Red Gum Walk

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Safer Bushwalks Tips on staying safe on track
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	(-33.4251386,151.3546894)
Mode	Car (There is free parking available.)
Directions	From York Street, A49 Turn on to Wells Street then drive for 360 m At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Wells Street and drive for another 700 m At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Wells Street and drive for another 810 m At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Springfield Road and drive for another 260 m Turn left onto Dolly Avenue and drive for another 345 m Continue onto Dolly Avenue and drive for another 1.4 km

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Getting started
From the BBQs, this walk goes across the picnic area towards the road and down the steps. The walk veers to the right, following the road gently down the hill for a short distance to an intersection with a bush track, beside a low boulder, on the left (some distance before the nearby water reservoir).....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start heading along Rumbalara Lookout Road. There is a toilet (about 40 m back from the start). After another 45 m pass the car park (15 m on your right).
	After another 15 m turn left.
	After another 40 m continue straight.
	After another 205 m turn right. After another 255 m find the "Wannagan Lookout" (6 m on your left). Wannagan Lookout The fenced Wannagan Lookout, on the Red Gum Walk, has great views over North Gosford. The fenced lookout sits at the top of a small cliff. Out of sight, beneath the lookout, is some great cliff and overhang scenery.
	The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Sculpture of Edward John Eyre. To start this optional side trip turn left here. On returning from this side trip continue straight when you get back to this intersection. Details below. After another 225 m turn right, to head along Mouat Walk.
	After another 45 m (at the intersection of Rumbalara Lookout Road & Mouat Walk) turn around, to head along Mouat Walk.
	The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Sculpture of Edward John Eyre. To start this optional side trip continue straight here. On returning from this side trip continue straight when you get back to this intersection. Details below. After another 45 m turn around, to head along Mouat Walk.
	After another 45 m (at the intersection of Rumbalara Lookout Road & Mouat Walk) veer right, to head along Rumbalara Lookout Road (a vehicle track).
	After another 115 m continue straight, to head along Rumbalara Lookout Road. After another 140 m come to the viewpoint (25 m on your left).
	After another 80 m (at the intersection of Fire Trail & Rumbalara Lookout Road) continue straight, to head along Rumbalara Lookout Road.
	After another 155 m continue straight, to head along Rumbalara Lookout Road.
	After another 85 m come to the end.

An optional side trip to Sculpture of Edward John Eyre.

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start heading along Mouat Walk. After 175 m find the "Edward John Eyre" (20 m on your left). Edward John Eyre The Sculpture of Edward John Eyre is found near the southern end of the Mouat Trail in Rumbalara Reserve. Commissioned by Sara Lee Kitchens and the State Bicentennial Commission, this 1.25 scale figurative work was sculptured by Carl Merten. A circular inscription at the base declares this to be 'Edward John Eyre 1815-1901'. Eyre is one of Australia's more famous explorers. A father of 5, he was awarded the founder's gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society in 1847. In 1841, Eyre was appointed as resident magistrate and protector of Aborigines. He summed up his work like this - "Moorundie was a District densely populated by Natives and in which prior to 1841 no settler had ventured to locate, and where (before I was stationed there) frightful scenes of bloodshed, rapine and hostility between the Natives and Parties coming overland with Stock had been of very frequent occurrence, but where, from the time of my arrival, and up to the date of my leaving not a single case of serious injury or aggression ever took place on the part of the Natives against the Europeans, whilst the district became rapidly and extensively occupied by Settlers and by Stock". Eyre also served as lieutenant-governor for New Zealand, lieutenant-governor for St Vincent (West Indies), governor for Leeward Islands, governor for Antigua and governor-in-chief for Jamaica. Then pass the "Statue of Edward John Eyre" (45 m on your left).
	After another 35 m come to the end. Turn around and retrace your steps back the 210 m to the main route.

Turn map

Directions & comments

Start heading along Mouat Walk.

After 175 m find the "Edward John Eyre" (20 m on your left).

Edward John Eyre

The Sculpture of Edward John Eyre is found near the southern end of the Mouat Trail in Rumbalara Reserve. Commissioned by Sara Lee Kitchens and the State Bicentennial Commission, this 1.25 scale figurative work was sculptured by Carl Merten. A circular inscription at the base declares this to be 'Edward John Eyre 1815-1901'. Eyre is one of Australia's more famous explorers. A father of 5, he was awarded the founder's gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society in 1847. In 1841, Eyre was appointed as resident magistrate and protector of Aborigines. He summed up his work like this - "Moorundie was a District densely populated by Natives and in which prior to 1841 no settler had ventured to locate, and where (before I was stationed there) frightful scenes of bloodshed, rapine and hostility between the Natives and Parties coming overland with Stock had been of very frequent occurrence, but where, from the time of my arrival, and up to the date of my leaving not a single case of serious injury or aggression ever took place on the part of the Natives against the Europeans, whilst the district became rapidly and extensively occupied by Settlers and by Stock". Eyre also served as lieutenant-governor for New Zealand, lieutenant-governor for St Vincent (West Indies), governor for Leeward Islands, governor for Antigua and governor-in-chief for Jamaica.

Then pass the "Statue of Edward John Eyre" (45 m on your left).

After another 35 m come to the end.

Turn around and retrace your steps back the 210 m to the main route.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Red Gum Walk

Grading

	Class 4/6 Hard track
Length	1.5 km
Time	40 min to 45 min

Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage	Minimal directional signs (4/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
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 30 m from the start.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	30 m	[toilet]

Articles Discover more details to thrive on track

Rumbalara Reserve
Rumbalara Reserve lies just to the east of the Gosford CBD and is part of Gosford's Coastal Open Space System (COSS). There is an extensive set of well marked walking tracks within the reserve. Yaruga Picnic Area has free electric BBQs while both Yaruga and Nurrunga picnic areas have toilets, picnic tables, nearby lookouts and proximity to walking tracks. The picnic areas are accessed via Dolly Ave, Springfield, with the gate being locked at 8pm each evening. The Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, at the end of Donnison St, Gosford, is one of several good access points to the walking tracks in the lower section of the reserve.

Yaruga Picnic Area
This picnic area is right beside Dolly Ave, within the Rumbalara Reserve, Gosford. The facilities include free electric BBQs, picnic tables, toilets and garbage bins. There are information boards with details of the walking tracks and other features of the reserve. There are a couple of lookout points at the edge of the picnic area with great views out across Gosford and the surrounding areas.

Rumbalara Reserve Flora and Fauna
The reserve is home to a wide range of flora and fauna. The vegetation types range from the relatively dry 'Coastal Narrabeen Ironbark Forest' to pockets of 'Coastal Warm Temperate Rainforest'. Commonly seen birds include Kookaburras, Eastern Rosellas and Magpies. Rarer birds such as the Glossy Black Cockatoo and Swift Parrot are sometimes sighted here as well. Sugar Gliders, Brush-tailed possums, Blue-tounged lizards and Tree snakes can be seen in the reserve if you are patient and lucky enough.

Wannagan Lookout
The fenced Wannagan Lookout, on the Red Gum Walk, has great views over North Gosford. The fenced lookout sits at the top of a small cliff. Out of sight, beneath the lookout, is some great cliff and overhang scenery.

Sculptures in Rumbalara
There are four bronze figurative sculptures in the Rumbalara Reserve that were 'commissioned in the series "Salute to Famous Australians", which includes Captain Charles Sturt, Edward Eyre, and Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.' Matthew Flinders is the fourth in the series. They were 'commissioned by Sara Lee Kitchens (Australia) Pty Ltd and Gosford City Council for the State Bicentennial Celebrations 1987.'. Smith and Flinders are the most easily reached, at the Nurrunga picnic area.

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  Tuesday 10 September
  
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  Clear. Light winds.
  
  Wednesday 11 September
  
  10°C → 25°C
  Sunny.
  10% chance of rain
  
  The chance of fog in the early morning. Sunny day. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 20s.
  
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  Thursday 12 September
  
  12°C → 19°C
  Shower or two.
  70% chance of rain
  0 → 4mm
  
  Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm about the Upper Hunter. Light winds becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h early in the morning then tending south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 20.
  
  Friday 13 September
  
  9°C → 19°C
  Cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower about the Lower Hunter, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 19.
  
  Saturday 14 September
  
  8°C → 22°C
  Shower or two.
  50% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers along the coastal fringe, slight chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 23.
  
  Sunday 15 September
  
  10°C → 17°C
  Shower or two.
  70% chance of rain
  0 → 3mm
  
  Shower or two.
  
  Monday 16 September
  
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  Possible shower.
  40% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Possible shower.
  
  Tuesday 17 September
  
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  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
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  Partly cloudy.
  
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