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Time:	1 Hr Walking time Please allow extra time to rest and to explore	3.7 km ESE of Somersby
Length:	2.2 km Walk Length As this is a One Way walk, the 2.2 km only includes the walking distance from the start to the end point	Strickland State Forest
Climb:	58 m Total Climbing This walk has a total cumulative climb of 58 m, this is the total of the elevation gains made in each of the walks uphill sections
Style:	One way

An excellent walk, spending much of its time in the shaded, rainforest-filled valleys of the Strickland State Forest. From the dry eucalypt forest around the Banksia picnic area, the walk soon descends into moist forest, filled with ferns and cabbage tree palms. You could make this a return walk by retracing your steps, or make it a circuit walk by returning to the Banksia picnic area via the road. (open in app)

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

Bushwalking track notes photographs, maps and camping spots for Stoney Creek Trail

Map of Walk

Location

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Map of Stoney Creek Trail
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500 meters

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

Maps that cover the walk area (please always carry maps of the area)

Print a map and track notes here

Gosford

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Wyong

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Gosford

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Photo Gallery




	Banksia Picnic Area +




	Tall dry forest +




	Broken rocks +




	Open forest +




	Trees and boulders +




	Great scenery in Strickland +




	Lush forest track +




	Through the forest +




	Cabbage tree palms +




	Tall forest and ferns +




	Stepping through +




	Vines across the track +




	At the creek crossing +




	Shaded trail +




	Lower car park at Strickland +

Terrain

Cross sectional view of the Stoney Creek Trail bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Stoney Creek Trail bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Stoney Creek Trail bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Stoney Creek Trail 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	2.2km
		Time	1 Hr
		.
Grade 3/6 Track: Moderate	AS 2156.1	Gradient	Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
		Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
		Signs	Directional signs along the way (3/6)
		Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
		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 2.1km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 50m is flat with no steps.

Quality of track
Around 1.1km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles, whilst the remaining 1.1km follows a clear and well formed track or trail.

Signs
Around 2.1km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 80m is clearly signposted.

Experience Required
This whole walk, 2.2km requires no previous bushwalking experience.

Weather
This whole walk, 2.2km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).

Infrastructure
Around 2.1km of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced), whilst the remaining 50m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).

Track Notes

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Drive to Banksia car park
Drive to Banksia 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\|

Strickland State Forest	Alt = 152 m
Strickland State Forest
The Strickland State Forest, managed by State Forests of NSW, is located on the NSW Central Coast, close to the F3. The Strickland State Forest has a wide range of vegetation, including patches of rainforest along the sheltered creeks. The walking tracks take in some beautiful scenery, including a mixture of native forest and the remnants of an old arboretum. 'Strickland is no longer actively harvested and is managed for education and recreation purposes'. ^[1] The 'Friends of Strickland' ^[2] undertake projects including the construction of walking tracks. Note: Access into Strickland is during the daytime only with the entrance gate being unlocked between 7am and 5pm (Apr - Oct) and between 7am and 7pm (Nov - Mar) ^[3] More info

(0 km) Banksia car park to Banksia picnic area Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 48 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -2 m
From the car park (near the end of Strickland Rd in the Strickland State Forest), this walk passes around the gate and goes across the picnic area to the track intersection at the opposite end. There is a track signpost ('Strickland Falls Loop Trail') a little to the left.

Banksia Picnic Area	Alt = 151 m
Banksia Picnic Area
This picnic area is in the Strickland State Forest, on the NSW Central Coast. The facilities include picnic tables, pit toilets, BBQ fire places, garbage bins and tank water. A few bush walking tracks start from the picnic area.

(0.05 km) Banksia picnic area to Int of Cabbage Tree and Stoney Creek trails Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 1.12 km	Time = 25 mins
	Climb = 31 m	Descent = -106 m
Veer left: From the intersection, the walk follows the 'Cabbage Tree Walk Trail' arrow along the bush track, leaving the 'Gosford Lookout' sign behind, to the right. The walk initially passes through relatively dry forest, with signs naming some of the trees, before descending through moist forest, filled with cabbage palms. After a while the track reaches the intersection signposted 'Stoney Creek Trail'.^[4]

Cabbage-Tree Palm	Alt = 93 m
Cabbage-Tree Palm
The Cabbage-Tree Palm (Livistona australis) is a tall, slender palm growing up to about 25 m in height and 0.35 m diameter. It is found in moist open forest, often in swampy sites and on margins of rainforests or near the sea. It is widely spread along the New South Wales coast and extends north into Queensland and southwards to eastern Victoria, growing further south than any other native Australian palm. ^[5] More info

(1.17 km) Int of Cabbage Tree and Stoney Creek trails to Int of Stoney Creek and Bellbird trails Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 924 m	Time = 20 mins
	Climb = 23 m	Descent = -73 m
Veer left: From the intersection, the walk follows the 'Stoney Creek Trail' arrow along the bush track, going down the hill. The track descends gently through forest filled with ferns and cabbage palms, before passing a 'Rainforests and Preservation' information sign, and arriving at an intersection with a management trail, beside Stoney ^[6] Creek.^[7]

(2.09 km) Int of Stoney Creek and Bellbird trails to Strickland Lower car park Track: Moderate - servicetrail	Length = 81 m	Time = 2 mins
	Climb = 4 m	Descent = 0 m
Veer left: From the intersection, the walk follows the management trail up the hill, away from the creek crossing. The walk passes an information board, with a map of the walking trails, and soon reaches the car park.

Drive from Strickland Lower car park
Drive from Strickland Lower 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)
BCF Australia Pty Ltd	354 Manns Rd , Gosford West	(02) 4322 5833	4.7 km
Camping World	Shop 18, 482 Pacific Hwy, Wyoming	(02) 4324 6515	4.7 km
Mannings Sports	172 Mann St , Gosford	(02) 4325 1617	6.1 km
Boots Great Outdoors	201 The Entrance Rd , Erina	(02) 4367 0396	9.1 km
Kangaroo Tent City & BBQs	Homemakers Supa Centre Cnr Wyong Rd & Bryant Drv , Tuggerah	(02) 4353 4335	11.5 km

A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to Stoney Creek Trail.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Stoney Creek Trail Click to re-center search
8	MDC08	Gencom Site Lot 6 Wakefield Close KARIONG	8 km (to the SSW)
3	VMB2	Tower Street BATEAU BAY	13 km (to the E)
6	VMB7	CB Repeater Site 16 Alan Rd BEROWRA HEIGHTS	32 km (to the SSW)
5	SYD05	Sydney Adventist Hospital 185 Fox Valley Rd WAHROONGA Emergency use only	45 km (to the SSW)
6	NEW06	Gencom Site 1 Sugarloaf Range via NEWCASTLE	51 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 8 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

Strickland State Forest Strickland State Forest is a small pocket of bushland east of the freeway near the Somersby interchange, on the NSW Central Coast. The well signposted entrance from Mangrove Rd has a gate that is unlocked at 7am and is re-locked at 5pm (7pm Nov-March) every day. The forest has a picnic area with wood-fired BBQs and some good walking tracks. The forest is classified as a Flora Reserve and boasts a wonderful transition from dry to wet sclerophyll and then to rainforest as you move deeper into the valleys.
Region:
I am not aware of any closures in this park at the moment.

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