Forest Walk to Sublime Point Track

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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 (-34.2377589,150.983725)
Mode Car Train
Finish (-34.3025492,150.926784)
Mode (end) Car Shuttle Car Train

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Find the sign at the start.
	After another 20 m continue straight. After another 10 m head through the tunnel (about 20 m long) After another 115 m pass the sign. After another 65 m come to the viewpoint (70 m on your right).
	After another 25 m veer left. After another 6 m pass a seat (5 m on your left)., has no backrest.
	After another 580 m veer left.
	After another 380 m continue straight.
	After another 230 m turn left. After another 390 m come to the viewpoint.
	After another 230 m turn right. After another 30 m come to the viewpoint (40 m on your left).
	After another 750 m veer left.
	After another 7 m continue straight. After another 30 m come to the viewpoint (55 m on your left). After another 220 m pass a seat (on your right)., has no backrest.
	After another 315 m turn left. After another 35 m come to the viewpoint (135 m on your left). After another 480 m come to the viewpoint (45 m on your left).
	Veer right. After another 225 m cross the ford. After another 205 m pass a seat (on your right)., has no backrest. After another 230 m cross the bridge (about 15 m long)
	After another 95 m continue straight.
	After another 10 m turn right. After another 35 m come to the viewpoint (25 m on your left).
	After another 970 m veer right. After another 20 m come to the viewpoint (25 m on your left). After another 840 m come to the viewpoint. After another 750 m pass the sign.
	Veer right.
	After another 10 m turn left. After another 20 m pass the sign. After another 370 m cross the bridge (about 135 m long)
	After another 220 m turn left.
	After another 370 m turn left.
	After another 1.4 km turn left.
	After another 35 m continue straight.
	After another 30 m turn left.
	After another 2.1 km continue straight. After another 345 m pass the toilet (9 m on your right). Then to find the car park. After another 8 m pass the shelter (80 m on your right). After another 25 m pass a seat (100 m on your right). Then pass the picnic table (100 m on your right).
	Turn left. After another 35 m pass the "Sublime Point Cafe" (35 m on your right).
	Continue straight. After another 40 m pass the water tap (on your left). After another 25 m come to the "Sublime Point Lookout".
	Sublime Point Lookout turn right. After another 65 m pass a seat (on your right)., has no backrest. After another 8 m pass a seat (10 m on your right). Then pass the picnic table (10 m on your right). After another 40 m pass the car park (100 m on your right). Then pass the water tap (90 m on your right). After another 10 m pass the sign. Then pass the sign (25 m on your right).
	Turn left. Then head down the earthen steps (about 65 m long) After another 80 m come to the viewpoint. After another 40 m head down the surface\|wood;metal;ground steps (about 460 m long) Then pass the "Sublime Point Cafe" (250 m on your left). Then pass a seat (on your right)., has no backrest. After another 70 m pass a seat (on your left)., has no backrest. After another 125 m pass a seat (on your right)., has no backrest.
	After another 215 m turn right. After another 95 m pass the sign.
	Continue straight. After another 120 m pass a seat (6 m on your left)., has a backrest. Then head down the surface\|wood steps (about 35 m long) After another 75 m pass the sign. Then pass the sign (on your right).
	Turn left.
	After another 25 m come to the end.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Forest Walk to Sublime Point Track

Grading

	Class 4/6 Hard track
Length	13.6 km
Time	5 h to 6 h

Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Very steep (4/6)
Signage	Clearly signposted (2/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6)
Experience Required	Moderate level of bushwalking experience recommended (4/6)
Weather	Foretasted & unexpected storms and severe weather may impact on navigation and safety (4/6)

Some facilities on route

Shelter: There is one 12.4 km from the start.

Toilet: There is one 12.4 km from the start.

Seat: There are 10 on route, on average they are 1.2 km apart with the largest gap of 8.1 km.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Seat	280 m	[seat]
Seat	3.1 km	[seat]
Seat	4.3 km	[seat]
Toilet	12.4 km	[toilet]
Shelter	12.4 km	[shelter]
Seat	12.4 km	[seat]
Seat	12.5 km	[seat]
Seat	12.5 km	[seat]
Seat	12.8 km	[seat]
Seat	12.9 km	[seat]
Seat	13 km	[seat]
Seat	13.4 km	[seat]

Weather & Alerts Check forecasts & closures
Weather Forecast
- Bulli Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
  Sunday 20 April
  
  27°C
  Sunny.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Sunny day. Slight chance of a shower later tonight. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 9:30am to 2:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
  
  Monday 21 April
  
  18°C → 24°C
  Shower or two.
  60% chance of rain
  0 → 4mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 km/h before turning southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 24.
  
  Tuesday 22 April
  
  17°C → 22°C
  Showers.
  95% chance of rain
  10 → 50mm
  
  Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm along the coastal fringe. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning south to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 22.
  
  Wednesday 23 April
  
  19°C → 21°C
  Showers.
  90% chance of rain
  6 → 35mm
  
  Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Winds south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 21.
  
  Thursday 24 April
  
  18°C → 22°C
  Showers easing.
  80% chance of rain
  0 → 9mm
  
  Showers easing.
  
  Friday 25 April
  
  17°C → 24°C
  Shower or two.
  50% chance of rain
  0 → 2mm
  
  Shower or two.
  
  Saturday 26 April
  
  17°C → 21°C
  Shower or two.
  60% chance of rain
  0 → 6mm
  
  Shower or two.
  
  Forecast data thanks to © Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Alerts
- Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area alerts
  Closed areas: Lower Escarpment Fire Trail closured
  The Lower Escarpment Fire Trail is closed while roadworks are underway. Please follow the directions of roadwork signs and NPWS staff.
  Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local park office.
  
  Closed areas: IESCA Kembla Heights area is closed for the construction of the Kembla Stage 1 Mountain Bike Network
  Construction works have commenced on the first stage of the Illawarra Escarpment Mountain Bike Project at Kembla Heights.
  Construction is being carried out in accordance with rigorous environmental and cultural heritage planning approvals, the Illawarra Escarpment Mountain Bike Strategy and our Cycling Strategy.
  People are reminded that the area is a closed construction site. Please stay off the tracks until they are opened in mid-2025 for your safety and to allow the network to be completed.
  
  Closed areas: Fire Trails Closed
  Roadworks will be underway on fire trails in Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area from Tuesday 14 January to Friday 2 May 2025.
  The trails to be closed include;
  
  Boomerang Fire Trail
  
  Stanwell Dam Fire Trail
  
  Dam Wall Fire Trail
  
  Hargraves Fire Trail
  
  Bendena Gardens Fire Trail
  
  Upper Escarpment Fire Trail
  
  Please follow the directions of roadwork signs and NPWS staff.
  
  Closed areas: Woodward track is closed due to storm damage
  Woodward track (accessed via Sublime Point) is closed due to damage from heavy rainfall events.
  For more information, contact the local park office.
  
  Alert kindly provided by © NSW Nataional Parks and Wildlife Service

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