Euroka Nepean River Circuit
Download & Print Map and Notes1 hr 15 mins
156 m
Hard track
Euroka Campground – Darug
(0km) Top of Darug campsite car park → Darug and Bennetts Ridge Bridge clearing
150 m
2 mins
0m
-5m
Easy track
(0.15km) Darug and Bennetts Ridge Bridge clearing → Int of Nepean River and Euroka Creek tracks
810 m
18 mins
37m
-36m
Moderate track
(0.96km) Int of Nepean River and Euroka Creek tracks → Junction of Nepean River and Euroka Creek
250 m
7 mins
3m
-59m
Hard track
Junction of Nepean River and Euroka Creek
(1.21km) Junction of Nepean River and Euroka Creek → Int of Nepean River track and Bennetts Ridge trail
570 m
16 mins
104m
-7m
Hard track
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk heads up the steps following the ‘Euroka Via Bennetts Ridge’ sign. As the track winds up the hill, it passes a couple more ‘Euroka Via Bennetts Ridge’ signs. Soon after passing a rock platform, the track comes to a turning circle at the end of an old management trail (with a sign pointing back down to the ‘Nepean River’). From here, the walk follows the old management trail gently up the hill for about 80m, coming to a ‘T’ intersection with the signposted ‘Bennetts Ridge Fire Trail’.
(1.78km) Int of Nepean River track and Bennetts Ridge trail → Bennetts Ridge campsite
660 m
12 mins
7m
-29m
Easy track
Euroka Campground – Bennetts Ridge
(2.44km) Bennetts Ridge campsite → Top of Darug campsite car park
360 m
6 mins
5m
-19m
Easy track
Turn left: From the clearing, this walk crosses the bridge and follows the wide track up the hill to Darug campsite. The walk continues through the campsite and around the gate, coming to the car park on the high side of the campsite.
Maps for the Euroka Nepean River 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.
Penrith | 1:25 000 Map Series | 90303N PENRITH | NSW-90303N |
Penrith | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9030 PENRITH | 9030 |
Cross sectional view of the Euroka Nepean River Circuit bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Euroka Nepean River 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 | 2.8 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 | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
2km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 510m is very steep. The remaining (320m) has short steep hills.
Quality of track
Around 1.6km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles, whilst the remaining 1.2km follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
This whole walk, 2.8km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 1.6km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 1.2km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 2.8km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
1.2km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) and another 1.1km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced). The remaining (510m) has limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged).
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Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Euroka Nepean River Circuit walk starts and ends at the Top of Darug campsite car park (gps: -33.797866, 150.61783)Your main transport option to Top of Darug campsite car park is by;
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 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/enrc
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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