Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop
Download & Print Map and Notes2 hrs 45 mins
287 m
Moderate track
Lindfield Soldiers Memorial Park – children’s area
(0km) Lindfield Soldiers Memorial Park → Int of Lindfield Park and Lindfield Rocks track
470 m
9 mins
5m
-25m
Easy track
(0.47km) Int of Lindfield Park and Lindfield Rocks track → Int of Gordon Creek service trail and Lindfield Park track
110 m
4 mins
0m
-22m
Moderate track
(0.58km) Int of Gordon Creek service trail and Lindfield Park track → Int of Gordon Creek Crossing track and servicetrail
1.3 km
27 mins
43m
-73m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the service trail as it heads through the bush with the ground sloping up to the right, passing a ‘Garigal National Park’ sign a little while later. The walk continues on, crossing over a short wooden bridge as it follows the side of the hill to the signposted intersection of the Barrie Street Track, where there is a short flight of stairs on the left.
(1.85km) Int of Gordon Creek Crossing track and servicetrail → End of Gordon Creek service trail
280 m
7 mins
18m
-14m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the pipe bridge, this walk follows the service trail (with the ground sloping up to the right) as it heads through the bush for a short while before it comes to a clearing at the end of the trail, at some rock steps.
(2.13km) End of Gordon Creek service trail → Western end of Two Creeks detour
100 m
2 mins
10m
0m
Moderate track
(2.23km) Western end of Two Creeks detour → Eastern end of Two Creeks detour
220 m
6 mins
20m
-11m
Moderate track
(2.45km) Eastern end of Two Creeks detour → Int of Two Creeks and Carlyle Road tracks
2 km
43 mins
72m
-106m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track (keeping Middle Harbour Creek on the left) as it heads through the ferns and around some mangroves (down to the left). After a little while,the track bends to the right and following Moores Creek, heading along the side of the hill and under a shallow rock overhang and passing an old stone chair. The walk crosses a short wooden bridge and follows the wide bush track as it continues along the side of the hill, until it comes to the signposted intersection with the ‘Carlyle Road’ bush track at the next wooden bridge, near another stone chair.
(4.47km) Int of Two Creeks and Carlyle Road tracks → Carlyle Road track and Little Digger Track Int
130 m
2 mins
2m
0m
Easy track
Little Diggers Park
(4.6km) Carlyle Road track and Little Digger Track Int → Moores Creek bridge
90 m
1 mins
1m
-1m
Moderate track
(4.69km) Moores Creek bridge → Int of Little Digger and Babbage Falls Tracks
320 m
8 mins
35m
-12m
Moderate track
(5.01km) Int of Little Digger and Babbage Falls Tracks → Babbage Falls
10 m
2m
0m
Moderate track
Babbage Falls
(5.01km) Int of Little Digger and Babbage Falls Tracks → Int of Little Digger and Little Falls Tracks
130 m
3 mins
7m
-2m
Moderate track
(5.15km) Int of Little Digger and Little Falls Tracks → Little Falls
30 m
1 mins
0m
-5m
Moderate track
Little Falls
(5.15km) Int of Little Digger and Little Falls Tracks → End of Carnarvon Road
250 m
6 mins
31m
-4m
Moderate track
(5.39km) End of Carnarvon Road → Lindfield Soldiers Memorial Park
1.3 km
24 mins
43m
-15m
Easy track
Veer right: From the intersection, the walk follows Mycumbene Avenue to the end. The walk continues straight ahead to cross Woodlands Road, then heads to the right. Straight away, between houses number 60 & 62, the walk turns left up the steps and into the alleyway. At the end of the alley, the walk crosses Hobart Avenue and turns left, coming to a narrow alleyway on the right (between houses number 16 & 18). At the end of this alley, the walk crosses Perth Ave and turns right, turning straight away into another alleyway (on the left, between houses number 18 & 20). At the end of this alley, the walk crosses Adelaide Avenue and turns left, coming to yet another alleyway on the right, between houses number 14 & 16. At the end of this alley, the walk turns left onto Brisbane Avenue, following it to the end. Here, the walk turns right onto Sydney Road and follows this road to the end. The walk then turns left onto Tryon Road, following for a short distance before crossing the road to the Soldiers Memorial Park entrance.
Maps for the Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop 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.
Parramatta River | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91303N PARRAMATTA RIVER | NSW-91303N |
Sydney | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9130 SYDNEY | 9130 |
Cross sectional view of the Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop
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 | 6.7 km | ||
Time | 2 hrs 45 mins | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Directional signs along the way (3/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
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
3km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 2.7km is flat with no steps. The remaining (1km) has short steep hills.
Quality of track
3.3km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail and another 3.1km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles. The remaining (300m) follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
Around 4.2km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 2.5km has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 6km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 220m requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 7km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 5km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 1.7km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop walk starts and ends at the Lindfield Soldiers Memorial Park (gps: -33.76986, 151.18163)Your transport options to Lindfield Soldiers Memorial 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 Metropolitan weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/lpaldtl
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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