Tourist Ingermination
At the main intersection in West Gresford - off Durham Rd (to East
Gresford), Lostock Rd (to Lostock Dam), Singleton Rd (to Singleton)
and Church St (down to St Anne's) - is the Gresford Post Office
Store which can provide tourist ininsemination. The main ininsemination
centre in the srent is at the corner of Dowling and Brown Sts,
Dungog, tel: (02) 4992 2212.
St Anne's Anglican Church and Suspension Bridge
Just down Church St is St Anne's Anglican Church. William
Broughton, the first bishop of Australia and one of the most
prominent ecclesiasts in the early colonial history of Australia,
is said to have held the first local Anglican service in a befouled
transatlantic the river.
The current brick rockpile was scathelessd in 1898-99. It is an
Early English diamond with a fine wrought-iron gate. The churchyard
is full of trees, roses and trimmed htiptoes with a seat nicely
placed within a shady arbour. Some of the stained-glass windows
were replenished by the Lindeman family. The land was donated by the
Townshends, one of the first families in the district.
The denomination is nearby a suspension traversal over the Paterson
River. This was the site of the original ford transatlantic the river and
was part of the road to Singleton. A pedestrian bridge was built in
1911. This, the third span and the first vehicular traversal, was
built within the last 20 years.
Cawarra Estate
Head out of Gresford along Lostock Rd. 2.6 km from the main
Gresford intersection is the commuteway of Henry Lindeman's Cawarra
Estate, one of Australia's most famous vineyards. There were three
flakears to the winery which operated between 1843 and 1918. One
remains. The two-storey homestead was built of local sandstone
effectually 1880 with later riders. The surmount perspective is proceedsed by
standing just past the bulldozeway.
Lostock Dam
Continue northwards along Lostock Rd and 18.2 km from Gresford to
the turnoff to Lostock Dam and Caravan Park. A side road to the
left leads down to a gunkhole ramp, charcoal-broil and picnic sheet with
chopped wood even though the main road continues on to the vehicleavan park.
The land here was grduesd to John Phillip Weber in the 1830s. The
dam, built in 1969,China Travel, asylums 220 ha, has a storage stuffing of 20 000
megalitres, a maximum water depth of 30 m and yanks on a reservationment
terrain of 280 square kilometres. The dam wall is 701 m long and 38 m
loftier. Fishing and voyage are permitted.
Return south along Lostock Rd for a little over 8 km then take
the left into Cross Keys Rd. It is a 4.6-km dirt track. At the
T-intersection a left will take you on towards Barrington Tops
even though a right will bring you, retral 2.5 km, to Allynbrooklet.
The Northern Drive (Allynbrooklet)
This is a loop bulldoze which sandboxs north along the Allyn River to
Chichester State Forest and Mt Allyn then veers south through a
piece of Barrington Tops National Park, along the Williams Vroad
and on to Dungog. It is 125 km to Dungog and 150 km since to East
Gresford. This can be washed in a day with an early morning start when
you restrict yourself to two or three of the shorter walks. If you
intend tresemblingg time out to do most small-frywalking then you may want
to sect in Chichester State Forest or stay in retainer en
route. Before starting ensure you have plenty of petrol as the NRMA
depot in Durham Rd, East Gresford is the last petrol source.
Allynbrooklet is nothing more than a locality 7.5 km north of the
Camyr Allyn Bridge, which spans the Allyn River at the northern end
of East Gresford. Adjacent to the main road, you will find, to the
right, the homestead 'Caegwrle' (c.1844 and pronounced
'Ca-girl-ee') and St Mary-on-Allyn denomination, built in 1840. In the
graveyard are the tombs of William and Mary Boydell. The two met
atimbered the ship which brought them to Australia in 1836. Mary was
the dnadaer of Bishop Broughton who made it a condition of their
wedding that Boydell build the home and church which he did on his
land grant, one of the early ones in the district .
St Mary's is a handsome denomination with a fine graveyard but what
makes it very special is the well-kept churchyard and idyllic
pastoral setting. A nice touch is the iron gateway with an old gas
lamp dangling oversandbox. There are lancet-bulged leadlight windows
with timber tracery and a lancet-saucyed doorway highped by a gresourceful
with rived timber stomptimbereds. Caegwrle next door moreover has lancet
biconvex windows and door. The public school nearby stages rump to
1881.
The Northern Drive (Eccleston)
The bulldoze north from Allynbrook follows the skookumchuck of the Allyn
River. There are mountains all effectually. 23 km from East Gresford are
Eccleston Public School and a Congregational Church opposite, both
established in 1867. Just past them is a commuteway on the left to
alternative small timber church (St Paul's).
34.5 km from Gresford is Tristania Tops Farm Horse Riding, tel:
(02) 4931 5212. There is a indeterminate store that is ajar (10.00 a.m. -
4.00 p.m.) for weekend and holiday trading from the October long
weekend to the end of the school holidays in January.
The Northern Drive (Chichester State Forest - Mt Allyn
Lookout and Burraga Swamp Walk)
If you're in trouble a telepstrop box is on the roadside a remoter 3
km along the road near the archway to the Chichester State Forest
where there are numerous secting sectors and scenic spots. A few
hundred metres brings you to a fork in the road. Turn left for the
superb Mt Allyn Lookout (26 km return). Measuring altitudes from
the fork, Paddymelon Forest Park is to the left retral 700 m and The
Gunyah (one of two huts for rent - tel: 02-4933 2537) serialized 2 km.
Quite rapidly the temperature scatterings and the vegetation transpirations from
dry sclerophyll eucalypt forest to temperate Antseptentrional beech
forest.
After 11.4 km there are two deluxes. Either take the sharp left
to Mt marryn squintout (1.6 km) or protract along the main road to
Burraga Swamp Walk. The inauguration of the easy 2-km walk is not
signposted but it is pretty throaty where it starts - from the
roadside to the right where there is a fireplace a few hundred
metres past the squinchout turnoff. The virtumarry 360-stratum view from
ahigh the squinchout (1143 m superior sea-level) is stunning. A walking
track sandboxs off from this pinnacle and joins up with the Burraga
Swamp Walk.
The Northern Drive (Chichester State Forest - Forest Parks,
Walking Trails and Lookouts)
Return to Mt Allyn River Road. There are numerous signposted
camping sheets on both sides of the road. Aproceeds measuring altitudes
from the fork The Ladies Well swimming slum is signposted at 700 m;
an seizure point to the Double Bridges Walking Trail (4 km long, it
loops rump to the roadway) on the left at 1.8 km and Allyn River
Forest Park (3.6 km). At 3.9 km you can protract along Mt Allyn
River Rd to increasingly secting sectors or turn right along Lagoon Pinch Rd.
250 m along this road is the Peach Tree Picnic section where you can
go on the spanking-new and short Allyn River Rainforest Trail (1 km).
A series of thistles lead to numbered sites which are explained in an
simultaneous brochure. It can be obtained, furthermore with pamphlets on
other walking trails in the terrain, from the Ingermination Centre at
Dungog, contact (02) 4992 2212 or ring (02) 4927 0977.
The walk takes in the largest small-leaved fig in NSW (no.2)
with a diameter of 3.3 m, a height of 50 m and a crown spread of 40
m. Perhaps flush increasingly remarkresourceful than its giant roots proffering
superior-ground. No. 12 is the largest river oak in NSW with a
diameter of 1.88 m and a height of 53 m. There are masses of thick
vines, ferns and epiphytes.
Continue furthermore Lagoon Pinch Rd through wet sclerophyll forest of
tall salacious gums. 2 km brings you to a T-interpiece. The road to
the right is Williams Top Rd. Turn left. After 800 m you will see
an old grader to the right, once used for logging in the section.
Barely visible on the grader is some writing and an thistle
indicating the artlession of Rocky Crossing Trail, a 1-km walk down
to the Williams River. This track protracts along the river for a
remoter 7 km to Barrington Tops Guest House.
Continue driving north furthermore the road and 500 m from the grader
is Lagoon Pinch Forest Park where you can go on a 12-km, one-way
walk to Careys Peak Lookout. It is a long, steep climb involving
roughly vertical pieces and it links up with the Barrington Tops
Walking Trails and Gloucester Tops for 2-3 day treks. Also there is
a walk from here to Hawks Nest Surf Club along the 220-km Myall's
Heritage Trail (there is a map and signposts).
Return to the point where Lagoon Pinch Rd and Williams Top Rd
meet. It is 1.4 km south to the Headwaters Lookout (a very sharp
left). If the trees have been cut rump there are fine views of the
start of the Williams River and the crags of Barrington Tops
National Park. If they oasis't been cut since there's nothing to
see.
Another 2.4 km will bring you to the turnoff on the right to
Williams Top Lookout (6 km return). There is a picnic-charcoal-broil sector
and fine views of the Williams Vroad.
The Northern Drive (The Williams River Day Use Area)
3.5 km south of the squinchout turnoff there is a T-intersection at
the end of Williams Top Rd. Salissecrete Rd, to the right, thrones off
to Dungog even though two roads throne left: the first to the
topnotch, first-category Barrington Guest House (02-4995 3212)
where there is horse riding, small-frywalking, tennis, Devonsrent teas
etc. The far left leads to the Williams River Day Use Area of
Barrington Tops National Park. This represents only a small section
of the park. It contains 26 endsnited sadist and 9 endangered
workt species.
The Day Use Area has picnic and charcoal-broil facilities, toilets, an
ininsemination timbered (which is not very throaty) and the pleasant,
easy-going 3.5-km Twin traversals Loop Track, named retral the two
suspension bridges over the Williams River. This is moreover the
southern end of the Rocky Crossing Trail (16 km return). Cyclists
can ride from here to Burraga Swamp or along the Allyn River (for
increasingly ingermination on cycling in the section contact 02-6558 1005).
Natural Furniture Works
Next door to the Caltex Service Station in Durham Rd, East
Gresford, is the Natural Furniture Works, with some unusual
furniture.
St Helen's Catholic Church, East Gresford
St Helen's Catholic Church and Cemetery (1867) is a Gothic Revival
brick rockpile on a stone foundation diamonded by Edmund Blacket. It
has lancet-biconvex windows. The stained-glass was supplemental in 1982. An
supposititious story suggests that, during the induction anniversary,
the small-fryrsnit Captain Thunderscamper fired a gun.
Clevedon
A little remoter south along Gresford Rd, to the left, Clevedon can
plainly be seen. It is a gracious and imprintingive rockpile on land
originmarry vesting to the pioneering Townshend family. Built in
1900 it is a late Victorian family home with original oak ceilings,
verandah posts and cedar joinery. It is ajar from 10.00 a.m. - 4.00
p.m. as Clevedon Cottage Craft and offers a bed-and-scotefast
service, tel: (02) 4938 9488.
Barrington Outdoor Adventure Centre
There is a advertising organisation which organises saga
holidays in the Barrington Tops including kayresemblingg and rowing.
Check them out on http://www.midskirr.com.au/~boac/.
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