Lawson Lookout from Fairy Dell Reserve
Download & Print Map and Notes1 hr 30 mins
149 m
Hard track
Springwood
(0km) Springwood Station → Int. Springwood Ave and Fairy Dell Reserve
270 m
5 mins
4m
-11m
Very easy
(0.27km) Int. Springwood Ave and Fairy Dell Reserve → Fairy Dell Reserve picnic area
150 m
3 mins
0m
-21m
Easy track
Fairy Dell Reserve picnic area
(0.41km) Fairy Dell Reserve picnic area → Int. Fairy Dell and Picnic Point Tracks
390 m
9 mins
5m
-44m
Hard track
(0.8km) Int. Fairy Dell and Picnic Point Tracks → Picnic Point
160 m
6 mins
33m
-2m
Hard track
Picnic Point
(0.8km) Int. Fairy Dell and Picnic Point Tracks → Int. Lawsons Lookout Trk and Fairy Dell Trk
140 m
3 mins
1m
-13m
Moderate track
(0.94km) Int. Lawsons Lookout Trk and Fairy Dell Trk → Lawsons Lookout
410 m
11 mins
39m
-11m
Hard track
Lawsons Lookout
(1.35km) Lawsons Lookout → End of Raymond Rd
100 m
3 mins
17m
-3m
Moderate track
Maps for the Lawson Lookout from Fairy Dell Reserve 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.
Springwood | 1:25 000 Map Series | 90304S SPRINGWOOD | NSW-90304S |
Penrith | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9030 PENRITH | 9030 |
Cross sectional view of the Lawson Lookout from Fairy Dell Reserve bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Lawson Lookout from Fairy Dell Reserve
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 | 2.7 km | ||
Time | 1 hr 30 mins | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
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 (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
800m of this walk is very steep and another 270m is flat with no steps. Whilst another 150m has gentle hills with occasional steps and the remaining 140m has short steep hills.
Quality of track
Around 930m of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles, whilst the remaining 410m follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
Around 930m of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 410m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 1.3km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 1.3km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
800m of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) and another 410m has limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged). The remaining (140m) has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Lawson Lookout from Fairy Dell Reserve walk starts and ends at the Springwood Station (gps: -33.699102, 150.5638)Your transport options to Springwood Station are by;
Train. (get details)
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 Central Tablelands weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/fdtll
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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