Wootton Historic Railway Walk
New South Wales
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Wootton Historical Railway Walk is located in Wang Wauk State Forest just north of Bulahdelah. This six kilometre walk starts off at Sam's Camp Picnic Area, with Wang Wauk Forest Way marking its halfway point. The first section of the walk takes in rainforest and cleared, grassy areas used by logging vehicles in the early 1900s. The walk follows significant remnants of old logging railways and mossy bridges, passing by waterfalls, creeks and through gully rainforest and magnificent regrowth flooded gums, before finishing at the remains of what-was-once a Trestle Bridge.
UPDATE: The second half of the walk is impassable, by car or walking on road only.
Getting there
Travel along Wootton Way (old paciffic highway) near Bulahdelah. Turn on to Squires road and travel west for 4.5kms to Sam's Camp which is where you'll find the start of the walk.
Maps
Wang Wauk state forest
Route/Trail notes
The first 3kms winds through dry rainforest past creeks, a little waterfall, mossy bridges and an old railway section from the 1900's. Most of the track is easy to differentiate but there are little in the way of markings and you may get wet feet crossing the gullies in the wetter times. There is an abundance of birds and wildlife. A forestry road marks the halfway point. Here you can double back or walk the road back to Sams camp. I strongly suggest you do this. It's a nice little walk!
UPDATE: The second half of the track after the forestry road to the "old trestle bridge" (aka a few mossy collapsed logs) is impassible and can only be done by road. But is not worth it in my opinion.
Permits/Costs
Free
Other References
http://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/visit/forests/wang-wauk
http://www.wootton.org.au/documents/railway1.pdf
GPS Tracks
- No GPS available for this walk yet.
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