushwalk
4 h to 6 h
Campsite: There are 3 on route, on average they are 2.2 km apart with the largest gap of 6.7 km.
Toilet: There is one 8.6 km from the start.
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Find the stile at the start.
After 90 m pass the "Great North Walk" (on your left).
After another 270 m cross the bridge
About 15 m past the end is a picnic table.
About 10 m past the end is a car park.
