The Bare Creek Track
Download & Print Map and Notes3 hrs 15 mins
265 m
Moderate track
(0km) Ralston Ave → Int of the Heath and Ralston Ave service trails
190 m
3 mins
4m
-1m
Moderate track
(0.19km) Int of the Heath and Ralston Ave service trails → Int of Quarry Road and Bare Creek Tracks
2.2 km
48 mins
18m
-135m
Moderate track
(2.4km) Int of Quarry Road and Bare Creek Tracks → Int of Bare Creek and Lower Cambourne service trails
240 m
4 mins
6m
-5m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail up the hill, to the intersection with another management trail on the right.
(2.64km) Int of Bare Creek and Lower Cambourne service trails → Int of Bare Creek and Cascades service trails
1.1 km
24 mins
33m
-48m
Moderate track
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail away from the creek, with the ground sloping up to the right. It soon comes to the intersection with the Cascades management trail (where there is a ‘Bare Creek Track’ sign).
(3.79km) Int of Bare Creek and Cascades service trails → The Cascades
300 m
5 mins
1m
-14m
Moderate track
The Cascades
Maps for the The Bare Creek Track 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.
Hornsby | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91304S HORNSBY | NSW-91304S |
Sydney | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9130 SYDNEY | 9130 |
Cross sectional view of the The Bare Creek Track bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the The Bare Creek Track
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 | 8.2 km | ||
Time | 3 hrs 15 mins | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6) | ||
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
2.2km of this walk has short steep hills and another 1.4km has gentle hills with occasional steps. The remaining (470m) is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 4.1km follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
Around 3.7km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 390m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 2.2km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 1.9km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 4.1km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 2.4km 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 The Bare Creek Track walk starts and ends at the Ralston Ave (gps: -33.727169, 151.20554)Your transport options to Ralston Ave 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/tbct
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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