Walls of Jerusalem - This time in a day

Saturday, 21 February 2026

Ever since our super fun girls hike late last year I'd been thinking that the Walls of Jerusalem could also be enjoyed as a long day walk, or even a jog-a-hike.  I suggested this to the rest of the family, and with the prospect of some pretty demanding day walks coming up in our future we agreed that tackling it this summer would be a good plan.  Also neither Jett or Zali had been to the Walls of Jerusalem National Park before. 

The only barrier to the day walk is the 4hr + drive each way to the start of the trail head.  I decided the best way to deal with this was to drive up to Mole Creek, 1 hour away from the trail head, the night before. That way we could get an early start to the next day and the kids could do a full day at work on the blueberry farm before we left.  

With only one option for accommodation we stayed at the Mole Creek Hotel, which was cheap and actually pretty comfortable. 

After a not too early start the next day arrived at the car park at 8:50am.  Jon and Jett were going to run the route and do all the side trips, while Zali and I would just do the circuit. We would still have to walk pretty quickly to avoid J & J having to wait for a long time when they got back. 

So we  all set off - once we cleared the first big hill up to Trappers Hut,  Zali and I  set a pretty reasonable pace. The weather was fantastic, not too hot but perfect to enjoy the amazing views all around.

We caught up with Jon and Jett after a few hours as they finished their 2nd side trip, then we pushed on as they went up Mount Jerusalem. 

We had a couple of short stops but otherwise kept moving, and eventually arrived back to the car 45 minutes after the boys, all up 6hrs 45 minutes for the trip.   Such a great day out.