Lane Cove Weir to Boat Shed
Download & Print Map and Notes1 Hr
17 m
Moderate track
(0km) Max Allen Drive Bridge → Lane Cove Weir North
70 m
1 mins
0m
-1m
Very easy
(0.07km) Lane Cove Weir North → Lane Cove Weir South
50 m
1 mins
0m
0m
Moderate track
Lane Cove Weir
(0.13km) Lane Cove Weir South → Lane Cove River Lookout
50 m
1 mins
0m
0m
Very easy
Lane Cove River Lookout
(0.18km) Lane Cove River Lookout → Illoura Picnic Area
310 m
6 mins
7m
-7m
Easy track
Illoura Picnic Area
Illoura Picnic Shelter
(0.48km) Illoura Picnic area → Boatshed
280 m
5 mins
5m
-5m
Easy track
Continue straight: From the front of the brick picnic shelter, this walk follows the asphalt footpath[36] (keeping the shelter to the right), towards the car park. The walk then heads through the car park[37] to the 5-way road intersection[38] at the far side. Here the walk keeps to the right and follows the asphalt road for about 90m downhill behind the sandstone building – boatshed[39] and through the car park to an intersection on the far side of the Boatshed. Here the walk follows the ‘7 moola’[40] downhill for about 40m to then turn right and to head towards the water on a gravelly trail. After another 10m this walk comes to a T-intersection and turns right to lead past the picnic tables then along the concrete path to the front of the boatshed and kiosk[41][42]. Now Turn sharp left to rejoin the main walk .
(0.48km) Illoura Picnic Area → Boat Shed
160 m
3 mins
1m
-1m
Moderate track
Lane Cove Boatshed
Maps for the Lane Cove Weir to Boat Shed 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.
Parramatta River | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91303N PARRAMATTA RIVER | NSW-91303N |
Sydney | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9130 SYDNEY | 9130 |
Cross sectional view of the Lane Cove Weir to Boat Shed bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Lane Cove Weir to Boat Shed
Accessibility summary information for the Lane Cove Weir to Boat Shed
Toilets: There are 0 designated accessible toilets on this walk.
Seats: There are 10 places to sit on this walk. They are on average 70m apart, with a maximum gap of 120m.
Hazards: There are 2 specific noteable accessability related hazards on this walk.
Trip Hazard The edges of the weir are ungraded and there is a significant drop with water hazards. Keep clear of edges. Found about 120m into the walk.
Wheelchair Rough Two sections (of about 15m each) of the track have exposed tree route, making the ground uneven and creating trip hazards. Found about 540m into the walk.
Accessibility Details
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 | 1.3 km | ||
Time | 1 Hr | ||
. | |||
Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
Weather | Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
Around 480m of this walk is flat with no steps, whilst the remaining 160m has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
310m of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail and another 180m follows a smooth and hardened path. The remaining (160m) follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
This whole walk, 640m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 640m requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 590m of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 55m is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 640m 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 Lane Cove Weir to Boat Shed walk starts and ends at the Max Allen Drive Bridge (gps: -33.790718, 151.15604)Your transport options to Max Allen Drive Bridge are by;
Bus. (get details)
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 Metropolitan weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/lcwtbs
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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