Tag Archives: Victory Track

Eurama – Numantia Falls Walk – 19 May 2022

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting walk with Bob visiting a number of historic ruins and old tracks at Faulconbridge. Neither of us had visited the ruins before. The history of the old building can be found here and on the Blue … Continue reading →

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Looking for Eleanor Falls – Sassafras Gully via the Victory Track – 27 February 2022

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Dave Noble

Wet weather was forecast , but not as wet as the previous few days, so I caught an early train to Faulconbridge, and was soon walking down the Victory Track. The water in the creek was nice and high – … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully at Springwood – Historical Notes

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Dave Noble

This is a work in progress. Last revision 6 February 2024. I grew up at Springwood and as a child was a frequent visitor along the tracks in Sassafras Gully, and also learnt to swim on family bushwalks to the … Continue reading →

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Lady Martins Bath and Sassafras Gully Walk – 20 May 2021

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was out on a bushwalk with Bob. We had planned to do a walk from Faulconbridge, but we first visited Lady Martins Bath at Linden. This was easy to visit, we turned off the highway at Martin Place and … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 9 January 2019

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. The plan was to walk from Faulconbridge to Springwood via the Victory Track, then along the Sassafras Gully Track to Glenbrook Creek, then … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 29 November 2017

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the mountains. Later in the day, I would be attending a meeting at Springwood, so I thought it would be nice to do a walk in that area first. I got off the train at Faulconbridge … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – Waterfalls and Fungi – 24 March 2017

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Dave Noble

I was keen to visit Sassafras Gully again to see what fungi was out after the recent rain. On the day, the flow in the creeks was also quite reasonable for taking photos of the waterfalls. This meant a long … Continue reading →

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Looking for Eleanor Falls – 8 February 2017

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Dave Noble

I was up at Springwood visiting a friend and I decided to use the remainder of the afternoon to do the short walk from Faulconbridge to Springwood via the Victory Track and Sassafras Gully Track. During most of the walk … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 31 Jan 2017

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Dave Noble

After a few weeks in Tasmania, I was keen to have a look for fungi in Sassafras Gully. I checked online rainfall figures and it hadn’t been real wet, but Sassafras Gully has a very nice swimming pool and a … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully After Rain – 6 June 2016

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Dave Noble

The weekend just before this walk had been wet. Very wet! The Blue Mountains had not received as much rain as the Cumberland Plain, but still had had a fair amount. Enough to make it worth getting up early and seeing … Continue reading →

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