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This is a nice country walk and Flatrock is a very beautiful lookout, however I ran into an issue accessing this the start of the walk. Initially I tried driving down Watagan Creek Rd from the East / Olney Watagan side. My standard 2WD has been able to handle the main unpaved roads of Olney / Watagan but the state of Watagan Creek Rd on this end was absolutely horrible and incredibly dangerous (several blows to the undercarriage, surprised it came out in one piece). When I was almost at the bottom I came across a 4WD heading up (I wasn't the only one who headed down the road). The driver stated the bridge was down and impassable, apparently a boulder is also obstructing access. After almost an hour drive around the valley, the road was clear through the Laguna end. Upon returning and doing an Internet search, it appears bureaucratic and cost issues are preventing the road and bridge from being repaired. Since these repairs do not seem part of the foreseeable future I have lodged a request for the department to at least install additional warning signage on the Olney / Watagan side. Hope this helps others avoid that route.

rob.bushman on 16 Apr, 2016