02 Gibbergunyah Reserve and Goanna Circuit Loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.31 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,076 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,076 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,707 ft
- TrailRank
-
34
5
- Min elevation
- 2,140 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 hours 6 minutes
- Coordinates
- 515
- Uploaded
- April 10, 2017
- Recorded
- April 2017
near Welby, New South Wales (Australia)
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Itinerary description
A loop walk that could be started where Howards Lane joins the Old Hume Highway or from the end of Howards Lane. Limited parking. There is quite a steep climb to the top of Gibbergunyah, either by firetrail or by a more pleasant path that winds through the adjacent bush. Most notable feature on Gibbergunyah is a dramatic rock formation, a sacred place for local Aboriginal people who hold a ceremony here each year. A short excursion to the 90-Acre Hill lookout is worthwhile. Here there is a cairn and plaque that shows directions to various local features and to Katoomba, which is in sight. The walk continues around the Goanna Circuit along firetrails, then returns the way it came. Gibbergunyah reserve can also be accessed from the Bowral side, via Boronia Street.
Waypoints
Waypoint
2,428 ft
GG Banksia Corner
Intersection
2,559 ft
GG Bowral Path & Sign
Intersection
2,674 ft
GG Galah Circuit Junction A
Intersection
2,609 ft
GG Galah Circuit Junction B
Car park
2,298 ft
GG Limited Parking
Panorama
2,625 ft
GG Lookout 90 Acre Hill
Waypoint
2,304 ft
GG Old Quarry
Archaeological site
2,680 ft
GG Gibbergunyah Rock
Waypoint
2,142 ft
GG Start Howards Lane
43 Howards Ln Mittagong, NSW, 2575, AUS
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Very interesting history & natural beauty