Glasson’s Trail
Download & Print Map and Notes1 Hr
158 m
Moderate track
(0km) Glasson’s Car Park → Water tank intersection
160 m
4 mins
18m
-3m
Moderate track
(0.16km) Water tank intersection → Glasson’s crossing
810 m
21 mins
66m
-35m
Easy track
(0.97km) Glasson’s crossing → Bottom of Overflow car park
490 m
12 mins
46m
-6m
Moderate track
Glasson’s Trail Picnic Area
(1.46km) Bottom of Overflow car park → Top of Overflow car park
50 m
2 mins
8m
0m
Very easy
(1.51km) Top of Overflow car park → Honeman’s Rock
130 m
3 mins
12m
0m
Easy track
Honeman’s Rock
(1.63km) Honeman’s Rock → Mudbrick building car park
60 m
2 mins
8m
0m
Easy track
Mud Brick Building
Honeman’s Rock picnic area
Maps for the Glasson’s Trail 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.
Gosford | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91312S GOSFORD | NSW-91312S |
Gosford | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9131 GOSFORD | 9131 |
Cross sectional view of the Glasson’s Trail bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Glasson’s Trail
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 | 1.7 km | ||
Time | 1 Hr | ||
. | |||
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 | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
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
1000m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 650m has short steep hills. The remaining (50m) is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
870m of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail and another 650m follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles. The remaining (180m) follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
This whole walk, 1.7km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 1.7km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 1.7km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 1.7km is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Glasson’s Trail walk starts at the Glasson’s Car Park (gps: -33.463707, 151.37924)Your transport options to Glasson’s Car Park are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
The Glasson’s Trail ends at the Mudbrick building car park (gps: -33.459138, 151.39182)
Your main transport option to Mudbrick building car park 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/2f
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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