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	(-31.0515595,151.7651424)
Mode	Car
Directions	From Oxley Highway, B56 Turn on to Apsley Gorge Road then drive for 740 m

Side trip to Oxley Lookout with views over Apsley Falls and river.

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. After 10 m pass the car park (on your left). Then pass the sign (20 m on your left). After another 30 m pass the toilet (100 m on your left). Then pass the BBQ (25 m on your left).
	After another 125 m continue straight. After another 30 m cross the Apsley River suspension bridge (about 105 m long) Then cross the Apsley River suspension bridge (about 85 m long) Then cross the Apsley River suspension bridge (about 30 m long) After another 400 m head through/around the gate. Continue straight.
	The starting point of an optional sidetrip. Side trip to Oxley Lookout with views over Apsley Falls and river. To start this optional side trip turn right here. On returning from this side trip turn around when you get back to this intersection. Details below. After another 125 m turn left. After another 25 m cross the bridge (about 7 m long) After another 85 m cross the bridge (about 3 m long) After another 90 m pass a seat (6 m on your left)., has a backrest. After another 40 m continue straight. After another 20 m come to the "Chasm Lookout" (on your right). After another 220 m pass a seat (7 m on your left)., has a backrest.
	After another 20 m continue straight. After another 70 m continue straight.
	After another 95 m veer right.
	(Slate Walls Lookout) Continue another 10 m to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 1.5 km to get back to the start. "Slate Walls Lookout". A seat., has a backrest.
	Start.
	Continue another 3 m to find Oxley Lookout at the end. "Oxley Lookout". Turn around and retrace your steps back the 3 m to the main route.

Side trip to Lower Falls Lookout.

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start.
	Continue another 3 m to find Lower Falls Lookout at the end. "Lower Falls Lookout". About 120 m past the end is a seat., has a backrest. Turn around and retrace your steps back the 3 m to the main route.

Oxley Walking Track


Grading

	Class 3/6 Moderate track
Length	3 km
Time	1 h 15 min to 1 h 45 min
Quality of track	Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage	Clearly signposted (2/6)
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	40 m	[toilet]
Seat	1 km	[seat]
Seat	1.3 km	[seat]
Seat	1.5 km	[seat]

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