Yarramalong to Cedar Brush is an 11km, grade 2 hike located in Yarramalong, New South Wales. The hike should take around 3.5 hours to complete.
Hike overview
Starting at the quaint Yarramalong township this walk follows a couple of rural roads to the Cedar Brush Trackhead. This is the longest road stretch on the Great North Walk. Some people see this is a road slog and either grab a lift or power walk it others see it as an opportunity to stroll through the country side. However you choose to undertake this section of the walk I encourage you to enjoy the valley views and soak up the vibe on the semi secluded rural valley community.
Route and GPX file
Max elevation: 101 m
Min elevation: 28 m
Total climbing: 249 m
Total descent: -182 m
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About the region
Yarramalong is a township and suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located 20km upstream from Wyong along the Wyong River. It is part of the local government area.The Yarramalong township has: Rural Fire Station, two cemeteries, public school, general store/petrol station, bottle shop/guest house and a hall which was originally an art hall but is now also used for community purposes. Busways now only operates a school bus service between Yarramalong and Wyong. It was acquired from Yarramalong Bus Lines in 2008.Yarramalong Valley is the home of many horse studs, turf farms, citrus crops as well as a macadamia nut farm and a lavender farm.
The Great North Walk also passes through Yarramalong to Cedar Brush Creek to the North and Kulnura.History of YarramalongThe Yarramalong Valley is in the land of the Darkinjung people. The name derives from the aboriginal words, "Yarraman," meaning horse, and "long" meaning place. Yarraman is thought to be derived from the word "yira" or "yera" which means large teeth, possibly from one of the Sydney languages.The Yarramalong Valley was first permanently settled by in 1856 by the Stinson and Waters families of Maitland. Prior to the 1850s the valley was logged by timber cutters driving teams of oxen from Wollombi and Maitland. See less
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