Budds Mare to Riverside Walking Track

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Warning
This journey requires significant bushwalking experience, specialised equipment and navigation skills.
Please ensure you and your group well prepared and equiped for this journey.

Safer Bushwalks Tips on staying safe on track
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.

Getting There Transport options and directions

Start	(-30.9793219,151.9686848)
Mode	Car
Directions	From Fitzroy Street, B56 Turn on to Middle Street then drive for 930 m Turn right onto Jamieson Street and drive for another 130 m Continue onto Emu Creek Road and drive for another 6.5 km Turn right onto Moona Plains Road and drive for another 20.3 km Continue onto Moona Plains Road and drive for another 5.7 km Turn left onto Bukeiro Road and drive for another 9.4 km Turn right and drive for another 10 m

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start.
	After another 490 m continue straight.
	After another 85 m turn left. After another 10 m pass the "Budds Mare" (10 m on your right). Then pass the toilet (50 m on your left). After another 50 m come to the camp site (10 m on your right). After another 25 m come to the "Budds Mare Lookout" (15 m on your left).
	After another 1.5 km continue straight.
	Continue another 3.8 km to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 6 km to get back to the start. About 20 m past the end is "Riverside". About 40 m past the end is a toilet. About 100 m past the end is "Day visit".

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Budds Mare to Riverside Walking Track

Grading

	Class 5/6 Very challenging
Length	11.9 km
Time	5 h to 7 h

Quality of track	Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6)
Gradient	Very steep and difficult rock scrambles (5/6)
Signage	Clearly signposted (2/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6)
Experience Required	Moderate level of bushwalking experience recommended (4/6)
Weather	Foretasted & unexpected storms and severe weather may impact on navigation and safety (4/6)

Some facilities on route

Camp site: There are 2 on route, on average they are 4 km apart with the largest gap of 5.9 km.

Toilet: There are 2 on route, on average they are 4 km apart with the largest gap of 5.9 km.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	580 m	[toilet]
Camp site	630 m	[camp site]
Camp site	6 km	Riverside
Toilet	6 km	[toilet]

Weather & Alerts Check forecasts & closures
Weather Forecast
- Walcha Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
  
  Monday 16 September
  
  15°C
  Morning frost. Sunny.
  5% chance of rain
  
  Sunny. Areas of morning frost. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 15 and 22.
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 8:40am to 3:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]
  
  Tuesday 17 September
  
  -4°C → 17°C
  Morning frost. Partly cloudy.
  5% chance of rain
  
  Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning, mainly on and west of the ranges. Light winds becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 2 and 8 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 22.
  
  Wednesday 18 September
  
  -3°C → 18°C
  Early frost. Sunny.
  5% chance of rain
  
  Sunny. Areas of morning frost in the south. The chance of morning fog near the Queensland border. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between zero and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 26.
  
  Thursday 19 September
  
  1°C → 19°C
  Sunny.
  5% chance of rain
  
  Sunny. Winds westerly 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 27.
  
  Friday 20 September
  
  -1°C → 19°C
  Morning frost. Sunny.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Morning frost. Sunny.
  
  Saturday 21 September
  
  1°C → 17°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Sunday 22 September
  
  1°C → 17°C
  Partly cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Forecast data thanks to © Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Alerts
- Oxley Wild Rivers National Park alerts
  Closed areas: Tia Walking Track, Tia Falls Lookout and Tia Gorge View Lookout are closed
  The following areas at Tia Falls are closed from Monday 19 August to Monday 18 September 2024 at midnight due to walking track maintenance work:
  Tia Falls walk
  Tia Falls lookout
  Tia Gorge View lookout.
  The campground and day use areas remain open.
  This closure may be extended.
  Please contact the local Walcha area office on (02) 6777 4700 for further information.
  
  Other planned events: Coachwood Road closed for remediation works
  Coachwood Road between Kookaburra and Racecourse Trail is closed until further notice for remediation works following damage from recent weather events.
  Please consider alternative roads, such as Hastings Forest Way and Kangaroo Flat Road during this time. Access to Carrai and Werrikimbe national parks remain open from Carrai Road and Racecourse Trail.
  For more information, contact the NPWS Walcha office on 02 6777 4700 or Port Macquarie office on 02 6588 5555.
  
  Alert kindly provided by © NSW Nataional Parks and Wildlife Service

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