Maitland Bay Track
Download & Print Map and Notes1 Hr
153 m
Hard track
Maitland Bay Information Centre
(0km) Maitland Bay Information Centre → Int. of Maitland Bay Info Centre Trk and Bouddi Coastal Walk
820 m
18 mins
2m
-112m
Hard track
Veer left: From the intersection, the walk follows the bush track down the staircase. The walk winds through the forest, passing a rock platform with nice views over Maitland Bay. The track continues down the hill from the rock platform, keeping the rock face to the right and an overhang to the left, continuing for some time before crossing over a wooden bridge and going down more steps to a signposted intersection.
(0.82km) Int. of Maitland Bay Trk and Bouddi Coastal Walk → Maitland Beach West End
250 m
6 mins
0m
-39m
Moderate track
Maitland Beach
Maps for the Maitland Bay Track 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.
Broken Bay | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91301N BROKEN BAY | NSW-91301N |
Sydney | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9130 SYDNEY | 9130 |
Cross sectional view of the Maitland Bay Track bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Maitland Bay Track
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 | 2.1 km | ||
Time | 1 Hr | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
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 (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
This whole walk, 1.1km has short steep hills.
Quality of track
Around 820m of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles, whilst the remaining 250m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
Around 630m of this walk has minimal directional signs, whilst the remaining 430m has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 1.1km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 1.1km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
630m of this walk has limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) and another 250m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced). The remaining (180m) 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 Maitland Bay Track walk starts and ends at the Maitland Bay Information Centre (gps: -33.520086, 151.38267)Your main transport option to Maitland Bay Information Centre 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 Hunter weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/mbt
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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