Carrington Park to Marguerite Cascades
Download & Print Map and Notes1 hr 15 mins
368 m
Hard track
Carrington Park
(0km) Carrington Park → Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Carrington Park Track
40 m
1 mins
0m
-9m
Easy track
(0.04km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Carrington Park Track → Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Leura Forest Track
150 m
3 mins
2m
-10m
Moderate track
(0.18km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Leura Forest Track → Int of Federal Pass and Jamieson Lookout Tracks
40 m
1 mins
3m
-3m
Moderate track
(0.23km) Int of Federal Pass and Jamieson Lookout Tracks → Jamieson Lookout
20 m
1 mins
0m
-6m
Easy track
Jamieson Lookout
(0.23km) Int of Federal Pass and Jamieson Lookout Tracks → Fern Bower
90 m
3 mins
0m
-36m
Hard track
Fern Bower
(0.32km) Fern Bower → Lila falls crossing
340 m
14 mins
10m
-168m
Hard track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Federal Pass Leura Forest’ sign down the long metal staircase, to cross the bridge over Linda Creek in front of Lila Falls.
Lila Falls
(0.66km) Lila Falls crossing → Marguerite Cascades
180 m
11 mins
37m
-90m
Hard track
Marguerite Cascades
(0.84km) Marguerite Cascades → Leura Forest
320 m
11 mins
50m
-14m
Hard track
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk crosses Linda Creek just below a pleasant cascade[4] using the foot bridge with a handrail[5]. This walk then continues along the bush track that winds along the valley floor, to the signposted ‘Leura Forest’. From here, the walk continues along the wide bush track, passing a few picnic tables, and winding through the forest to an open area with a large gazebo and an information sign at the intersection of the Federal Pass and the Dardenelles tracks. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Turn right.
Leura Forest
Maps for the Carrington Park to Marguerite Cascades 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.
Six Foot Track | 1:50 000 Map Series | Six Foot Track | NSW-six-foot-track |
Katoomba | 1:25 000 Map Series | 89301S KATOOMBA | NSW-89301S |
Katoomba | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8930 KATOOMBA | 8930 |
Cross sectional view of the Carrington Park to Marguerite Cascades bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Carrington Park to Marguerite Cascades
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 | 1.7 km | ||
Time | 1 hr 15 mins | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
Quality of track | Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6) | ||
Signs | Directional signs along the way (3/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
600m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 180m is very steep. The remaining (65m) has short steep hills.
Quality of track
410m of this walk follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely and another 390m follows a clear and well formed track or trail. The remaining (35m) follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
Around 590m of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 250m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 840m requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 840m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 690m of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 150m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Carrington Park to Marguerite Cascades walk starts and ends at the Carrington Park (gps: -33.720233, 150.31744)Your transport options to Carrington Park are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the Central Tablelands weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/cptmc
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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