Abercrombie River NP - Access from West

Thanks pmacks,

Not what I was looking for!! - I was hoping for some water at least in the Abercrombie!!

spewin' !!

Thanks Deano - good oil

I've emailed the Park Office - they should know!!

Was there any water in any of the rivers, or was the whole lot dry.... ???

Silent Ck was bone dry. Abercrombie River was wet in places, but not flowing. This was back in Jan for Aust Day weekend, so I would imagine that its flowing now.

I had a look at the Bureau of Met site for the river levels, but the Abercrombie River is not list (not that I could see). You may have to ask the NPWS when you email them.

I would be interested to hear what they say, so if you get a chance, wack a post back on this thread to let me know how you go.

Cheers

Sorry - should read - checked the eyes and found the listing for the Abercrobie !!

I had a look at the Bureau of Met site for the river levels, the show the levels as 0.67m at Abercrombie and 0.82m at Hadley No 2 (not sure where these are.

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN60005.html

Cheers

Hi Deano - got this from the Abercrombie mob - thought you might be interested:

The trails that are most affected by rain are the basalt clad trails in the north -east of the park namley the Brass Walls trail, Little Bald Hill (impassable when even a bit wet due to the steepness of the trail) and the Link Rd. This means that it is not worth trying to enter the park from the Brass Walls entrance after rain. The trails take about a day or two to dry out, depending on the amount of sun etc.
The trails in the west are fine even after some rain (ofcourse a huge deluge will make the steep climbs slippery and trying to drive them will chew up the trails) The river crossings can also rise and make the crossings impassable but that hasn't happened for some time now!
Please remember that in accordance with the draft plan of management that there is a maximum limit of 8 vehicles per group (due to the narrow trails and steep slopes). The Silent Creek camping area offers large flat camping areas for the larger groups but most times there is no water flowing in the creek.
Please bring your own fire wood and use only the fire rings provided (do not form your own with rocks)
The Retreat River is flowing beautifully at the moment making The Sink the favourable camping spot. Abercrombie River is looking pitiful at the moment with only a few small stagnant water holes.
Please remind all your members to remain on the trails at all times and please keep off all trails after heavy rain. We have a very small budget and the large network of trails within the park require a lot of money for their upkeep.
Hope this helps you out,
Happy camping,
Jules

Thanks Peter,

I was interested in the West entry point, but coming from the South (don't want to drive all the way around if I don't have to!!)

Any ideas??

If you are coming up from Goulburn along the Goulburn/Oberon rd then the Brass Walls access is the easiest and quickest, not a good idea if it is wet and you are by yourself thoughas the first k or so is pretty steep and can be very slippery/muddy. In wet conditions the best access is through Emden Vale.
There are only the two access points into the park, any others go through private property and are usually locked.
Alternatively you can go up through Crokwell and then across to the western entrance.