Fortress Creek Falls, New South Wales, Australia - Trail Running Directory - Wild Things

Last Updated: 22nd Oct 2025

Beginner - Intermediate

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Fortress Creek Falls

Submitted by Emily Bowler

Last Updated: 22nd Oct 2025

Beginner - Intermediate

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Grunt Factor: 16 ?

Gnarl Factor: 27 ?

9.3km

555m

540m

  

  

  

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Type of Run

Front country - easily accessible

Out and Back

Undulating, small hills only

Native bush

Riverside

Open ridges/tops

Desert

Run Makeup

90%
10%

Easy Single Track

Technical Single Track

Average Uphill Gradient: +12.00%

Average Downhill Gradient: -11.70%

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Estimated Times to Run

2:00

Slow

1:30

Moderate

1:00

Fast

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Perfect for the summer so you can have a swim at the halfway point!

From Mount Hay Road Carpark, start on Fortress Ridge Track. Take a right at the first fork, and continue down until the the next fork. The next fork, where you take a right, will take you steeply downhill to the river. The second fork can be a little bit hard to find as it is not well marked. If you miss it, the trail you are on comes to a natural end with a large rock cliff and if you make it to this cliff-ending, you are only 50-100m away from the fork you missed.

Nil

9 km

17 minutes

Unknown

No

Easy.

Patchy.

Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Cellphone, Map, Snake bandage

Fresh water river at halfway, but a popular swimming spot so wouldn't count on it for drinking.

Snakes, spiders, lizards, and lots of flies in the summer!

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