Walls Ledge, Porters Pass, Centennial Glen Circuit

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Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Getting There Transport options and directions

Start	(-33.6388585,150.2753905)
Mode	Bus Car (There is free parking available.) Train
Directions	From Great Western Highway, A32 Turn on to Bundarra Street then drive for 45 m Turn left onto Station Street and drive for another 390 m Turn right onto Shipley Road and drive for another 800 m Turn sharp right onto Centennial Glen Road and drive for another 185 m Continue onto Centennial Glen Road and drive for another 45 m

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Getting started
From the car park, this walk heads to the service trail gate parallel with the road (approximately in line with the end of the grassy median strip) and then onto the trail behind. The track passes through the heath for a while until it nears the cliff edge and narrows. The walk continues around the hill through the heath for some time to then begin a descent over a rocky surface with cut-in stairs. The track winds right, keeping with the cliffline while looking out to the valley on the left. Be mindful of climbers and falling objects along these cliffs. The cliffline disappears behind scrub as the track reaches a man-made basin filled by drips from the cliff roof above. The track rounds out of this glen to climb up the hill, through heath to the signposted intersection.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. After 75 m pass the toilet (10 m on your right). After another 1.1 km pass the waterfall (6 m on your right).
	After another 8 m continue straight.
	After another 40 m veer left.
	After another 100 m turn left.
	The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Centennial Glen Waterfall. To start this optional side trip turn sharp right here. On returning from this side trip continue straight when you get back to this intersection. Details below. After another 15 m continue straight.
	After another 150 m (at the intersection of Colliers Causeway & Centennial Pass) continue straight, to head along Colliers Causeway. After another 65 m cross the ford.
	After another 1.3 km (at the intersection of Colliers Causeway & Centennial Pass) continue straight, to head along Colliers Causeway.
	After another 260 m continue straight, to head along Porters Pass.
	After another 360 m continue straight, to head along Porters Pass. After another 80 m continue straight, to head along Porters Pass.
	After another 115 m (at the intersection of Porters Pass & Burton Road) continue straight, to head along Burton Road (a residential road).
	After another 175 m (at the intersection of Kanimbla Road & Burton Road) turn right, to head along Kanimbla Road. After another 35 m (at the intersection of Kanimbla Road & Wombat Street) continue straight, to head along Kanimbla Road. After another 60 m (at the intersection of Cecil Road & Kanimbla Road) continue straight, to head along Kanimbla Road. After another 100 m (at the intersection of Kanimbla Road & Thirroul Avenue) continue straight, to head along Kanimbla Road. After another 40 m (at the intersection of Kanimbla Road & Thirroul Avenue) continue straight, to head along Kanimbla Road. After another 460 m continue straight. After another 40 m continue straight.
	After another 260 m continue straight. After another 25 m find the "Fort Rock" (9 m on your left). Fort Rock Fort Rock, Blue Mountains National Park, is a formation of rock that sits alone in solitude above Centennial Glen valley. It looks very similar to a rook chess piece. From the top of the rock, there are stunning views over the Megalong Valley and Kanimbla Valley.
	After another 100 m turn sharp right, to head along Centennial Glen Track. After another 210 m head into the park.
	After another 360 m continue straight, to head along Walls Ledge Loop Track. After another 10 m pass the waterfall (40 m on your right). After another 80 m continue straight, to head along Walls Ledge Loop Track.
	After another 40 m turn left.
	After another 255 m turn left.
	After another 10 m come to the end. About 15 m past the end is a car park.

An optional side trip to Centennial Glen Waterfall.

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Find the park at the start.
	After another 50 m come to the end. About 10 m past the end is a waterfall. Turn around and retrace your steps back the 55 m to the main route.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Walls Ledge, Porters Pass, Centennial Glen Circuit

Grading

	Class 4/6 Hard track
Length	5.9 km
Time	3 h to 4 h

Quality of track	Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage	Minimal directional signs (4/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6)
Experience Required	Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Some facilities on route

Toilet: There is one 75 m from the start.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	75 m	[toilet]

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Fort Rock
Fort Rock, Blue Mountains National Park, is a formation of rock that sits alone in solitude above Centennial Glen valley. It looks very similar to a rook chess piece. From the top of the rock, there are stunning views over the Megalong Valley and Kanimbla Valley.

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  Saturday 27 July
  
  13°C
  Showers.
  80% chance of rain
  
  Cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 12 and 17.
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 10:50am to 1:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
  
  Sunday 28 July
  
  3°C → 7°C
  Wind easing. Mostly sunny.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the south, slight chance elsewhere. Snow possible above 700 metres. Winds westerly 25 to 35 km/h turning southwesterly during the morning and early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between zero and 5 with daytime temperatures reaching between 5 and 11.
  
  Monday 29 July
  
  0°C → 9°C
  Morning frost. Sunny.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Sunny. Areas of morning frost. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 3 and 2 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 7 and 13.
  
  Tuesday 30 July
  
  0°C → 9°C
  Morning frost. Partly cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 km/h before tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 3 and 2 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 8 and 14.
  
  Wednesday 31 July
  
  0°C → 9°C
  Partly cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Thursday 1 August
  
  1°C → 10°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Friday 2 August
  
  3°C → 11°C
  Cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Cloudy.
  
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