Lapstone Bridge ZigZag walk
Download & Print Map and Notes1 Hr
104 m
Hard track
(0km) Car park → steps
220 m
5 mins
12m
-13m
Easy track
(0.22km) Steps → Quarry
30 m
1 mins
3m
0m
Moderate track
(0.24km) Quarry → Intersection of cuttings
350 m
7 mins
18m
-6m
Easy track
(0.6km) Intersection of cuttings → Siding
240 m
5 mins
13m
-7m
Easy track
(0.84km) Siding → Knapsack Bridge
300 m
11 mins
10m
-54m
Hard track
(1.14km) Knapsack Bridge → Western Motorway Footpath
150 m
3 mins
5m
-6m
Very easy
(1.29km) Western Motorway Footpath → Steps
470 m
10 mins
30m
-1m
Easy track
(1.75km) steps → Car park
220 m
5 mins
13m
-12m
Easy track
Maps for the Lapstone Bridge ZigZag walk 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 Lapstone Bridge ZigZag walk bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Lapstone Bridge ZigZag walk
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 km | ||
Time | 1 Hr | ||
. | |||
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 | 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
1.3km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 370m is flat with no steps. Whilst another 300m is very steep and the remaining 25m has short steep hills.
Quality of track
1.1km of this walk follows a smooth and hardened path and another 620m follows a clear and well formed track or trail. The remaining (300m) follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 1.6km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 330m has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 1.7km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 300m requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 2km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 1.6km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 330m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Lapstone Bridge ZigZag walk walk starts and ends at the Car park (gps: -33.766828, 150.64056)Your transport options to Car 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/lbzzw
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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