General Information
Distance: 9 kilometers
Total climb: unknown
Time taken: about 4 hours
Maps: Shannons Flat 8626-2S, 1:25 000; Yaouk 8626-2N, 1:25 000
Guide: link
Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO: 81 kilometers
Start point map grid reference: 55H FA 79265 28028
Destination map grid reference: Brayshaws Hut - 55H FA 79189 28126
Waterhole Hut - 55H FA 76231 29099
Westermans Homestead - 55H FA 77948 26775
End point: same as start
Route
http://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/
Description
This walk starts from a parking area on Boboyan Road a bit over 2 kilometers north of the NSW/ACT border. Brayshaws Hut, the first of three restored settler huts to be visited on the walk, is nearby.
From Brayshaws we followed a clear trail west through grassy country with occasional remnants of settler structures.
Eventually the trail led us to Waterhole Hut, about 3.7 kilometre from our starting point, and its very scenic surrounds .
We then joined the Waterholes Fire Trail and followed it south and the southeast for about 4.3 kilometers to Westermans Homestead.
From Westermans we took the walking track heading northeast back to the carpark about two kilometers away.
This is a very nice walk which only suffers from the fact that it took me almost an hour and a half to drive from my house to the starting point. Still it is well worth the effort, if only for the history of the areas' settlers. It's a good idea to take the Settlers Track brochure with you (link) as it provides a lot of the historical context for the walk.
From Brayshaws we followed a clear trail west through grassy country with occasional remnants of settler structures.
Eventually the trail led us to Waterhole Hut, about 3.7 kilometre from our starting point, and its very scenic surrounds .
We then joined the Waterholes Fire Trail and followed it south and the southeast for about 4.3 kilometers to Westermans Homestead.
From Westermans we took the walking track heading northeast back to the carpark about two kilometers away.
This is a very nice walk which only suffers from the fact that it took me almost an hour and a half to drive from my house to the starting point. Still it is well worth the effort, if only for the history of the areas' settlers. It's a good idea to take the Settlers Track brochure with you (link) as it provides a lot of the historical context for the walk.
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