Little Digger Track to Davidson Reserve and Lyrebird Circuit
Download & Print Map and Notes4 hrs 30 mins
470 m
Hard track
(0km) End of Carnarvon Road → Int of Little Digger and Little Falls Tracks
250 m
6 mins
4m
-31m
Moderate track
(0.25km) Int of Little Digger and Little Falls Tracks → Little Falls
30 m
1 mins
0m
-5m
Moderate track
Little Falls
(0.25km) Int of Little Digger and Little Falls Tracks → Int of Little Digger and Babbage Falls Tracks
130 m
3 mins
2m
-7m
Moderate track
(0.38km) Int of Little Digger and Babbage Falls Tracks → Babbage Falls
10 m
2m
0m
Moderate track
Babbage Falls
(0.38km) Int of Little Digger and Babbage Falls Tracks → Moores Creek bridge
320 m
8 mins
12m
-35m
Moderate track
(0.7km) Moores Creek bridge → Carlyle Road track and Little Digger Track Int
90 m
1 mins
1m
-1m
Moderate track
Little Diggers Park
(0.79km) Carlyle Road track and Little Digger Track Int → Int of Two Creeks and Carlyle Road tracks
130 m
2 mins
0m
-2m
Easy track
(0.92km) Int of Two Creeks and Carlyle Road tracks → Int of Two Creeks and Ormonde Road tracks
880 m
20 mins
46m
-46m
Moderate track
(1.79km) Int of Two Creeks and Ormonde Road tracks → End of Ormonde Road Track
150 m
6 mins
34m
-1m
Moderate track
(1.94km) End of Ormonde Road Track → Int of Davidson Park driveway and Warringah Road on-ramp
1.8 km
39 mins
69m
-107m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the footpath on the left-hand side of Warringah Rd and crosses the long Roseville Bridge. The walk continues up the hill before turning sharply to the left and following the off-ramp road down the hill. After crossing under the Roseville Bridge the walk arrives at the intersection with the Davidson Park driveway.
(3.69km) Int of Davidson Park Driveway and Warringah Road on-ramp → Int of the Lyrebird Track and end of Davidson Park Driveway
1.1 km
20 mins
15m
-17m
Very easy
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the road, keeping the park and Middle Harbour on the left. After a little while, this walk comes to the signposted intersection at the bottom of the ‘Casuarina Stairway’, uphill on the right.
Continue straight: From the intersection at the bottom of the ‘Casuarina Stairway’, this walk follows the driveway, keeping the park and Middle Harbour Creek on the left. The walk heads along for little while before coming to the end of the driveway, at the signposted start of the ‘Lyre Bird Track 4km’.
(4.83km) Int of the Lyrebird Track and end of Davidson Park driveway → Int of Lyrebird and Carroll Creek tracks
2.7 km
48 mins
54m
-46m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the clearing at the end of the management trail, this walk continues along the bush track, keeping Middle Harbour Creek on the left as it meanders along the water’s edge for a while. The track climbs up the side of the hill, then flattens out and continues through the bush, steadily winding down to the edge of Carroll Creek, which it follows for a while before the track comes down to the signposted intersection of the ‘Carroll Creek Track’ at the stepping stones.
(7.48km) Int of Lyrebird and Carroll Creek tracks → Int of Casuarina and Carroll Creek Tracks
740 m
12 mins
21m
-3m
Moderate track
(8.23km) Int of Casuarina and Carroll Creek Tracks → Int of Casuarina Track and Boree Road service trail
1.4 km
34 mins
101m
-45m
Hard track
(9.65km) Int of Casuarina Track and Boree Road service trail → Casuarina Lookout
1.7 km
46 mins
111m
-182m
Hard track
(11.39km) Casuarina Lookout → Bottom of the Casuarina Steps
130 m
2 mins
0m
-9m
Moderate track
Davidson picnic area
Maps for the Little Digger Track to Davidson Reserve and Lyrebird Circuit 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 Little Digger Track to Davidson Reserve and Lyrebird Circuit bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Little Digger Track to Davidson Reserve and Lyrebird Circuit
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 | 11.5 km | ||
Time | 4 hrs 30 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 | 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
4.4km of this walk has short steep hills and another 3.6km is flat with no steps. Whilst another 2.1km has gentle hills with occasional steps and the remaining 1.4km is very steep.
Quality of track
6km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles and another 3.2km follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely. Whilst another 2.1km follows a smooth and hardened path and the remaining 130m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
Around 7km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 4.9km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 7km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 4.3km requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 12km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 10km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 1.3km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Little Digger Track to Davidson Reserve and Lyrebird Circuit walk starts at the End of Carnarvon Road (gps: -33.773981, 151.19082)Your transport options to End of Carnarvon Road are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
The Little Digger Track to Davidson Reserve and Lyrebird Circuit ends at the Bottom of the Casuarina Steps (gps: -33.76758, 151.20242)
Your transport options to Bottom of the Casuarina Steps are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.
(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/ldttdraatcalc
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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