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East Killara Bushtrack

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Time:	1 hr 15 mins Walking time Please allow extra time to rest and to explore	3.4 km ENE of Killara
Length:	2.6 km Walk Length As this is a One Way walk, the 2.6 km only includes the walking distance from the start to the end point	Garigal National Park
Climb:	133 m Total Climbing This walk has a total cumulative climb of 133 m, this is the total of the elevation gains made in each of the walks uphill sections
Style:	One way

This walk explores a section of Middle Harbour and Gordon Creek following a narrow bush track. The walk provides some great views across Middle Harbour Creek and the bushland of the area. This walk also gets close to the mangroves along Middle Harbour creek. With the right tide, these mangroves can be very interesting to explore. (open in app)

Today's Fire rating
LOW MODERATE (No fire ban)

Bushwalking track notes photographs, maps and camping spots for East Killara Bushtrack

Map of Walk

Location

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Map of East Killara Bushtrack
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Base maps are used under licence and is © Department of lands Panorama Avenue Bathurst 2795 www.lands.nsw.gov.au

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Photo Gallery




	Top of Koola Avenue management trail +




	Heading down the hill +




	Start of the bushtrack +




	Looking up the hill +




	Track dividing the burnt and unburnt bushland +




	Down the rocky hill +




	Middle Harbour Creek +




	Following the creek +




	Heading through the trees +




	Following the bushtrack +




	Crossing a small creek +




	Mangroves +




	Middle Harbour Creek +




	Climbing up some steps to the pipe bridge +




	Pipeline at Gordon Creek Int +




	Following the service trail up the hill +




	Passing a Garigal National Park sing +




	Top of the Barrie Street service trail +

Terrain

Cross sectional view of the East Killara Bushtrack bushwalking track

Cross Section of the East Killara Bushtrack bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the East Killara Bushtrack bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the East Killara Bushtrack 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	2.6km
		Time	1 hr 15 mins
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Grade 4/6 Track: Hard	AS 2156.1	Gradient	Very steep (4/6)
		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
1.9km of this walk has short steep hills and another 530m is very steep. The remaining (150m) has gentle hills with occasional steps.

Quality of track
Around 1.9km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles, whilst the remaining 710m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.

Signs
Around 2.4km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 240m is clearly signposted.

Experience Required
Around 2.4km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 240m requires no previous bushwalking experience.

Weather
This whole walk, 2.6km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).

Infrastructure
Around 1.9km of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced), whilst the remaining 710m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).

Track Notes

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Catch the bus to Koola Ave
Catch the bus to Koola Ave
You can phone 131500 (the transport info line) for up to date running times. Use these links to plan your Bus (and train) trip to the end of this walk. (Links currently not working sorry) Plan your trip from --> Castle Hill\|Chatswood\|Dural\|Epping\|Gosford\|Hornsby\|Katoomba\|Manly\|Parramatta\|Penrith\|Strathfield\|Sutherland\|Sydney\|

Drive to Koola Ave
Drive to Koola Ave
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 --> Castle Hill\|Chatswood\|Dural\|Epping\|Gosford\|Hornsby\|Katoomba\|Manly\|Parramatta\|Penrith\|Strathfield\|Sutherland\|Sydney\|

(0 km) Koola Ave to Int of Albany Cres and Koola servicetracks Track: Moderate - servicetrail	Length = 93 m	Time = 2 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -10 m
From the corner of Koola Avenue and Albany Crescent, this walk heads past the 'Koola Track' sign and through the metal gate. The walk heads along the management trail as it bends to the left and drops down the steep hill, coming to the 'Y' intersection with another management trail.

(0.09 km) Int of Albany Cres and Koola servicetracks to Int of Murrumba Place servicetrail and Koola bushtrack Walk: Easy - servicetrail	Length = 26 m	Time =
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = 0 m
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail heading down the hill, with the ground sloping up to the right, for a short distance until coming to the intersection with the defined bush track on the left.

(0.12 km) Int of Murrumba Place servicetrail and Koola bushtrack to Koola and Gordon Creek tracks Intersection Track: Hard - bushtrack	Length = 533 m	Time = 16 mins
	Climb = 1 m	Descent = -76 m
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track heading south-east, through the bush and away from the management trail. After a little while, the track starts to drop down the long and, at times, quite steep rocky hill, descending into the valley. After a while,this walk comes down to the intersection of the Middle Harbour Creek track, about 20m above the creek at the bottom of the valley.

(0.65 km) Koola and Gordon Creek tracks Intersection to Gordon Creek Pipe Bridge (bottom of Barrie Street Track) Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 1.35 km	Time = 29 mins
	Climb = 62 m	Descent = -61 m
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the rocky bush track, keeping Middle Harbour Creek on the left. The track undulates along the side of the hill for a while, then drops down to the wide creek. The walk passes through a mangrove clearing and crosses a smaller creek, continuing along the other side. The track then climbs steeply up a rock outcrop and continues along the side of the hill for a while, before heading over the hill and along the narrow bush track, with ground sloping up to the right and running parallel with Gordon Creek (on the left). The track heads through the dense forest, then climbs a set of wooden steps, coming to the end of a management trail at a pipe bridge.

(2.01 km) Gordon Creek Pipe Bridge (bottom of Barrie Street Track) to Garigal National Park sign Track: Moderate - servicetrail	Length = 472 m	Time = 11 mins
	Climb = 62 m	Descent = -5 m
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail heading up the long, steep hill, winding out of the valley for a while before climbing up to a 'Garigal National Park' sign^[1] at the intersection with the 'Barrie Street Track'.

(2.48 km) Garigal National Park sign to End of Barrie Street Walk: Easy - servicetrail	Length = 123 m	Time = 2 mins
	Climb = 8 m	Descent = -1 m
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Barrie Street Track' management trail^[2] up the gentle hill and through the bush, passing a 'Two Creeks Track' sign^[3] and continuing through a metal gate to the end of Barrie Street.

Catch the bus from End of Barrie Street
Catch the bus from End of Barrie Street
You can phone 131500 (the transport info line) for up to date running times. Use these links to plan your Bus (and train) trip from the end of this walk. (Links currently not working sorry) Plan your trip to --> Castle Hill\|Chatswood\|Dural\|Epping\|Gosford\|Hornsby\|Katoomba\|Manly\|Parramatta\|Penrith\|Strathfield\|Sutherland\|Sydney\|

Drive from End of Barrie Street
Drive from End of Barrie Street
There is free parking available. You can drive or ride from the end of this walk Use these links to plan your trip from the end of this walk. Plan your trip to --> Castle Hill\|Chatswood\|Dural\|Epping\|Gosford\|Hornsby\|Katoomba\|Manly\|Parramatta\|Penrith\|Strathfield\|Sutherland\|Sydney\|

Getting there

Plan your trip to the start of the walk and back from the end of the walk

Public Transport links currently not working, sorry

Public Transport Timetables

	To the start of the walk From Castle Hill Chatswood Dural Epping Gosford Hornsby Katoomba Manly Parramatta Penrith Strathfield Sutherland Sydney	From the end of the walk To Castle Hill Chatswood Dural Epping Gosford Hornsby Katoomba Manly Parramatta Penrith Strathfield Sutherland Sydney
Driving Directions
Map Car Shuffle
	To the start of the walk Drive from:	From the end of the walk Drive to:

Near by

Nearest know Outdoor Stores near the start of this walk

Store	Address	Phone	Distance (straight line)
Larry Adler Ski & Outdoor	77 Archer St , Chatswood	(02) 9412 4777	5.1 km
Mountain Equipment	72 Archer St , Chatswood	(02) 9419 6955	5.1 km
Kangaroo Tent City & BBQs	165-167 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood	(02) 9884 9199	4.7 km
Mountain Designs	Shop 16/ 9 Spring St , Chatswood	(02) 9415 4566	5.2 km
Kellys Camping & Outdoors	826 Pittwater Rd , Dee Why	(02) 9972 0061	8.8 km

A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to East Killara Bushtrack.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from East Killara Bushtrack Click to re-center search
5	SYD05	Sydney Adventist Hospital 185 Fox Valley Rd WAHROONGA Emergency use only	8 km (to the W)
6	VMB7	CB Repeater Site 16 Alan Rd BEROWRA HEIGHTS	16 km (to the NNW)
1	SYD01	12/14 Ormonde Parade HURSTVILLE	26 km (to the SSW)
7	SYD07	7 Glamorgan St BLACKTOWN	26 km (to the W)
8	MDC08	Gencom Site Lot 6 Wakefield Close KARIONG	36 km (to the NNE)

Weather and Park info

Fire Danger
This walk passes Greater Sydney Region 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.

Weather and Climate
Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here

°C (feels like °)

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% humidity (as at )

Wed	29°	Showers. Likely storm developing.
Thu	19°\|25°	Possible shower.
Fri	18°\|30°	Partly cloudy.
Sat	16°\|24°	Possible late shower.

A graph displaying the average daily temperature range for the year

Garigal National Park Link to official closures and fire bans page
Largely following Middle Harbour Creek and stretching from Seaforth in the south to St Ives in the north Garigal National Park is hidden through Sydney's Northern suburbs. Despite how close it is to large urban centres Garigal is quite beautiful with lots of different walking and cycling tracks. For those just wishing to picnic Davidson Reserve is a great spot just next to Middle Harbour Creek, under the Roseville Bridge.
Region: Sydney & Surrounds
Park fees Camping Facilities I am not aware of any closures in this park at the moment.

Old She Oak Reserve Old She Oak Reserve is a bushland reserve owned and managed by Ku-ring-gai council and is bound by Garigal National park, Koola Ave, Saiala Rd, and Redfield Rd. The park protect part of the Middle Harbour catchment is is home a few small tracks.
Region:
I am not aware of any closures in this park at the moment.

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