Lapstone Zig Zag Shared Path and Top Points Lookout upgrade update
7 December 2023
Unfortunately, the opening of the accessible Lapstone Zig Zag shared path and Top Points Lookout upgrade has been delayed into early 2024 .
This is due to extensive delays in the supply chain and fabrication of necessary steel components for the upgrade of Top Points Lookout. This also has a flow-on impact for the work on the shared path. Heavy machinery needs to use the path to access the lookout and until the lookout work is completed, the surface of the path cannot be laid.
It is now anticipated that the Lapstone Zig Zag and Top Points Lookout accessibility upgrades will be completed in March 2024.
Currently, work is underway on repairs to the Northern and Eastern rock walls at Top Points Lookout.
Once completed, the upgrades will provide:
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An accessible, shared, asphalt pathway approximately 850 metres long along the alignment of the existing Zig Zag Track to the Top Points Lookout.
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An accessible, elevated platform at the Top Points Lookout at the northern end of the pathway, which will provide views over the Cumberland Plain.
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A formalised parking area in the Knapsack Street cul-de-sac providing five angled parking spaces, and including two accessible parking spaces, for the community.
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Improved landscaping next to the parking area and trail head, including a small rain garden for stormwater treatment.
- Seating at intervals along the pathway
While this area remains closed to the public for a little longer than anticipated, completed upgrades to a number of shared walking tracks and trails, lookouts, steps and stairs within nearby Knapsack Reserve allow visitors to explore the fantastic bushland of the Scenic Eastern Escarpment. Recent upgrades include:
- Marges and Elizabeth Lookouts
- Elizabeth Lookout Track to Knapsack Bridge
- Marges Lookout Track to Lennox Bridge
- Lovers Walk to Mitchells Pass (Whitton Memorial Place)
We apologise for the delay to the Zig Zag and Top Points Lookout upgrades and appreciate the community’s patience as we work to complete the improvements.
