Martin's to Lost Worlds Lookout

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This journey requires significant bushwalking experience, specialised equipment and navigation skills.
Please ensure you and your group well prepared and equiped for this journey.

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Safer Bushwalks

Tips on staying safe on track

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.

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Getting There

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Start	(-33.7341339,150.5760508)
Mode	Car (There is free parking available.)
Directions	From The Northern Road, A9 Turn on to Western Motorway Onramp, M4 then drive for 19.7 km Keep left onto Macquarie Road and drive for another 105 m Turn slight left onto Macquarie Road and drive for another 235 m Turn sharp left onto Burns Road and drive for another 900 m Turn left onto Farm Road and drive for another 1.1 km Keep right onto Martins Lookout Trail and drive for another 1.8 km

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Track Notes

Turn by turn instructions & maps

Getting started
From the car park, the walk heads through the cable opening in the low fence, and follows the clear sandy path past the rocky outcrop, on the left. The track winds for a short time to come around a rock outcrop with a pole (without a sign) marking the intersection, on the right.
From the intersection, the walk heads across the hillside, keeping the valley and view to the right. The track continues to soon lead out to the unfenced rock platform that forms Martin's Lookout.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. After another 65 m continue straight, to head along Martins Lookout Track. After another 55 m find the "Martins Lookout" (on your left). Martins Lookout Martins Lookout Martin's Lookout is an unfenced view on the rim of the plateau, south of Valley Heights. There are views across and up the Glenbrook Creek, and to the Lost Worlds lookout (on the opposite cliffs) which features a small white crucifix. This cross is in memory of Rev. Raymer who was an avid bushwalker in the area. The plaque in the rock at Martin's Lookout is directly opposite this cross. + - Martin's Lookout is an unfenced view on the rim of the plateau, south of Valley Heights. There are views across and up the Glenbrook Creek, and to the Lost Worlds lookout (on the opposite cliffs) which features a small white crucifix. This cross is in memory of Rev. Raymer who was an avid bushwalker in the area. The plaque in the rock at Martin's Lookout is directly opposite this cross. After another 700 m (at the intersection of Kings Link Track & Martins Lookout Track) continue straight, to head along Kings Link Track.
	After another 165 m continue straight, to head along Kings Link Track.
	After another 910 m (at the intersection of Bunyan Lookout Trail & Kings Link Track) turn right, to head along Bunyan Lookout Trail. After another 8 m find the "Bunyan Lookout" (25 m on your left). Bunyan Lookout Bunyan Lookout Bunyan Lookout is an large, unfenced sandstone platform overlooking the Glenbrook Creek valley. Behind the lookout, there is a small sandy clearing, big enough for a few tents. The lookout spans across Glenbrook Creek and sandstone cliffs of the valley. + - Bunyan Lookout is an large, unfenced sandstone platform overlooking the Glenbrook Creek valley. Behind the lookout, there is a small sandy clearing, big enough for a few tents. The lookout spans across Glenbrook Creek and sandstone cliffs of the valley.
	After another 600 m (at the intersection of Lost World Trail & Bunyan Lookout Trail) turn right, to head along Lost World Trail.
	(Lost World) Continue another 630 m to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 3.1 km to get back to the start. "Lost Worlds Lookout". Lost Worlds Lookout Lost Worlds Lookout Lost Worlds Lookout is a cliff edge marked by a cross. The cross commemorates the Rev. Raymer who was a prominent bushwalker in the area, and has been commemorated by a plaque at Martins Lookout across the valley. The lookout views Glenbrook Creek valley below, the surrounding cliffs and down to Penrith in the west. + - Lost Worlds Lookout is a cliff edge marked by a cross. The cross commemorates the Rev. Raymer who was a prominent bushwalker in the area, and has been commemorated by a plaque at Martins Lookout across the valley. The lookout views Glenbrook Creek valley below, the surrounding cliffs and down to Penrith in the west.

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Terrain

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Martin's to Lost Worlds Lookout

Grading

	Class 5/6 Very challenging
Length	6.2 km
Time	2 h 30 min to 3 h 45 min

Quality of track	Rough unclear track (5/6)
Gradient	Very steep (4/6)
Signage	No directional signs (5/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

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Martins Lookout
Martin's Lookout is an unfenced view on the rim of the plateau, south of Valley Heights. There are views across and up the Glenbrook Creek, and to the Lost Worlds lookout (on the opposite cliffs) which features a small white crucifix. This cross is in memory of Rev. Raymer who was an avid bushwalker in the area. The plaque in the rock at Martin's Lookout is directly opposite this cross.

Bunyan Lookout
Bunyan Lookout is an large, unfenced sandstone platform overlooking the Glenbrook Creek valley. Behind the lookout, there is a small sandy clearing, big enough for a few tents. The lookout spans across Glenbrook Creek and sandstone cliffs of the valley.

Lost Worlds Lookout
Lost Worlds Lookout is a cliff edge marked by a cross. The cross commemorates the Rev. Raymer who was a prominent bushwalker in the area, and has been commemorated by a plaque at Martins Lookout across the valley. The lookout views Glenbrook Creek valley below, the surrounding cliffs and down to Penrith in the west.

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