Box Vale Picnic Area

At the Box Vale Picnic Area, picnic tables and barbecues are provided near the track head car park and the lookout beyond the tunnel. Toilets are located to the east of the car park. Water is not provided at the barbecue areas. Box Vale Walking Track follows the formation of an historic railway line and passes through cuttings, along embankments and through a tunnel 84 metres in length. Although much of the surrounding terrain is steep and rocky, the 4.4 kilometre walking track has easy grades and the return walk takes about three hours. Maps are available from the Visitors Information Centre, Mittagong.