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Warriwarri Lookout

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Time:	30 mins Walking time Includes the time for the return leg Please allow extra time to rest and to explore	3.5 km NW of Kincumber
Length:	1.5 km Walk Length As this is a return style walk, the 1.5 km includes the return leg of this walk (ie back to the start)
Climb:	34 m Total Climbing This walk has a total cumulative climb of 34 m, this is the total of the elevation gains made in each of the walks uphill sections
Style:	Return

This short and fairly flat walk starts from the popular Honeman's picnic area and follows the Sid Pulsford Walking Track, then another trail to Warriwarri Lookout. The lookout is overgrown and provides no real view. A short distance beyond the signposted lookout is a rocky outcrop that provides some filtered views of the district. A nice walk through the dry ridge top forest, just don't expect grand views. (open in app)

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

Bushwalking track notes photographs, maps and camping spots for Warriwarri Lookout

Map of Walk

Location

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Photo Gallery




	Mub brick building +




	Grassy area in front of the mud brick building +




	View from the Mud Brick Building +




	Drinking water at Honeman's Picnic Area +




	Toilet block and bud brick building at Honeman's Picnic Area +




	Honeman's Picnic Area +




	BBQ at Honeman's Picnic area +




	Sid Pulsford Walking trail sign +




	Gate on Sid Pulsford Walking trail near Honeman's Rock +




	Moister section of the sandy Sid Pulsford Walking trail +




	straight section on Sid Pulsford Walking trail +




	Int of Sid Pulsford Walking and Warriwarri Lookout trails +




	Warriwarri Lookout trail +




	The sandy Warriwarri Lookout trail +




	Warriwarri Lookout +




	Seat and clearing at Warriwarri Lookout +




	The overgrown Warriwarri Lookou +




	Top of the ridge +

Terrain

Please note: This is a 'return' style walk and therefore these graphs only show the terrain for the first half of the walk (until the turn around point.)

Cross sectional view of the Warriwarri Lookout bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Warriwarri Lookout bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Warriwarri Lookout bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Warriwarri Lookout bushwalking track

Overview of this walks Grading - Based on the AS 2156.1 - 2001
These details are new. This new feature still requires more testing and refining. Please use the 'Walker Feedback' for report specific issues. Please e-mail Matt if you have any general comments. Hope you find it helpful.

Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.

		Length	1.5km
		Time	30 mins
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Grade 2/6 Walk: Easy	AS 2156.1	Gradient	Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
		Quality of track	Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6)
		Signs	Clearly signposted (1/6)
		Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
		Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)
		Infrastructure	Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)

*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 580m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 180m is flat with no steps.

Quality of track
This whole walk, 770m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.

Signs
This whole walk, 770m is clearly signposted.

Experience Required
This whole walk, 770m requires no previous bushwalking experience.

Weather
This whole walk, 770m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).

Infrastructure
This whole walk, 770m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).

Track Notes

Since this is a 'return' style walk once you have had enough of the walk, turn around and retrace your steps back to the start.

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Drive to Mudbrick building car park
Drive to Mudbrick building car park
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\|

Honeman's Rock picnic area	Alt = 171 m
Honeman's Rock picnic area
Honeman's Rock picnic area is a large picnic area at the top end of Island View Drive. This picnic area has a couple of large grassy areas^[1], composting toilets^[2], free electric BBQs^[3], picnic tables^[4], shelters, garbage bins^[5], drinking water^[6] and information signs^[7]. The picnic area is home to a mud brick building^[8] (available for hire) and Honeman's Rock^[9], from which the area derives its name. There is a fair amount of parking available next the picnic area, and some extra spaces a few hundred meters down the road.

Honeman's Rock	Alt = 163 m
Honeman's Rock
Honeman's Rock (aka Honeyman's Rock) is a large rock outcrop in front of the mud brick building, in the Honeman's Rock Picnic area. The exposed section of rock is 60m long and about 30m wide, with the western side having a significant unfenced drop. The rock is named after Cecil Lyle Honeman who became a lease holder on the mountain in 1962^[10]. The rock has a large depression that once filled with water, and a drain has been dug to keep the pool empty and clear of rubbish.

Mud Brick Building	Alt = 170 m
Mud Brick Building
The mud brick building is a landmark in the main picnic area at Kincumber Mountain, and is a popular spot to gather. Also known as 'Kincumber Mountain Information Centre', 'The Kiosk', 'Kincumber Kiosk' and 'Kincumber Mountain Kiosk', the building was constructed in 1986 with funding from Community Employment Programme^[11]. The building is generally locked but can be booked through the local Lions Club^[12] for special events. The building has a rain water tank, small kitchen and one main large room. The verandah also provides good shelter.

(0 km) Mudbrick building car park to Northern end of picnic area Walk: Easy - bushtrack	Length = 184 m	Time = 3 mins
	Climb = 4 m	Descent = -1 m
From the car park next to the mud brick building, this walk heads in front of the mud brick building and follows the path to the toilet block. Here, the walk heads across the grass between the picnic table (under the tree on the left) and the BBQ shelter (on the right) to the far end of the clearing, near another picnic table, to find the 'Sid Pulsford Walking Trail' sign^[13].

(0.18 km) Northern end of picnic area to Int of Sid Pulsford Walking and Warriwarri Lookout trails Walk: Easy - servicetrail	Length = 294 m	Time = 5 mins
	Climb = 5 m	Descent = -4 m
Continue straight: From the picnic area, this walk follows the 'Sid Pulsford Walking Trail' sign^[14] around the locked gate and away from the clearing. The walk gently winds through the bush along the wide sandy trail, and comes to an intersection with a link track (heading up to the right) just after a large angophora. Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the wide management trail north, past the large twisted angophora, coming to the 'Y' intersection marked by two signs^[15] (just visible from the previous intersection).

(0.48 km) Int of Sid Pulsford Walking and Warriwarri Lookout trails to Warriwarri Lookout Walk: Easy - servicetrail	Length = 287 m	Time = 5 mins
	Climb = 1 m	Descent = -19 m
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Warriwarri Lookout' sign^[16] north along the wide sandy trail. The flat trail gently winds through the bush, passing an informal track (on the right) and soon coming to a small clearing, bench seat and signposted 'Warriwarri Lookout'^[17], which offers limited views.

Warriwarri Lookout	Alt = 160 m
Warriwarri Lookout
Warriwarri Lookout is an overgrown and signposted^[18] lookout in the middle of Kincumber Mountain Reserve. There is a fairly large clearing and a bench seat^[19]. There are slightly better views north, past the sign at the unfenced rock outcrop. The filtered views look north-east. The view from the lookout is overgrown, so do not expect much in the way of views.

Drive from Mudbrick building car park
Drive from Mudbrick building car park
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

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Driving Directions

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Near by

Nearest know Outdoor Stores near the start of this walk

Store	Address	Phone	Distance (straight line)
Boots Great Outdoors	201 The Entrance Rd , Erina	(02) 4367 0396	2.5 km
Mannings Sports	172 Mann St , Gosford	(02) 4325 1617	6 km
Camping World	Shop 18, 482 Pacific Hwy, Wyoming	(02) 4324 6515	6.9 km
BCF Australia Pty Ltd	354 Manns Rd , Gosford West	(02) 4322 5833	7.4 km
Kangaroo Tent City & BBQs	Homemakers Supa Centre Cnr Wyong Rd & Bryant Drv , Tuggerah	(02) 4353 4335	16.6 km

A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to Warriwarri Lookout.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Warriwarri Lookout Click to re-center search
8	MDC08	Gencom Site Lot 6 Wakefield Close KARIONG	9 km (to the WNW)
3	VMB2	Tower Street BATEAU BAY	11 km (to the NE)
6	VMB7	CB Repeater Site 16 Alan Rd BEROWRA HEIGHTS	29 km (to the SW)
5	SYD05	Sydney Adventist Hospital 185 Fox Valley Rd WAHROONGA Emergency use only	41 km (to the SW)
7	SYD07	7 Glamorgan St BLACKTOWN	58 km (to the SW)

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

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% humidity (as at )

Wed	30°	Showers. Likely storm developing.
Thu	19°\|26°	Possible shower.
Fri	18°\|31°	Partly cloudy.
Sat	17°\|25°	Possible late shower.

A graph displaying the average daily temperature range for the year

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