Lake Toolooma Trail

The Lake Toolooma Trail is a wild and beautiful 2 mi out-and-back trail that starts and ends in the small suburb of Waterfall in the Heathcote National Park in New South Wales, Australia. Parking can be found on Warabin Street or at the Heathcote Train Station. Tranquillity and an accessible escape to nature; don’t forget your binoculars for this trail. A peaceful and secluded walking trail, it’s graded as Medium difficulty and is usually completed in 1 – 2 hours, taking walkers on fire track and management trail through bushland with some challenging steep sections to reach an isolated dam rewarding your efforts with beautiful views and the opportunity for some fantastic wildlife and bird watching. For information how we grade trails, please click here, and caution is advised on trail times as this depends on multiple variables. For more info, click here. For keen hikers looking to extend this hike trail, use your route planner or hiking map to reach the summit of Mount Westmacott at 275 metres, or to make this walk a loop around the lake. Entry to the Heathcote National Park is free, but it’s important to note that dogs are not allowed in NSW national parks and reserves for the protection and conservation of the park and its wildlife.