Zig-Zag Railway Walk
Download & Print Map and Notes1 hr 45 mins
245 m
Moderate track
(0km) Clarence Station → Int of Leap Junction and Railway Tracks
690 m
13 mins
27m
-4m
Moderate track
(0.69km) Int of Leap Junction and Railway Tracks → Leap Junction
860 m
19 mins
23m
-68m
Moderate track
(1.55km) Leap Junction → Bottom Points Railway Station
730 m
17 mins
4m
-119m
Moderate track
(2.28km) Bottom Points Railway Station → Clarence Station
6 km
45 mins
383m
-246m
Very easy
Maps for the Zig-Zag Railway Walk 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.
Lithgow | 1:25 000 Map Series | 89313S LITHGOW | NSW-89313S |
Wallerawang | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8931 WALLERAWANG | 8931 |
Cross sectional view of the Zig-Zag Railway Walk bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Zig-Zag Railway Walk
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 | 4.6 km | ||
Time | 1 hr 45 mins | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
860m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 730m has short steep hills. The remaining (690m) is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
Around 1.6km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles, whilst the remaining 690m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
This whole walk, 2.3km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 1.6km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 690m requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 2.3km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 2.3km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Zig-Zag Railway Walk walk starts and ends at the Clarence Station (gps: -33.477719, 150.22097)Your main transport option to Clarence Station is by;
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/zrw
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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