Mt Walker Loop

We started and finished this loop at the Bowenfels Shell Servo near Lithgow. The loop is about 50KM in length and incorporates some blacktop running, some gravel roads, some water crossings, some mud, and some steep rocky climbs and descents of varying grades. The loop can be done in less than a day if you only follow the track shown but there are many other options worth exploring.

From the servo you head towards Rydal and drive across the wall of Lake Lyell, which is the first of a couple of times you will cross the Cox’s river. After Lake Lyell you will climb back out the other side up to reach a bit of an off set four way intersection with a fire station on the left hand side, Turn right here and stay on the right. Follow this road towards Rydal for about 3.9km where you will come to an intersection with a gravel road on the right hand side (this was the Rydal road before Lake Lyell was built cutting it off). Turn right here and follow this road. From here you can follow the path we took via Mt Walker to come out near Wallerawang or you could take one of the many other tracks in this area and make a weekend of it.

Some of this area is made up of crown land and some private, some is State forests and some of it is National Parks so plan accordingly.

Some of the tracks here are fairly easy while some of the tracks can get quite difficult. The track we took would probably be considered as hard but in almost all cases there is an easier alternative, its just they could be a couple of km longer.