Lapstone Lookout
Download & Print Map and Notes30 mins
43 m
Hard track
Lapstone
(0km) Platform 2 Lapstone Station → Int. Station trk and Tunnel Gully trk
50 m
1 mins
0m
-7m
Moderate track
(0.05km) Int. Station trk and Tunnel Gully trk → Int. Tunnel Gully trk and car wreck trk
120 m
2 mins
0m
-5m
Moderate track
(0.17km) Int. Tunnel Gully trk and car wreck trk → Lapstone lookout
210 m
5 mins
2m
-29m
Hard track
Turn left: From the intersection, the track leads down the ridgeline, keeping the houses and railway behind and the creek below on the left. The track winds down the rocky ridge to a rock surface with a view over the Nepean River.
Lapstone Nepean View
Maps for the Lapstone Lookout 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 Lookout bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Lapstone Lookout
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 | 756 m | ||
Time | 30 mins | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6) | ||
Signs | Minimal directional signs (4/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
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
Around 210m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 170m has short steep hills.
Quality of track
Around 210m of this walk follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely, whilst the remaining 170m follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 210m of this walk has minimal directional signs, whilst the remaining 170m has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 380m requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 380m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 330m of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced), whilst the remaining 50m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Lapstone Lookout walk starts and ends at the Platform 2 Lapstone Station (gps: -33.773274, 150.64281)Your transport options to Platform 2 Lapstone Station are by;
Train. (get details)
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/ll
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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