Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Start	(-30.6007461,151.7985637)
Mode	Car
Directions	From Grafton Road, B78, 17, Armidale. Turn on to Castledoyle Road then drive for 12.6 km Continue onto Blue Hole Road and drive for another 3 km

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Find the car park at the start. After 20 m pass the toilet (5 m on your right).
	Turn left. After another 8 m pass the water tap (on your right). After another 15 m pass the sign (6 m on your left). After another 20 m pass the BBQ (15 m on your right). After another 20 m pass the picnic table (8 m on your right).
	Continue straight. After another 35 m cross the bridge (about 15 m long) After another 35 m cross the bridge (about 25 m long) After another 40 m head up the surface|wood steps (about 3 m long)
	After another 10 m veer right. Then cross the bridge (about 2 m long) After another 40 m pass the sign (on your right). After another 5 m pass a seat (on your right).
	After another 320 m turn right. After another 115 m continue straight. Then come to the "Old dam wall" (10 m on your right). After another 690 m cross the bridge (about 6 m long) After another 300 m cross the bridge (about 10 m long) After another 750 m head down the steps (about 35 m long) Then pass a seat (on your left)., has a backrest. After another 25 m head down the steps (about 6 m long) After another 30 m head down the steps (about 25 m long) After another 155 m cross the bridge (about 4 m long) After another 20 m come to the "Gorge Lookout". Then head up the surface|wood steps (about 4 m long) After another 430 m come to the "The Penstock" (on your left).
	Veer right.
	After another 2.3 km turn left. After another 10 m head down the surface|wood steps (about 3 m long) After another 40 m cross the bridge (about 25 m long) After another 35 m cross the bridge (about 15 m long) After another 35 m continue straight. After another 50 m pass the car park (6 m on your right).
	After another 5 m turn right.
	After another 20 m come to the end.

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Then cross the bridge (about 45 m long) Old dam wall (about 130 m back from the start). After 265 m pass the car park (100 m on your right). Then cross the bridge (about 10 m long)
	After another 75 m continue straight, to head along Threlfall Track. After another 45 m to find the car park.
	After another 10 m (at the intersection of Blue Hole Road & Threlfall Track) turn right, to head along Blue Hole Road (a service road). After another 45 m to find the car park.
	After another 1 m turn right. After another 55 m pass the sign (on your left). Then pass the BBQ (20 m on your right). Then pass the picnic table (15 m on your right). About 10 m past the end is a toilet.
	Continue straight. After another 8 m to find the water tap. After another 15 m pass the toilet (10 m on your left).
	Veer right. After another 25 m come to a shelter. About 10 m past the end is a BBQ. About 25 m past the end is a picnic table. About 30 m past the end is a picnic table.
	The end. Turn around and retrace your steps back the 320 m to the main route.

Threlfall Walking Track


Grading

	Class 3/6 Moderate track
Length	5.7 km
Time	2 h to 3 h
Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage	Directional signs along the way (3/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (2/6)
Weather	Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6)

Some facilities on route




Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	0 m + 330 m	[toilet]
Toilet	0 m + 310 m	[toilet]
Shelter	0 m + 340 m	[shelter]
Toilet	20 m	[toilet]
Seat	285 m	[seat]
Seat	2.5 km	[seat]

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