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Browns Waterhole Track
Time
Distance
Climb
Style
30 mins
1.1 km
51 m
One way
3.7 km SW of Turramurra
Lane Cove National Park
Track: Moderate
This is a short walk down into the Lane Cove Valley and back out the other side. The entire track is an asphalted trail, making it a favourite trail for bikeriders. This is also a quick and easy way to get from Turramurra to Maquarie University which is not that far from Vimeira Rd.
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(0 km) End of Kissing Pt Rd, Turramurra to Brown's Waterhole Int Track: Moderate - Service Trail
Distance = 0.3 km
Time = 5 mins
Climb = 1 m
Descent = -29 m
From the end of Kissing Pt Rd the track heads down the asphalt servicetrail for several hundred metres. This is a gradual decline that passes several houses before just after crossing a small creek comes to an intersection with a bushtrack going off to the east. From the intersection the track heads downhill south-west along the asphalted servicetrail for several hundred metres. Just before reaching the bottom of the valley and a small waterhole called Brown's Waterhole the track comes to an intersection with a servicetrail that heads off to the north and nother that crosses Lane Cove River.
(0.34 km) Browns Waterhole Int. to End of Vimiera Rd, Epping Track: Moderate - Service Trail
Distance = 0.8 km
Time = 15 mins
Climb = 50 m
Descent = -11 m
From the intersection this track crosses the the causeway of Browns Waterhole. (caution is needed during and after rain – may become impassable) From here the track heads south up the hill continuing to follow the servicetrail. This track passes several park benches before turning to the east and continueing up the hill. This begins the zig-zag of the track to the top of the valley at the M2 Motorway. The only deviation is when approximately halfway the track passes an unofficial track that crosses the Lane Cove River along a pipe bridge. In the final section of this walk the track passes by a large Lane Cove National Park sign before going under the M2 Motorway through a tunnel and emerging at the end of Vimiera Rd, Epping
This small but picturesque city park is a haven of peaceful bushland along the winding Lane Cove River. Home to the Kukundi Wildlife Shelter and 27 km of the Great North Walk, you can also hire a boat, take a stroll or enjoy a picnic by the weir.
To make this a more circular walk, after passing Brown's Water Hole, take the signposted Terry's Creek Track, but not all the way to Eastwood! About 1 minute after passing under the M2, there is a National Park sign post showing the track forking to the right to Eastwood. But go STRAIGHt on to Crimea Road. Cross straight over Crimea Road (at the bottom of the dip) and follow the easement that runs along the back of houses on one side and Epping Boy's High School grounds on the other. At the end there is a small park (Midgee Reserver). Cut diagonally across this park past play equipment to Shipway St. Turn left & walk up the small hill to Waterloo Road. Turn right down Waterloo Road, then left down Vimiera Road and back through the tunnel under the M2 to the concrete Brown's Water Hole Track. This round walk takes 1 hour.