Red Hands Cave Circuit from Campfire Creek
Download & Print Map and Notes3 hrs 45 mins
397 m
Hard track
(0km) Campfire Creek car park → Int. Red Hands Cave and Carpark Trk
190 m
7 mins
0m
-42m
Hard track
(0.19km) Campfire Creek sign side of Causeway → Int. Red Hands Cave and Carpark Trk
40 m
1 mins
2m
-1m
Moderate track
(0.19km) Int. Red Hands Cave and Carpark Trk → Red Hands Cave
3 km
1 hr 11 mins
206m
-91m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk heads across the small bridge and up the track. The walk soon passes over another small wooden bridge and then continues through the bush, with the creek on the right. Winding for a short time, the track comes to an un-signposted intersection.
Turn left: From the intersection, the walk heads up the hill, winding above the creek (on the right). The track follows the hillside for quite some time, passing near the creek in places, before coming to a ‘Glenbrook Causeway’ sign.
Continue straight: 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
(3.21km) Red Hands Cave → Red Hands Cave car park
500 m
12 mins
41m
-10m
Moderate track
Red Hands Cave Picnic Area
(3.71km) 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
(5.8km) Axe Grinding Grooves → Campfire Creek car park
2.5 km
55 mins
108m
-93m
Hard track
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows the ‘Glenbrook Causeway’ sign, across the hillside. The track keeps the creek on the left, and soon leads downhill. The track tends right as it winds down to an intersection with a track, which leads to a rock platform.
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk heads down the hill and away from the rocky outcrop. The track follows the creek (on the left) and soon crosses two small wooden bridges before coming to an intersection marked by a ‘Neighbours’ sign.
Continue straight: From the ‘Neighbours’ sign, the walk heads down the hill, keeping the sign and the creek on the left. The track meanders along the hillside for a short time before coming to a rock crossing at the creek. The track soon comes to a signposted intersection for the ‘Car park’ or ‘Red Hands Cave’.
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows the ‘Car park’ sign up the stairs. The track winds up the many stairs, then passes a sign and opens out at a hairpin turn in the road (The small flat area extended from the road is the car park).
Maps for the Red Hands Cave Circuit from Campfire Creek 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 Circuit from Campfire Creek bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Red Hands Cave Circuit from Campfire Creek
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 | 8.3 km | ||
Time | 3 hrs 45 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 | 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
6km of this walk has short steep hills and another 1.7km has gentle hills with occasional steps. The remaining (380m) is very steep.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 8km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 4.6km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 3.8km has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 8km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 8km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 7km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 1.3km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Red Hands Cave Circuit from Campfire Creek walk starts and ends at the Campfire Creek car park (gps: -33.780202, 150.61726)Your main transport option to Campfire Creek 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/rhccfcc
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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