News at Boiling Billy Publications Pty Ltd (ABN 29 101 041 687)
19/01/2007 Trek Change: 4WD Treks Close to Sydney
4th Edition Trek 13: Caves to Caves, pages 100 to 109, 3rd Edition Trek 6: The Blue Mountains, pages 50 to 56
It has been brought to our attention that the above treks pass through a section of private property immediately to the west of the NPWS small designated Dingo Dell camping area on the western edge of Kanangra - Boyd National Park. This area is accessed via Kowmung River Fire Trail from both the east and south.
This private property effects Banshea Hill Fire Trail (which is traversed in the route directions), Kowmung Fire Trail across Dingo Dell Flats (both are not gazetted public roads) and Dingo Dell Flats (which is often used for camping in addition to the NPWS campsite). Due to increased usage from visitors resulting in environmental degradation of the area, and in particular the camping pressure on the creek flats and reckless vehicle use on and around Banshea Hill Fire Trail resulting in considerable erosion, the landowner has now closed public access to Dingo Dell Flats and Banshea Hill Fire Trail. Signage and fencing have been erected to indicate these closures. We request that trek users respect the landowner’s rights to effect these closures on their private property and to not trespass or destroy fences or otherwise vandalise these structures in any way, this includes the exclusion of camping on the Dingo Dell Flats apart from the designated NPWS camping area which is within Kanangra - Boyd National Park.
At this time (January 2007), the landowners are allowing access across their property via Kowmung Trail from the western boundary of the national park at the NPWS Dingo Dell camping area to their property’s southern boundary (visitors are required to remain on the marked track and not to deviate onto the surrounding Dingo Dell Flats). This will allow trek users to traverse Kowmung Fire Trail as an alternative route to Banshea Hill Fire Trail. Kowmung Fire Trail joins with Banshea Hill Fire Trail at route note reading 13.8 (33.2 in reverse directions) on page 106 in the 4th edition and at route note reading 31.4 on page 54 in the 3rd edition. Consult the Shooters Hill 1:25 000 topographic map for details. It is then possible to continue to Banshea Forest Road and onto Mt Werong. Please be aware that access across the section of private property is at the owners discretion and this situation may change in the future. For further information and to check on the current status of Dingo Dell visit http://glenreef.com.au/TuglowHole.htm
23/05/2007 Trek Change: 4WD Treks Close to Sydney
4th Edition Trek 1: Yengo National Park, pages 10 to 17, 3rd Edition Trek 1: Yengo National Park, pages 14 to 21
It has been brought to our attention by landowners that the Mt Simpson Trail off George Downes Drive passes through sections of private property between George Downes Drive and the Yengo National Park boundary. This is at route direction 37.4 on page 15 of the 4th edition and 37.8 on page 18 in the 3rd edition.
Landowners have advised that they have been unsuccessful in negotiating with NPWS and local council to have the status of the trail changed to a gazetted public road and advise that due to public liability issues that locked gates will be erected at both ends of the Mt Simpson Trail.
Yengo National Park and Devils Rock can now be accessed by using the council maintained Yengo Creek Road then Boree Track. Yengo Creek Road is signposted on the left about 12km further on from the Mt Simpson Trail turnoff along George Downes Drive. Consult the Murrays Run 1:25 000 topo map for details.
Please respect the landowners rights in this matter and do not interfer with any gates or fencing restricting access to Mt Simpson Trail.
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