Red Hands Cave and Axe Grinding Tour
Download & Print Map and Notes2 hrs
211 m
Moderate track
Red Hands Cave Picnic Area
(0km) Red Hands Cave car park → Axe Grinding Grooves
2.1 km
44 mins
42m
-161m
Moderate track
Turn left: From the creek intersection, the walk follows the ‘Glenbrook Causeway’ sign, keeping the water on the left. The track continues up to a rock overhang from where it heads down the hill, coming near the creek again. The track follows the creek to a junction with another creek. To the left is a large sandstone area and approximately 10m along the track is a sign explaining the grooves in the sandstone.
Axe Grinding Grooves
(2.08km) Axe Grinding Grooves → Red Hands Cave
1.5 km
37 mins
128m
-40m
Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, the walk follows the ‘Red Hands Cave’ sign down across the creek. The track leads over a small rise across another smaller creek, then follows the hillside for a short while, passing a bench seat and then a small log bridge. The track then starts tending left, heading up to a rocky outcrop where the walk arrives at the metal verandah of Red Hands Cave.
Red Hands Cave
(3.57km) Red Hands Cave → Red Hands Cave car park
500 m
12 mins
41m
-10m
Moderate track
Maps for the Red Hands Cave and Axe Grinding Tour 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 Red Hands Cave and Axe Grinding Tour bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Red Hands Cave and Axe Grinding Tour
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 | 4.1 km | ||
Time | 2 hrs | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Directional signs along the way (3/6) | ||
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
This whole walk, 4.1km has short steep hills.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 4.1km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 2.1km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 2km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 4.1km 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 3.2km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 880m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Red Hands Cave and Axe Grinding Tour walk starts and ends at the Red Hands Cave car park (gps: -33.783376, 150.59028)Your main transport option to Red Hands Cave 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/rhcaagt
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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