Going through one of the prettiest campsites near Lithgow, the Deep Pass Trail goes steeply into a valley surrounded by amazing cliffs, and up the other side. Nayook Canyon is a good sidetrip, with beautiful cascading waterfalls that the track climbs around.
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There are Closed areas in Wollemi National Park Today's Fire rating LOW MODERATE (No fire ban)
Cross sectional view of the The Deep Pass Trail bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the The Deep Pass Trail bushwalking track
Overview of this walks Grading - Based on the AS 2156.1 - 2001
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Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length
1.9km
Time
1 Hr
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Grade 3/6
Track: Moderate
AS 2156.1
Gradient
Short steep hills (3/6)
Quality of track
Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Signs
Directional signs along the way (3/6)
Experience Required
Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather
Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)
Infrastructure
Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
*This summary of grading information is new and still in testing
Some more detail of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining the grading looking at sections of the walk. Gradient
Around 1.8km of this walk has short steep hills, whilst the remaining 140m is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
Around 1km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 890m follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 1km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 900m has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 1km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 890m requires some bushwalking experience.
Weather
This whole walk, 1.9km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 1.9km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Drive to Deep Pass Carpark
There is free parking available. You can drive or ride to the start of this walk Use these links to plan your trip to the start of this walk. Plan your trip from --> Sorry there are no driving directions, but you can see the start of this walk on this map
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Deep Pass Carpark
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Int of Nayook Crk and Carpark Servicetrail Track: Moderate - servicetrail
Length = 903 m
Time = 14 mins
Climb = 0 m
Descent = 0 m
From the car park, this walk heads past the gate and the information signs, and down the management trail. This goes steadily downhill, with occasional steep sections, until reaching the bottom of this valley and a small creek, just before a large clearing. (The management trail in this section is in disrepair. In several sections, the trail has large trees going across the track and it is therefore necessary to climb over these or walk around them.)
(0.9 km)
Int of Nayook Crk and Carpark Servicetrail
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South-West End of Nayook Canyon Optional sidetrip: Route: Hard - creekbed
Length = 784 m
Time = 12 mins
Climb = 0 m
Descent = 0 m
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk heads along the bush track beside the cliffs. Gradually, the surrounding hills close in, forming a canyon. At this point, the vegetation surrounding the track is extremely dense. Continuing alongside the creek, the walk breaks out onto rockshelf and goes past some very pretty rockpools until reaching a small waterfall and pool - There is a small rope hanging down the rock beside the waterfall. The walk then climbs up the rockshelf, about 3m to the top (take extra care as this is quite slippery). From here, the walk continues along the rockshelf and beside the creek, and at several points there are rockpools with rope handles around them. The walk continues in this manner until reaching a large pool with handles all around it - walkers can expect to get wet feet as they go around this pool. On the opposite side, this walk uses the small bridge, continuing up the very small but slippery waterfall. From the top, the track continues for a short period before breaking out of the canyon and into a small valley. (Retrace your steps back to the main track, then turn sharp right to continue along this walk.)
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Int of Nayook Crk and Carpark Servicetrail
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Int of Carpark Servicetrail and Deep Pass Campground Track: Moderate - openland
Length = 139 m
Time = 2 mins
Climb = 0 m
Descent = 0 m
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk crosses the creek and heads across the clearing, towards the toilet. Approximately 40m to the right of the toilet, at the end of the large campground, a small bush track begins.
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Int of Carpark Servicetrail and Deep Pass Campground
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Deep Pass Carpark (South) Track: Moderate - bushtrack
Length = 888 m
Time = 13 mins
Climb = 0 m
Descent = 0 m
Veer right: From the end of the clearing and the start of the bush track, this walk follows the narrow track to the south-east. This travels through low-lying ferns and is quite pretty. the track turns to head west, steeply up the hill, and gradually widens until becoming a management trail. This continues up the hill until passing a gate and information signs, emerging into a car park.
Drive from Deep Pass Carpark (South)
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Driving Directions
To the start of the walk
Since this walk starts on a low grade road
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From the end of the walk
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Fire Danger This walk passes Central Ranges fire area which currently has a LOW MODERATE rating and No fire ban in place. (Tomorrow the Fire Danger Rating is LOW MODERATE, No fire ban.) (Downloaded 7 years ago) Please Note: Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.
Region: Sydney & Surrounds Park feesCampingFacilities Current Park Closure information for Wollemi National Park Closure information last downloaded Sunday 27th of September 2015 07:00 AM Closed areas: Pipeline track The Pipeline track between Glen Davis and Newnes is closed until further notice. There is no access across private property at Glen Davis, and trespassing is prohibited. For more information please call NPWS Heritage Centre on (02) 4787 8877, open 7 days a week, or NPWS Mudgee on (02) 6370 9000, Monday to Friday, or visit the NSW National Parks safety page for park safety guidelines.