Riverside Park to Scotts Point

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Explore the bank of the north arm of the Hunter River by following an old road from one picnic area to another. Starting from the well established Riverside Park picnic area, you wander along the mostly flat walk following the asphalt and gravel trail along the banks of the river, through a She Oak forest and beside the wetlands. A great walk for enjoying the birdlife and varied forest along the way. There are a series of picnic tables along the way and a sheltered seating area at Scotts Point. Once you are ready, retrace your steps back to the car.

(0km) Riverside Park car park → Riverside Park car park int

20 m
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Easy track

From the Riverside Park car park[1] at the end of The Lane, Kooragang, this walk heads over the grassy and gravel area through timber bollards

[2] for less than 10m to come to an intersection just before the river, marked by a ‘Riverside Park’ sign[3].

(0.02km) Riverside Park car park int → City Farm jetty

100 m
1 mins
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-1m

Easy track

Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the gravel track to cross the short fibreglass bridge, keeping the river to the left. After about 10m this walk comes to a 3-way intersection with a gravel footpath, marked by an arrow post sign[4].
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Jetty’ arrow[5] along the gravel path[6] keeping the river to the left. After about 40m the path leads past a sheltered picnic area

[Picnic Shelter]

and water tap

[Potable Water]

(on the right) then continues for about 30m to come to a ‘Hunter Wetlands National Park’ information sign[7] (on the right). Here the walk leads onto the floating jetty ramp[8] with 1m metal fence that leads to the City Farm jetty[9] (there is an 8cm step[10] to access the actual jetty platform[11]. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Continue straight.

Riverside Park

Riverside Park is found near the end of ‘The Lane’, Kooragang within Hunter Wetlands National Park. There is the City Farm jetty[12] on the banks of the north arm of the Hunter River[13]. You will also find two picnic shelters[14]

[Picnic Shelter]

[Picnic Shelter]

, each with a water tank

[Potable Water]

[Potable Water]

. There is also an accessible toilet[15]

[Toilet Accessible]

at the back of the grassy area. There are a few walks that leave from the area and it is also a popular fishing and bird watching area.

(0.02km) Riverside Park car park int → Mid way pincic area

530 m
8 mins
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Easy track

Turn left : From the intersection, this walk leads over the grassy section[16] between the car park and river, keeping the river to the right. At the far end of the car park the walk leads past the stone seats

then follows the ‘Scotts Point’ arrow[17] under the power lines, turning right at the intersection and following the asphalt trail for about 210m to pass a timber seat

(on the left). The walk continues along the trail for another 90m to pass a single picnic table

. The walk continues along the trail beside the river for another 180m to find the mid way picnic area with 2 picnic tables

[18] (on the left), just before the timber bridge[19].

Mid way pincic area

This relaxed picnic area is found on the banks of the north arm of the Hunter River nestled among She Oaks[20] and the wetlands. There are two picnic tables[21][22]

on concrete slabs beside the trail. The grassy area around the tables can become boggy[23] after rain or very high tides. A pleasant naturally shaded area with some protection from light winds.

(0.55km) Mid way pincic area → Scotts Point

700 m
11 mins
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Easy track

Continue straight: From the picnic area, this walk follows the old road over the 2.7m wide timber bridge[24], keeping the river to the right. Over the next 200m the walk leads past a series of large orange triangle boat navigation markers[25] with lovely views over the river[26]. The walk continues along the old road for another 250m to pass a ‘Scotts Point Way’ sign[27] where there are more views of the wetlands[28] (to the left) The walk continues for another 220m to come to the open grassy area and Scotts Point picnic area, marked with 3 signs[29] (close to the water on the right), a picnic table

(on the left) and a sheltered sitting area

with a water tap

[Potable Water]

. There are beautiful views of the confluence of two water ways with a view across a shipping area and a bridge and distant views of the mountains.

Scotts Point

Scotts Point is home to a water tank

[Potable Water]

, picnic table

and seating shelter

beside an open grassy area at the confluence of the north and south arms of the Hunter River[30]. There are views down the river to Hexham bridge and past some shipping areas[31]. There are a series of signs [32][33][34] to explain more about the local area. This is a lovely spot to rest and enjoy the river and the wetlands.

Maps for the Riverside Park to Scotts Point 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.

Beresfield	1:25 000 Map Series	92323N BERESFIELD	NSW-92323N
Newcastle	1:100 000 Map Series	9232 NEWCASTLE	9232

Cross sectional view of the Riverside Park to Scotts Point bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Riverside Park to Scotts Point

Accessibility summary information for the Riverside Park to Scotts Point

Parking: There are 0 designated accessible parking areas on this walk.
Toilets: There are 0 designated accessible toilets on this walk.
Seats: There are 6 places to sit on this walk. They are on average 250m apart, with a maximum gap of 690m.
Hazards: There are 0 specific noteable accessability related hazards on this walk.

Accessibility Details

1 Picnic Shelter

A timber slat picnic table and bench seat under roof. The table is 79cm high, 92cm deep and 2.1m wide. The seats are 46cm high, 28cm deep and 2.1m wide (no backrest). The table is on a (6x6m) concrete slab. There is a second similar table opposite not in a shelter.
This is found 0m into this walk at -32.833981485734,151.70922070742
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Found 0m into this walk

2 Toilet Accessible

Shared male/female accessible toilet. Entrance is 85cm wide, no hand basin, toilet seat 47cm high with a 87cm high handrail, in a 3x2m room.
This is found 0m into this walk at -32.834228266984,151.70977726579
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Found 0m into this walk

3 Potable Water

Water tank beside picnic sheter. Treat water before use. Tap 60cm high on concrete slab.
This is found 0m into this walk at -32.833996134868,151.70918315649
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Found 0m into this walk

4 Pinch Point

Plastic bollard pinch points around the edge of the carpark. The largest gap between the bollard is 1.3m, 90cm high.
This is found 10m into this walk at -32.833895844592,151.70899003744
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Found 10m into this walk

5 Picnic Shelter

A timber slat picnic table and bench seat under roof. The table is 79cm high, 73cm deep and 2.1m wide. The seats are 46cm high, 44cm deep and 2.1m wide (no backrest). The table is on a (6x6m) concrete slab.
This is found 20m into this walk at -32.833798934778,151.70957744122
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Found 20m into this walk

6 Potable Water

Water tank beside picnic sheter. Treat water before use. Tap 60cm high on concrete slab.
This is found 20m into this walk at -32.833832740539,151.7095734179
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Found 20m into this walk

7 Seat

Three sandstone bench seats, 57cm high, 40cm deep and 2.05m wide with no arm or backrest.
This is found 60m into this walk at -32.8339433,151.70853
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Found 60m into this walk

8 Seat

A timber bench seat, 53cm high, 19cm deep and 1.9m wide with no arm or backrest.
This is found 260m into this walk at -32.8344633,151.7066166
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Found 260m into this walk

9 Picnic Table

A timber slat picnic table and bench seat. The table is 86cm high, 70cm deep and 1.8m wide. The seats are 47cm high, 22cm deep and 1.8m wide (no backrest). With some shade from a tree, on a (4.2×4.2m) concrete slab 4m from trail.
This is found 350m into this walk at -32.834735,151.70575
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Found 350m into this walk

10 Picnic Table

Two timber slat picnic tables and bench seats. The tables are 86cm high, 70cm deep and 1.8m wide. The seats are 47cm high, 22cm deep and 1.8m wide (no backrest). With some shade from a tree, on a (4.2×4.2m) concrete slab 4m from trail.
This is found 530m into this walk at -32.834641821241,151.70375302434
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Found 530m into this walk

11 Picnic Table

A timber slat picnic table and bench seat. The table is 86cm high, 70cm deep and 1.8m wide. The seats are 47cm high, 22cm deep and 1.8m wide (no backrest). With some shade from a tree, on a (4.2×4.2m) concrete slab beside trail.
This is found 1220m into this walk at -32.833170145281,151.69697374105
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Found 1220m into this walk

12 Potable Water

Tank water (treating water is recommended before use). Tap is 60cm high with gap of 1m between tap and shelter, there is a 9cm step to access the concrete slab.
This is found 1240m into this walk at -32.833305369205,151.69673502445
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Found 1240m into this walk

13 Seat

Three timber slat bench seats in a roofed shelter (4x4m), seats are 44cm high, 29cm deep and 2m wide with 40cm high fence as backrest. Entrance is 1.7m wide with a 7cm step.
This is found 1240m into this walk at -32.833255787124,151.69671624899
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Found 1240m into this 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	2.5 km
		Time	45 mins
		.
Grade 2/6 Easy track	AS 2156.1	Gradient	Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
		Quality of track	Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6)
		Signs	Clearly signposted (1/6)
		Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
		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 720m of this walk is flat with no steps, whilst the remaining 530m has gentle hills with occasional steps.

Quality of track

This whole walk, 1.2km follows a clear and well formed track or trail.

Signs

This whole walk, 1.2km is clearly signposted.

Experience Required

This whole walk, 1.2km requires no previous 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).

Plan your trip to and from the walk here

The Riverside Park to Scotts Point walk starts and ends at the Riverside Park car park (gps: -32.833948, 151.70896)
Your main transport option to Riverside Park car park is by;

Car. There is free parking available.
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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 Hunter weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.

Forecast snapshot

Park Information & Alerts