Continue straight: From Elouera Lookout
[15], this walk follows the ‘Great North Walk’ sign
[16] along the track, keeping the fence and valley to your left
[17]. At the end of the fence, the walk bends left following the rocky flat track for about 200m, where the track then becomes progressively steeper for about 250m, winding steeply down then across a flat timber bridge
[18]. From here, the track leads beside Berowra Creek
[19] for a short time before crossing another flat timber bridge
[20]. The track then passes among the pleasant grass trees for about 200m (crossing a couple of small creeks with timber plank spans
[21]) to then climb a few sets of timber steps and cross a small (often dry) creek
[22]. From here, the track gently winds up along the side of the hill for about 800m, passing through a pleasant casuarina forest
[23] then heading across a rocky creek on another small, flat, timber bridge
[24]. Just over 100m later, the track crosses a smaller (often dry) creek
[25] to then wind uphill for about 100m to a three-way intersection with the signposted ‘Quarter Sessions Rd’ track
[26] (on your right).
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk heads north along the main rocky track, keeping the valley down to your left. The track leads along beside a rock wall (which is on your right) and through a rock outcrop
[27], where the track soon heads quite steeply uphill along the eroded track
[28] for a short time. At the top of this steep section, the rocky track continues to meander much more gently up along the side of the hill
[29] for about 300m, then crosses a small, rocky gully
[30], just below some houses
[31]. The track then continues gently uphill for about 100m to an intersection with the unsignposted Blackfellows Head track
[32] (on your right).
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads north along the clear track, keeping the valley down to your left for about 100m, where the walk comes to a three-way intersection and ‘The Jungo’ sign
[33] points back along the track.
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Fishponds’ sign
[34] past the ‘Berowra Valley Regional Park’ sign
[35], gently uphill along the narrow ridge
[36]. The track is mostly flat for about 200m before it starts to head fairly steeply down over some rocks
[37] and down a set of rock steps
[38]. This area comes alive with Patersonia lilies and pink wax flowers in early spring. The track then continues fairly gently down along the narrow ridge
[39] for another 200m before leading through a crack in a rock, then down a bit further to climb down through a particularly steep rocky section
[40]. Near the bottom of this descent, this walk passes a couple of arrow posts
[41], where the track bends right to pass below a large rock overhang
[42]. Just beyond this overhang, the track bends left and leads across Waitara Creek at the interesting holes in the rock know as ‘the spa’
[43]. This creek may become impassable after heavy rain, the rocks can also be slippery. Across the creek, the walk comes to a large rock platform and a Blue Gum Track post
[44].
After stopping to enjoy cool spot, this walk continues left along the unfenced rock platform
[45] (keeping the creek down to your left). The walk soon steps off this large rock (at the far right-hand corner, through the fork in a tree
[46]). This walk heads over another rock platform
[47], then along a notably flat section of track
[48] (now with Berowra Creek on your left), passing beside some cascades
[49] for about 100m before climbing up and over some rocks and under a sandstone overhang
[50]. The track leads around the side of the hill for about 100m, then down to cross a small creek using the small flat timber bridge
[51]. The walk then climbs up some timber steps
[52] to a fenced lookout
[53] over Fishponds, at a well-signposted intersection
[54]. A sign points back along the track to ‘Thornleigh Station’
[55].
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