Mt Irvine - Explore Kookootonga Trail to the Historic Bowens Creek Road

Date:
21-Jul-2023

Category:
Day Walk

Days:
1

Grade:
3 M

Description
Mt Irvine - Explore Kookootonga Trail to the Historic Bowens Creek Road - Starting on the Kookootonga Trail at Mt Irvine, follow old turpentine logging tracks to join with Bowens Creek Road. Bowens Creek Road was built during the great depression as a works project to provide employment and link Mt Irvine to Bilpin. Historic markings, stone drainage and drill marks, camp and quarry locations along the route, the remains of the old timber bridge crossing Bowens Creek. Return to the top partly by the same route and different route above Kookootonga creek. Approx. 10.5km mainly on fire trail and old road alignment

Map:
Wollangambe

LGA:
Blue Mountains

Type:
Program