1938 Map (Part 26): WOODFORD - WILSON GLEN - SWIMMING POOL - WOODFORD

1938 Map (Part 26): WOODFORD - WILSON GLEN - SWIMMING POOL - WOODFORD

The places visited on this walk are part of a reserve set up as a memorial to Mrs Thomas M Wilson of Woodford in 1934. The story of the opening may be found here. It's from the "Katoomba Daily", 7th April 1934.

NOTE: The memorial park became inaccessible from the highway during road widening some years ago. The footbridge over the railway line is still there. Keith Painter has released a "Pocket Pal" booklet on this area

The monument at the entrance to the reserve

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1938 Map (Part 25): LINDEN TO KING'S CAVE AND RETURN

1938 Map (Part 25): LINDEN TO KING'S CAVE AND RETURN

There are many similar photographs to be found using Google

This looks like a straightforward walk. The sandstone hereabouts is prone to forming rock shelters (not caves). This is the well known Hawkesbury Sandstone, which does not occur beyond Woodford.

There is a very thorough heritage description of King's Cave here: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=1170704

See also this video from "Ask Roz":

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uwofBte7mM

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1938 MAP (PART 24): FAULCONBRIDGE - SIR HENRY PARKES GULLY, VICTORY TRACK AND CLARINDA FALLS - SPRINGWOOD

1938 MAP (PART 24): FAULCONBRIDGE - SIR HENRY PARKES GULLY, VICTORY TRACK AND CLARINDA FALLS - SPRINGWOOD

This is basically the same route as in Parts 20 and 21. See these blogs for more information.

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1938 MAP (PART 23): SPRINGWOOD TO YELLOW ROCK LOOKOUT AND RETURN

1938 MAP (PART 23): SPRINGWOOD TO YELLOW ROCK LOOKOUT AND RETURN

This walk is much the same as that to Hawkesbury Lookout - along a road through residential areas with some bushland. See Part 22 for more information.

Here are a few things to download.

National Parks site: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/lookouts/yellow-rock-lookout

Wikipediasite  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Rock,_New_South_Wales_(Blue_Mountains)

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1938 MAP (PART 22): SPRINGWOOD - NORTH SPRINGWOOD - HAWKESBURY LOOKOUT AND RETURN

1938 MAP (PART 22): SPRINGWOOD - NORTH SPRINGWOOD - HAWKESBURY LOOKOUT AND RETURN

What a lot has changed along this route since 1938! I doubt that many people would choose this walk today, preferring to drive to the lookout, which is, after all the focal point of the walk.

Check out these links 

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/lookouts/hawkesbury-lookout

Sunrise at Hawkesbury Lookout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8yBFOpsIl0

  

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1938 MAP (PART 21): SPRINGWOOD - SASSFRAS GULLY - VICTORY TRACK - FAULCONBRIDGE

1938 MAP (PART 21):  SPRINGWOOD - SASSFRAS GULLY - VICTORY TRACK - FAULCONBRIDGE

As in most of these map extracts, there is quite a bit of overlap with nearby walks.

While is Faulconbridge, you should visit the Prime Ministers' avenue of oak trees and Sir Henry Parkes' grave.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faulconbridge,_New_South_Wales

Faulconbridge Bush Walk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyA9ybwPak0

Bush Walking Springwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9svCrtvaCk

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1938 MAP (PART 20): SPRINGWOOD - BEE FARM ROAD - WIGGINS TRACK - VICTORY TRACK - FAULCONBRIDGE

1938 MAP (PART 20): SPRINGWOOD - BEE FARM ROAD - WIGGINS TRACK - VICTORY TRACK - FAULCONBRIDGE

With this walk we move further west, to Faulconbridge. The early part is over the same tracks as previous walks, but the Victory Track takes us into new territory.

The "Victory" in the name of the track suggests that it was so named after World War 1. However the track appears to have been constructed in the time of Henry Parkes, who lived at Faulconbridge in those days. Clarinda was his wife (died 1888) and the waterfall along the track was named for her.

There are many videos and bushwalking reports about the Victory Track. Here are a few.

Victory Track solo overnight hike:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9_5rRBhgi8

Sassafras Gully Walk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnOslrS9Nj4&t=12s

Faulconbridge to Springwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOvgcQ1_JDk

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