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ka1479_A3DL_ART2.indd 1 21/12/10 10:03 AM Glenbrook Transit of Venus Megalong Valley Hassans Walls Glen Alice Turn off Great Western Highway Soaring high above Lithgow Wander through the woodland Blue Mountains National Park at Woodford Avenue, then left Coachwood Glen is Hassans Walls Reserve which around the community hall and From Great Western Highway into Weroona Avenue and right into From Blackheath Station turn can be entered from both Doctors behind the church. follow signs to Euroka Road Woodbury Street. The walking track into Shipley Road and follow Gap Road and from Main Street. and the National Park entrance Look for: Crested Shrike-tit, White-winged leaves from the end of Woodbury signs down to Megalong Valley. Hassans Walls Lookout is one of (fees apply for cars). Chough, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Street and passes through open Coachwood Glen car park is on the most spectacular lookouts in Sacred Kingfisher, White-browed and Euroka Clearing forest down to wetter forest and left. This is the easiest rainforest the Region with views over the Grey-crowned Babblers, Little and Musk If driving, follow signs along a swamps, waterfalls and a creek. access in the Mountains. A 600m Hartley Valley, the Blue Mountains Lorikeets. In Spring and Summer look for the Rainbow Bee-eater. sealed road (approximately 5km) circular walking track winds and down the valley of the Cox’s (GPS: 33°43’40”S 150°28’21”E) through the rainforest. through open forest on sandstone, Walk Time: 2.5hrs River towards Wollongong. then open forest on shale to a Grade: Medium (GPS: 33°39’45”S 150°16’16”E) (GPS: 33°29’17”S 150°9’44”E) volcanic valley with scattered Blue Distance: 3km return Walk Time: 1hr Walk Time: 2hrs (Braceys Lookout) Gums. If walking, follow signposted Grade: Medium Grade: Easy Look for: Little Wattlebird, Beautiful Distance: 0.6km circuit track from first bend in road above Firetail, Brown Gerygone, Yellow-throated Distance: 7km return Glenbrook Creek. Picnic area and Scrubwren, Pilotbird, Rose Robin. Glossy Black–Cockatoo (pair) Look for: Black-faced Monarch, Rufous Jill Dark Look For: Fan-tailed cuckoos, Rufous camping at Euroka. Optional extra Fantails, Common Bronzewing, Red easy 2km round walk leads through Fantail (Summer), Brown Gerygone, Bassian Wattlebirds and a variety of Honeyeaters. Lawson Leura to Katoomba Thrush, Rose Robin, Yellow-throated bush along a creek to Nepean River. Dantes Glen Scrubwren. Tall eucalypt forest here is good Return along the same track or via Prince Henry Cliff Walk Lake Wallace, Wallerawang Follow the dirt road beyond for Red-browed Treecreeper and possibly Bennetts Ridge to Euroka (1.5hrs). Start at Gordon Falls picnic area, Powerful Owl. Megalong Tea Rooms usually Travel west on the Great Western Lawson Swimming Pool, end of Lone Pine Avenue, Leura. has White-winged Choughs in the garden. Highway towards Bathurst and (GPS: 33°47’53” S 150°37’05”E) approximately 500m. The track Proceed to Leura Cascades (1.5km, look for the Lake Wallace turn Walk Time: (From Park entrance leaves from a car park at the 1hr) and return same way or on the right 10km past Lithgow. to Euroka and return) 2hrs end of the road. Where the track Grade: Medium continue to Echo Point (additional Over 110 species of birds have forks, turn left and follow some Distance: 2.5km each way 2km). There are a few flights been recorded at Lake Wallace. Superb Lyrebird steep sections to Dantes Glen and Built in the 1970s the lake provides of steps. A variety of habitats Jill Dark Look for: Eastern Rosella, Satin the warm temperate rainforest including escarpments, open forest, water to the nearby Wallerawang Bowerbird, Glossy Black-Cockatoo, dominated by Coachwood and hanging swamps and creeks. Power Station one of the oldest Spotted Quail–thrush, Bell Miner, Oberon Sassafras trees. At the end of the coal-fired power stations in NSW. Superb Lyrebird. In Summer: Dollarbird, Jenolan Caves Glen, take the steep track on the (GPS: Gordon Falls 33° 43’ 32.7” S 150° Quiet roads can be followed Rockwarbler. 19’ 55.4”E) The World Heritage listed Jenolan right to the top. A longer circuit around the picnic area and past Walk Time: (to Echo Point) 2hrs Caves are open to the public can be taken via the Empire Pass Grade: Medium the Sailing Club to view waterbirds. with eleven caves open daily (additional 2.5km). A map is Distance: 3.5km one way suggested as there are many (GPS: 33°24’50”S 150°04’26”E) for inspection. Look for: Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Superb Walk Time: 0.5-1hr tracks in the area. Lyrebird, Crescent Honeyeater, Rockwarbler, Grade: Easy Many walks surround the Caves Peregrine Falcon Distance: 0.5-2km return (GPS: 33°42’48”S 150°25’35”E) and the Blue Lake. A popular Walk Time: 1hr birdwatchers’ walk is the Jenolan New Holland Honeyeater Look for: Great Crested Grebe, Musk Duck, Grade: Medium Katoomba Australasian Darter, Little Black and Great River Trail (between the Grand Distance: 1km circuit Chris Todd Scenic Railway and Boardwalk Cormorant, White-faced Heron, Australian Arch and the Old Hydroelectric Reed-Warbler, Red-browed Finch, Superb Look for: Yellow-throated, White-browed Power Station). Return same way. There is easy access to the Old Ford Reserve, Fairy-Wren, Little Grassbird. In Summer: and Large-billed Scrubwrens, Rockwarbler, The track traverses riverside and rainforest via Scenic Railway Black-winged Stilts, Blackfronted Dotterel, Lewin’s Honeyeater. In Summer: Black-faced Megalong Valley Lathams Snipe, Australian Spotted Crake. open forest environments. Monarch, Rufous Fantail. (fees apply) or via Furbers Steps Camping is allowed at this In Winter: Diamond Firetail and Flame (extra 30 mins). The boardwalk (GPS: 33°49’16”S 150°01’10”E) picturesque camping and picnic Robin are colourful sights Wentworth Falls is fully accessible and is one of area alongside Megalong Creek at Walk Time: 1.5 hrs the best places to see and hear Grade: Easy Old Ford Reserve. The Megalong Lithgow Ponds Distance: 2.5 km return Kings Tableland Superb Lyrebirds. Valley is mostly granite country (Map available at Lithgow Gang–gang Cockatoo. Turn off Great Western Highway Look for: Rockwarbler, Spotted (GPS: 33°43’44”S 150°18’03”E) with habitats that include open Visitor Information Centre) Jill Dark onto Tableland Road. Turn right off Quail-thrush, Flame and Scarlet Robin, Walk Time: 45mins forests, riverside habitats and Superb Lyrebird, Satin Flycatcher (Summer). Tableland Road on Hordern Road. Grade: Easy Not everyone’s idea of a great place Springwood open pastures. The Valley has Sooty Owl can sometimes be heard at night. Turn left at the end of Hordern Distance: 2.2km circuit bird species that are not found to hang out, but for waterbird Birdwood Gully Road and park at Flat Rock, or, on the cliff tops. lovers, the Lithgow ponds provide Kanangra Walls Access is from Bednal Road or go right and walk to Rocket Point Look for: Superb Lyrebird, Wonga Pigeon, Rose Robin, Satin Bowerbird, Yellow-tailed one of the best places to view up to Kanangra Walls is a 28km drive Boland Avenue. A 2.5km walking (GPS: 33°43’53”S 150°14’07”E) returning same way. This is mostly Black-Cockatoo, Rufous Fantail (Summer), seven different species of Ducks at from Jenolan Caves (23 kms track passes through open forest Walk Time: Bird watching heathland with some open forest. Brown Gerygone. any one time. Be mindful that the unsealed)There is a camping area along ridges then drops into Many other tracks lead from at picnic/campsite Grade: On Site road to the sewerage ponds also at Boyd River on the way. From the wetter forest along a creek. Minnihaha Falls Tableland Road. Look for Glossy Distance: On site leads to the waste facility so park carpark at Kanangra Walls there Black-Cockatoos around Sunset Turn into Station Street off well off the road and stay outside (GPS: 33°41’52”S 150°33’47”E) Great Western Highway at the Look for: Buff-rumped and Yellow-rumped is a track to the top of the plateau Walk Time: 1.5hrs Rock at the back of the old the sewerage pond fence. through heathland, open forest Queen Victoria Hospital. traffic lights and follow the signs. Thornbill, Jacky Winter, Flame and Grade: Easy Scarlet Robin, White-eared Honeyeater, and escarpment environments. Distance: 2.5km circuit Park at the picnic area and follow (GPS: 33°28’33”S 150°08’23”E) (GPS: 33°45’40”S 150°22’25”E) White-winged Chough, Eastern Rosella, Look for: Australasian Shoveler, Pink-eared the walking tracks to the Falls (GPS: 33°59’19”S 150°06’31”E) Walk Time: 1hr Diamond Firetail. Duck, Hardhead and the rare Blue-billed Look for: Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Walk Time: 1.5hrs Grade: Easy (steep and rough) or the fire trail Duck. The ponds also have a resident flock Varied Sittella, Australian King-Parrot, Grade: Medium Distance: 1.5km return which branches off to the right of Australian White Ibis. Red-browed Treecreeper, Superb Lyrebird, Mt Victoria Distance: 2km return Black-faced Monarch (Summer). of this track. Look for: Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Fairy Bower Look for: Flame and Scarlet Robin, Beautiful Firetail, Rockwarbler, Crescent (GPS: 33°41’13”S 150°19’33”E) Fairy Dell Turn off Great Western Highway Satin Flycatcher, White-eared Honeyeater, Honeyeater, Dusky Woodswallow, Walk Time: (to base of Falls) 1.5 hrs next to the historic Toll Bar House. Spotted Quail-thrush. Kanangra Tops walk The walking track leaves from Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Gang-gang Grade: Medium look for Wedge-tailed Eagle, Rockwarbler. Springwood Avenue opposite Cockatoo, Chestnut-rumped Heathwren. Distance: 2.5km return The track leaves from the picnic the southern parking area behind area about 200m to the southeast. The Tablelands Way, find your way and Springwood shops and is easily Look for: Tree Martin, Scarlet Robin, This is an easy walk in a semi- Satin Flycatcher (Summer), Fan-tailed TW are trademarks of Oberon Council accessible by public transport. Cuckoo, Grey Currawong. rainforest gully. Go down to the and are used with permission of Oberon This is a shaded wet forest walk. second track junction and return Council, NSW Australia. Return same way. Access to Blackheath same way or up the Junction Track longer walks to Lawson Lookout to Mt Piddington (steep climb). or Magdala Gully and beyond will Evans Lookout Turn off Great Western Highway (GPS: 33°35’44”S 150°15’44”E) require preparation and maps. Walk Time: 1hr Think before you Trek... into Evans Lookout Road and drive Grade: Easy (GPS: 33°41’59”S 150°33’55”E) to parking area at the end. From Distance: 1km return Walk Time: 0.5hrs It is highly here tracks go down into the Grose Grade: Easy Look for: Red-browed Treecreeper, recommended that you Distance: 0.5km each way Valley, Grand Canyon and along Pilotbird, Satin Flycatcher (Summer), Regent Honeyeater the clifftops to Govetts Leap. The Superb Lyrebird. Tablelands Way David Stowe prepare for your bird Look for: White-headed Pigeon, Grand Canyon walk goes through Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Large-billed Scrubwren. Capertee and watching experience In Summer: Black-faced Monarch, rainforest and open forest habitats. Mt Wilson Rufous Fantail, Eastern Koel. The Capertee Valley (GPS: 33°38’48”S 150°19’31”E) by obtaining advice, Glossy Black–Cockatoo (female) Cathedral of Ferns Grand Canyon Walk Time: 3.5hrs The Capertee Valley is listed as an Jill Dark A beautiful example of warm- Winmalee Grade: Medium Important Bird Area on the Register maps, field guides and Distance: 5.5km circuit temperate rainforest on basalt of Birdlife International with some Blue Gum Swamp a comprehensive bird Wentworth Falls Lake with an easy 500m walk. 236 birds having been recorded. Take Hawkesbury Road from Great Look for: Superb Lyrebird, Rockwarbler, This is a popular picnic area. Just past Lithgow turn left, off list from local Visitor Western Highway and turn left Pilotbird, Glossy Black-Cockatoo. (GPS: 33°30’03”S 150°23’26”E) Both water and open forest birds Walk Time: 0.5hrs the Great Western Highway to at the traffic lights at Whitecross Information Centres. can be seen around the Lake. Popes Glen and Braeside Walk Grade: Easy Mudgee and follow the Castlereagh Road. Park at the end of Whitecross Start at Memorial Park, Blackheath. Distance: 500m return Highway to the village of Capertee Road. The 8km circular walking Water birds here are usually The track follows Popes Glen then turn right towards Glen Davis Always be prepared track follows open forest along common species such as Pacific Look for: Superb Lyrebird, Black-faced Creek to the edge of the valley. Monarch (Summer), Golden Whistler, and Glen Alice. Most of the valley Shaws Ridge and drops down Black Duck, Eurasian Coot and when going on Return from here back to Memorial Bassian Thrush, Wonga Pigeon, Brown is private property so please DO to tall open forest along Blue Gum Little Pied Cormorant. Occasionally Cuckoo-Dove, Gang-gang Cockatoo. Park or continue along the cliff NOT TRESPASS. Good birding can a bushwalk. Swamp Creek. Some steep sections. other species such as Hardheads tops to join the Braeside walk be had along the road side. Park or Hoary-headed Grebes and Please note that this brochure is (GPS: 33°39’52”S 150°36’40”E) and then follow the streets back Mount Tomah well off to the side of the road and Black Swan can be seen. not a definitive Bushwalking Guide. Walk Time: 4hrs to Memorial Park. The tracks go The cool climate Mount Tomah watch for traffic. As most of the Grade: Medium (GPS: 33°42’21”S 150°22’05”E) through open forest, hanging Botanic Garden with over 5,000 roads in the Capertee Valley are Distance: 8km circuit Walk Time: 0.5hrs swamp and riverside environments. species of plants is home to more unsealed, drive according to the Look for: On Shaws Ridge — Spotted Quail- Grade: Easy Migrating Yellow-faced and than 180 bird species. Garden road conditions. Check conditions Distance: 1km circuit thrush, Yellow-tufted and White-eared White-naped Honeyeaters opens daily at 10am. at the Lithgow Visitors Information Honeyeater. In the valley look for Powerful Look for: Varied Sittella, Grey Currawong. can be seen in Autumn. Centre, especially after rain. The Owl, Australian Owlet-nightjar, Pilotbird, In Summer: Tree Martin, Eastern Koel, (GPS: 33°54’09”S 150°42’06”E) Gang-gang Cockatoo, Red-browed best way to see the birds of the White-winged Triller. (GPS: 33°39’35”S 150°15’06”E) Treecreeper, Scarlet Honeyeater, Capertee Valley is to join a guided Walk Time: 4hrs Lithgow 3 species of Scrubwren, Superb Lyrebird. Darwins Walk Grade: Medium tour or stay in one of the local Start at Wilson Park. This historic Distance: 8km circuit This information is provided birdwatchers’ lodges. courtesy of The Tablelands Way Woodford track passes through hanging Look for: Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, (GPS: 33°06’00”S 150°13’56”E) Murphys Glen swamps and open forests and ends White-throated Treecreeper, Silvereye, Grey Experience and Lithgow Tourism. at the edge of the Blue Mountains Shrike-thrush, New Holland Honeyeater, In the Capertee woodlands From Woodford Station follow Rufous Fantail (Summer) Yellow-faced and The Lithgow area provides some National Park with spectacular Bedford Road, approximately 5km. White-naped Honeyeaters. of the most rewarding birding Look for: Red-rumped Parrot, The unsealed section of road views of the valley. This walk is experiences in Australia. From Hooded Robin, White-browed Shipley Plateau and firetrail are often very rough named after Charles Darwin who Hampton in the south to Capertee Babbler, Crested Shrike-tit, Brown From Great Western Highway turn Treecreeper, Diamond Firetail, Dusky Common Bronzewing and best suited for 4WD only. visited the area in 1836. Return the Valley in the north, you can same way or continue on for cliff at the lights and go over the level Woodswallow and many Honeyeaters Chris Todd Picnic and camping area. Tall find many different bird species including Black-chinned, Striped and top or valley walks in National Park. crossing. Turn left into Station open forest of Blue Gum, including raptors such as Eagles the endangered Regent Honeyeater. Blue Mountains Street then right into Shipley Turpentine and Angophora (GPS: 33°42’41”S 150°22’25.1”E) and Kites soaring overhead, water Bird Observers Road. Follow a winding road to Glen Davis trees with shrubby understorey. Walk Time: 1.5hrs birds on farm dams, in streams Grade: Easy art gallery and take right fork The camp ground in Glen Davis is Our sincere thanks to the Blue (GPS: 33°46’08”S 150°29’22”E) and on lakes and tiny birds hiding Distance: 2.5km one way to Mt Blackheath. Take next left an excellent bird-watching spot. Mountains Bird Observers for Walk time: At picnic ground in shrubs and bushes. While many (dirt), pass 3 properties and stop their co-operation in supplying Grade: Easy Look for: Rockwarbler, Yellow-tailed birds remain in the same area Look for: Brown Treecreepers, at parking space on left alongside bird information and walks for Distance: 0km Black-Cockatoo, Yellow-faced and enjoying the same ecosystems White-browed Babblers, Peaceful Doves, a fence. Walking track is through this brochure. Blue Mountains White-naped Honeyeaters in Autumn. throughout the year, different Speckled Warblers, Dusky Woodswallows. Look for: Rose Robin, Shining Bronze- a gate. Bird Observers run regular field Cuckoo, Pilotbird, Superb Lyrebird, seasons and weather conditions excursions and are happy to assist Brown Gerygone, Red-browed Treecreeper, (GPS: 33°39’35”S 150°15’06”E) can bring a myriad of different with questions about birding in Black-faced Monarch, Satin Bowerbird, birds. Call at the Lithgow Visitor Bassian Thrush. Look for: Wedge-tailed Eagle, Flame the Region and welcome reports and Scarlet Robin, Crescent Honeyeater, Information Centre for information on any unusual bird sightings. Tree Martin, Yellow-tufted and Brown- on more walks and bird sites in the www.bmbo.org.au headed Honeyeater, Grey Currawong. Wolgan Valley and Newnes. P: 4751 3770 or 4758 7061

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