Deua nat park

Hi Brian
Here is the website for the Park

Raywanderin' in retirement. victor 2010

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http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/ParkContent/N0047?Opendocument&ParkKey=N0047&Type=xo

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Raywanderin' in retirement. victor 2010

These are my Trek notes for Bendethera from Braidwood - the route is signposted and a map is good enough.
No notes are required to enter from Moruya - follow the 'signs'!
I haven't got notes for trek from North via Merricumbene FT

Detailed Trek Notes SO=straight on, SP=sign post, TR=turn right, TL=turn left, KR=keep right, KL=keep left
Distance from start Distance between points Description – Start Braidwood park opp Police stn. Cnr Wallace St and Wilson St
Trip Meter (km)
0 0 Proceed southerly down main street (Wallace Street) GR 542 743
0.4 0.4 SO – SP to “Batemans Bay” to left
0.7 0.3 TR – SP “Coghill St – Cooma”
1.0 0.3 KL – SP “Cooma”
2.7 1.7 TR – SP “Cooma” GR 531 722
23.0 20.3 SO – “Shoalhaven River
42.4 19.4 SO – SP “Berlang Camp area”(The Big Hole good camp site with pit toilet GR 393 434 )
ZERO0.0 TRIP0.0 SO GR 386 432
19.9 19.9 SO – “Jinden Creek”
26.2 6.3 TL – SP “Bendethera – Deua NP – Middle Mnt Rd” GR 331 203
26.6 0.4 SO – creek X
28.6 2.0 TR – SP “Middle Mnt Rd – Bendethera”
39.7 11.1 TL – “Dampier Trig – Minuma FT” GR 410 140
41.4 1.7 TR – SP “Dampier Mnt FT – Minuma FT)NOTE – SO for Valley loop Trek (see below) GR 418 152
50.4 9.0 TLNOTE - TR to exit to Moruya GR 477 159
51.0 0.6 SO - River X Camp site, Toilet. NOTE – there are numerous camp sites on the Northern side of this crossing
51.4 0.4 KL – keep to main track
51.6 0.2 SO - River X – steep exit
53.8 2.2 Camp site, toilet on right – SP “Bendethera Cave” to the leftNOTE – track continues to other camp sites GR 478 182
SIDE TREK
NOTE - Allow approx 6 hours for this drive
Distance from start Distance between points Description – Bendethera Valley Loop Trek Start – Junction of Dampier Mtn FT & Bendethera FT
ZERO TRIP Trip Meter (km)
0.0 0.0 SO – Dampier Mnt FT (Southerly) GR 477 159
9.0 9.0 TR (Northerly) – SP “Minuma Range FT” GR 418 152
30.0 21.0 TR – SP “Mongamula FT” GR 424 337
37.8 7.8 SO – River X
39.6 1.8 TL – past Alpine HS through gateNOTE – do not stop PRIVATE PROPERTY GR 473 289
41.0 1.4 SO – River X
52.1 11.1 TR – SP “Merricumbene FT” GR 550 267
62.8 10.7 TL – SP “Bendethera Trig” to right
63.4 0.6 TR – SP “Bendethera FT” GR 522 181
70.1 6.7 KR – SO River X
70.3 0.2 SO to Bendethera Camp areas - SP “Dampier Mnt FT” - GR 477 159
or TL to return to Braidwood via Dampier FT
or turn around to go to Moruya via Bendethera FT and Little Sugarloaf Rd.
Subaru Forester
"size isn't everything"

Bob & Lex

Judging by 'your rig' this route should be easy even with a trailer. Club members have taken their trailers along this and other routes into Bendethera.

I have been in this way a few times in Subies and it is an easy drive - I have heard that it can be slippery in the wet, but I drove out in rain once without any problems.

If you stay for a couple of nights take the time to do the 'northern loop' (see in trek notes) - some good driving and spectacular views along the Western ridge.

I have submitted the Trek to ExplorOz to be added to the Trek page.Subaru Forester
"size isn't everything"