Martin’s Lookout to Bunyan Lookout
Download & Print Map and Notes3 hrs 30 mins
446 m
Experienced only
(0km) Martins Lookout Carpark → Martins Lookout
90 m
3 mins
0m
-17m
Moderate track
Veer left: From the intersection, the walk heads across the hillside, keeping the valley and view to the right. The track continues to soon lead out to the unfenced rock platform that forms Martin’s Lookout.
Martins Lookout
(0.09km) Martins Lookout → Bunyan Lookout
1.5 km
1 hr 4 mins
224m
-205m
Experienced only
Turn left: From the intersection, the walk follows the ‘Bunyan Lkt’ post down the stairs. The walk soon meets the creek and turns left, following the creek for a short distance before crossing at an opening in the shrubs around the creek. From here, the walk follows the cairns (rock stacks) across creek flats before climbing the hill to the base of a small cliff line. At one point beneath the cliff line, the walk ducks through a hole in the rock, then winds up through boulders, following more cairns. The walk continues up the hill, passing through a few more rocky outcrops to reach the informal, unfenced Bunyan Lookout, in a clearing near the cliff line.
Bunyan Lookout
Maps for the Martin’s Lookout to Bunyan 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.
Springwood | 1:25 000 Map Series | 90304S SPRINGWOOD | NSW-90304S |
Penrith | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9030 PENRITH | 9030 |
Cross sectional view of the Martin’s Lookout to Bunyan Lookout bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Martin’s Lookout to Bunyan 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 | 3.1 km | ||
Time | 3 hrs 30 mins | ||
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Grade 5/6 Experienced only |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
Quality of track | Rough unclear track (5/6) | ||
Signs | No directional signs (5/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
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
1.5km of this walk is very steep and another 60m has gentle hills with occasional steps. The remaining (30m) has short steep hills.
Quality of track
960m of this walk follows a rough unclear track and another 530m follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely. Whilst another 60m follows a clear and well formed track or trail and the remaining 30m follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
960m of this walk Has no directional signs and another 560m has directional signs at most intersection. The remaining (60m) is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 1.6km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 1.6km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
1.5km of this walk has limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) and another 60m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats). The remaining (30m) has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Martin’s Lookout to Bunyan Lookout walk starts and ends at the Martins Lookout Carpark (gps: -33.734147, 150.57605)Your main transport option to Martins Lookout Carpark is by;
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/mltbl
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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