This walk is based on Walk #27 from Ron Doughton's book "Bushwalking in the Badawangs".

Day 0

From Wollongong, head south on the Southern Freeway (F6) and then Princes Hwy to Nowra. Continue south on the Princes Hwy through Nowra until the Kalendar Street intersection (near the Archer Hotel). Turn right on to Kalendar Street and then take the Albatross Road exit (the 2nd exit) at the roundabout.

Head southwest on Albatross Road for approximately 7 kms. Turn right at Braidwood Road. Continue roughly southwest on Braidwood Road (around HMAS Albatross) for approximately 16.5 kms to the (recently upgraded) Turpentine Road (a.k.a. Nowra/Braidwood Road) intersection.

Veer right on to Turpentine Road. Approx 16 kms past the intersection the Tianjara Falls lookout is reached. Continue roughly west along Turpentine Road for approximately 8 kms to the farm gate on the left side of the road that is the start of the access road (across private property) to the Sassafras entrance of Morton National Park.

The farm gate is unmarked and is easy to miss if you do not know where it is. It is located at the top of the mountain, directly opposite an old slab and corrugated iron house. If you have a GPS, the grid reference is [GR 499 120 SASGATE]. About 20 metres inside the gate (remember to close it) there is a small sign on the left indicating that this road is a public right of way.

The track is followed south through private land for approximately 3.6 kms to the NPWS car park and a locked gate. There are a number of forks and closed gates along the track, stay on the main track and close the gates behind you.

Leaving the vehicle(s) at the car park, head south along the fire trail for 800m to the NPWS camping area. This is our camp for the evening [GR 496 079 SASCAMP].

Day 1

From the camping area continue south along the fire trail past Bhundoo Hill and Newhaven Gap to the 2nd NPWS gate. This gate is appoximately 6.4 kms from the camping are and marks the former NPWS park entry.

Shortly after passing through the park entry gate, you will find a faint trail heading off the main trail into the scrubby bush at [GR 491 024 FOLLYTRN]. There are some faint tin markers that you can follow from here through undulating heath country. After about 3kms you will reach Graeme Mitchell Lookout which will provide amazing views over the Clyde River Valley [GR 492 997 GRMTLO]. This is a great spot for an early lunch.

Head south from here and continue downhill. The track follows the edge of the gorge and will drop and rise over the next kilometer until it drops sharply into a ravine. Climb out the other side and follow the track to the west, before it turns south again. Just before turning south, there may be some good views of Island Mountain, and Mount Sturgiss if you clamber up to the top of the plateau here.

The track continues through Hakea and Tea Tree thickets for the next 3 kms until you reach Folly's Point [GR 486 966 FLYPT].

There are a number of small campsites around the point, and a good source of water.

Setup camp and the explore the area. Further to the south you will find the main lookout over the valley bellow, as well as the track down through Watson Pass.

Day 2

Return to the car in reverse of the day before.