Start | At the intersection of Pierces Pass Road & Pearce's Pass-Grose Valley Trail (-33.5702187,150.3382049) |
Mode | Car (A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.) |
Directions | From
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At the intersection of Pierces Pass Road & Pearce's Pass-Grose Valley Trail Start heading along Pearce's Pass-Grose Valley Trail (a walking track).
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The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Acacia Flats Camping Ground. To start this optional side trip continue straight here. On returning from this side trip continue straight when you get back to this intersection. Details below. The starting point of an alternate route. Alternate exit via Perrys Lookdown To take the alternate route turn right here. Details below.
Continue another 110 m to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 7.6 km to get back to the start.
About 70 m past the end is "Blue Gum Forest".
Blue Gum Forest, Blue Mountains NP, is a large stand of Eucalyptus deanei trees on the junction of the Grose River and Govetts Creek. The magnificent trees stand tall on the flats with low vegetation beneath. The trees of Blue Gum Forest represent the protection efforts of Myles Dunphy, who lead a group to raise the 130 pounds required to buy the Blue Gum Forest - quite a sum in 1931 during the depression - and save it from being cleared. The group were successful and the Blue Gum Forest is now protected within the Blue Mountains National Park.
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Class 5/6 Very challenging |
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Length | 15.3 km |
Time | 5 h 30 min, 6 h 30 min to 2 days |
Quality of track | Rough unclear track (5/6) |
Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
Signage | Directional signs along the way (3/6) |
Infrastructure | Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6) |
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) |
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) |
Item | From Start | Name & link to notes |
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Toilet
| 7 m | [toilet] |
Campsite
| 7.6 km + 530 m | Acacia Flats Camping Ground |
Campsite
| 7.6 km + 530 m | Acacia Flat |
Toilet
| 7.6 km + 530 m | [toilet] |
Campsite
| 7.6 km + 2.7 km | Perrys Lookdown campground |