Great River Walk: Wisemans Ferry to Mangrove Bridge
34.4km
Oneway
10 hrs to 2 days
This section of the Great River Walk starts from Wisemans Ferry Park (at the Convict Road Kiosk), crosses the Hawkesbury River on the ferry, and soon starts following the Old Great North Road after crossing the historic Thomas James Bridge. The walk leads you up along the old convict-built road (closed to cars), past Indigenous artwork, sandstone culverts, large rock cuttings, Hangmans Rock, and Devines Hill. The walk then leads you along the ridge past the Wat Buddha Dhamma (Theravadin Forest Monastery) in the middle of the bush to then find your overnight stay at Ten Mile Hollow Campsite. The next day, the walk winds down along Simpsons track, past some sandstone overhangs to follow alongside Mangrove Creek, then along Oyster Shell Road to the bridge over Sugee Bag Creek. Continue following Oyster Shell Road south along the right (west) bank of Mangrove Creek and passing the Eastern Commission Fire rail at 2.5km, and then crossing Birdseye Creek and Screech Owl Creek before arriving at Mangrove Creek Bridge on Wisemans Ferry Road, 6km north of the river town of Spencer and the end of the route.
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