Checks Lookout 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
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
Start (-30.5313199,152.0333846)
Mode Car
Directions From Grafton Road, B78, 17
Turn on to Wollomombi Falls Road then drive for 1.7 km
Turn left onto Wollomombi Falls Road and drive for another 40 m

Track Notes

Getting started
From the car park at the end of Wollomombi Falls Road, pass through the bollard and head between the shelter and the green sign along the paved path. Veer slightly right as you pass between the shelter (to your right) and some informational signposts(to your left). Keep left as you head along the Chandler Walk to continue along Checks Lookout Walking Track.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Find the car park at the start. After another 45 m continue straight. After another 35 m pass the shelter (10 m on your right). After another 20 m pass the toilet (45 m on your right).
	Turn left.
	The starting point of an optional sidetrip. Side trip to Wollomombi Lookout with great views. To start this optional side trip turn left here. On returning from this side trip continue straight when you get back to this intersection. Details below. After another 115 m veer right.
	After another 75 m veer left.
	After another 210 m veer left. After another 80 m come to "Checks Lookout".
	Turn around here and retrace the main route for 570 m to get back to the start.

Side trip to Wollomombi Lookout with great views.

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. After another 25 m come to "Wollomombi Falls Lookout". About 115 m past the end is a toilet. About 130 m past the end is a shelter.
	The end. Turn around and retrace your steps back the 25 m to the main route.

Terrain

Checks Lookout Walking Track

Grading

	Class 5/6 Very challenging
Length	1.1 km
Time	1 h 30 min to 2 h

Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Very steep and difficult rock scrambles (5/6)
Signage	Minimal directional signs (4/6)
Infrastructure	No facilities provided (5/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (2/6)
Weather	Forecasted & unexpected severe weather likely to have an impact on your navigation and safety (5/6)

Some facilities on route

Shelter: There is one 80 m from the start.

Toilet: There are 2 on route, on average they are 400 m apart with the largest gap of 980 m.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Shelter	80 m	[shelter]
Toilet	105 m	[toilet]
Toilet	205 m + 30 m	[toilet]

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