Thru hike | The Great North Walk

A THRU HIKE IS WHERE PEOPLE UNDERTAKE THE GNW AS A SINGLE JOURNEY END TO END

Some people will organise food and water drops and use local shops to help keep their pack weight down. The campsites are suitable for tents or bivi bags. Camping hammocks work well except in the caravan parks.

18-day itinerary (average 6 hours of walking per day)

Walk Number	Walk Name	Kilometers	Hours	Comment
1	Sydney	16.5	6	Sydney to Thornleigh
2	Lane Cove Tourist Park	15.8	6	Sydney to Thornleigh
3	Baden-Powell Scout Camp	13.6	5.5	Thornleigh to Cowan
4	Tunks Ridge	17.8	8.25	Thornleigh to Cowan
5	Ridge Top	15	6.5	Cowan to Wondabyne station via Patonga rest area
6	Brooklyn Dam	14.3	6	Cowan to Wondabyne station via Patonga rest area
7	Mt Wondabyne Campsite	17.6	7	Wondabyne station to Somersby Store overnight
8	Mooney Mooney Creek (north)	17.8	6.75	Somersby to Yarramalong via Stringy Bark Point
9	Palm Grove Campsite	11	4.25	Somersby to Yarramalong via Stringy Bark Point
10	Archers Campsite	21.7	8.25	Somersby to Yarramalong via Stringy Bark Point and Yarramalong to Watagan Creek via Basin Campsite
11	Campsite above Cedar Brush	12.8	5.25	Yarramalong to Watagan Creek via Basin Campsite
12	Murrays Forest Road Campsite	8.4	3.75	Watagan Creek Road to Congewai Valley East Track Head
13	Flat Rock Campsite	18.6	7	Watagan Creek Road to Congewai Valley East Track Head and Congewai East Track Head to Watagan Forest Motel via Forestry HQ Campsite
14	Barraba Campsite	12.7	5	Congewai East Track Head to Watagan Forest Motel via Forestry HQ Campsite
15	Watagan HQ	12.4	5.5	25 to 26
16	Watagan Forest Motel	15.2	5.5	Heaton Gap to Teralba station and Teralba to Newcastle via Glenrock Scout Camp
17	Teralba Lakeside Caravan Park	19.8	6	Teralba to Newcastle via Glenrock Scout Camp
18	Glenrock Lagoon Scout Camp	7.5	2.75	Teralba to Newcastle via Glenrock Scout Camp

12-day itinerary (average 8 to 10 hours of walking per day)

Walk Number	Walk Name	Kilometers	Hours	Comment
1	Sydney	28.2	10.5	Sydney to Thornleigh
2	Baden-Powell Scout Camp	22.8	10	Sydney to Thornleigh and Thornleigh to Cowan
3	Calna Creek (north)	23	10.5	Thornleigh to Cowan and Cowan to Wondabyne station via Patonga rest area
4	Brooklyn Dam	14.25	7	Cowan to Wondabyne station via Patonga rest area
5	Mt Wondabyne	23	9	Cowan to Wondabyne station via Patonga rest area and Wondabyne station to Somersby Store overnight
6	Quarry Camping Area	23.2	8.5	Wondabyne station to Somersby Store overnight and Somersby to Yarramalong via Stringy Bark Point
7	Archers Campsite	23.7	8.5	Somersby to Yarramalong via Stringy Bark Point and Yarramalong to Watagan Creek via Basin Campsite
8	Campsite above Cedar Brush	19.9	8.25	Yarramalong to Watagan Creek via Basin Campsite and Congewai East Track Head to Watagan Forest Motel via Forestry HQ Campsite
9	Flat Rock Campsite	18.6	7	Watagan Creek Road to Congewai Valley East Track Head and Congewai East Track Head to Watagan Forest Motel via Forestry HQ Campsite
10	Barraba Campsite	25	10.5	24(6) to 26 Congewai East Track Head to Watagan Forest Motel via Forestry HQ Campsite and Heaton Lookout to Heaton Gap
11	Watagan Forest Motel	15.2	5.5	Heaton Gap to Teralba station and Teralba to Newcastle via Glenrock Scout Camp
12	Teralba Lakeside Caravan Park	26	8.5	Teralba to Newcastle via Glenrock Scout Camp