Davies Reserve to Henry Lawson Drive
Download & Print Map and Notes30 mins
19 m
Moderate track
Davies Reserve
(0km) Davies Reserve → Picnic area at base of Pipe Bridge
280 m
6 mins
6m
-10m
Very easy
Pipe bridge picnic area
(0.28km) Picnic area at base of Pipe Bridge → Salt Pan Creek picnic area
390 m
7 mins
6m
-5m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the bottom of the steps, this walk follows the boardwalk, keeping Salt Pan Creek on the left. The walk soon climbs up some steps onto a bush track, and continues along the side of the creek until it drops back down some more steps to the Salt Pan Creek picnic area.
Salt Pan Creek picnic area
(0.67km) Salt Pan Creek picnic area → Bottom of Alma Road track
260 m
5 mins
4m
-5m
Moderate track
(0.93km) Bottom of Alma Road track → Western end of Salt Pan Creek Bridge
290 m
5 mins
3m
-3m
Moderate track
Maps for the Davies Reserve to Henry Lawson Drive walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Botany Bay | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91303S BOTANY BAY | NSW-91303S |
Sydney | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9130 SYDNEY | 9130 |
Cross sectional view of the Davies Reserve to Henry Lawson Drive bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Davies Reserve to Henry Lawson Drive
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length | 1.2 km | ||
Time | 30 mins | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
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 | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
Around 940m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 280m is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
670m of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail and another 280m follows a smooth and hardened path. The remaining (260m) follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 770m of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 460m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 960m of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 260m requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 1.2km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 1.2km is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Davies Reserve to Henry Lawson Drive walk starts at the Davies Reserve (gps: -33.955793, 151.04016)Your transport options to Davies Reserve are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
The Davies Reserve to Henry Lawson Drive ends at the Western end of Salt Pan Creek Bridge (gps: -33.963741, 151.04111)
Your transport options to Western end of Salt Pan Creek Bridge are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
Fire Danger
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 Forest
This walk starts in the Metropolitan weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/drthld
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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