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WOLLEMI
NATIONAL PARK
A
vast area, 487,500 hectares, 100–250 km north-west of
Sydney, Wollemi is part of the largest wilderness
area in NSW and forms part of the recently declared
Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area — a maze of
canyons, cliffs and undisturbed forest.
It
is a great place for sightseeing, bushwalking, camping
and wilderness adventure.
There
are few access points to the park and few trails in it
Northern
access from Upper Hunter Country
is through Widden Valley, Baerami, Martindale, Doyles
Creek and Jerrys Plains
On
the Western Side is Dunn Swamp (through Rylestone)
Glen Davis (Capertee) and Newnes (Lithgow)
Southern
access is through Bilpin, Mountain Lagoon, and Colo
The
Eastern Boundary is the Putty Road (Windsor-Singleton)
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CAMPING
Backpack
camping is permitted throughout the park. Bookings and permits
for camping are not required.
Vehicle
Based Camping
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On
the western side of Wollemi National Park, Dunn
Swamp offers great opportunities for camping,
picnicking, canoeing and bushwalking
It lies on the extreme
western edge of the Triassic Narrabeen sandstone
formation laid down some 250 million years ago
The swamp is formed by the
trapped waters of Kandos Weir
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| Getting there |
20
km from Rylstone |
along
Narrango Road |
| Facilities
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Picnic
Ground |
wood
barbeques |
| composting
toilets |
| Camping |
Car-based
and small-caravan camping is available .
Sites cannot be booked. Camping fees apply |
| Canoeing |
Canoe
hire is available weekends and holidays |
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Walking
tracks
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Campsite
Rocks Circiut
15
mins; 500 m
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Wheel
chair accessable gravelled walk alongside dramatic
irregular clifflines. Track passes a signposted
Aboriginal site.
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| Platypus
Point
20
mins; 800m
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very
easy level walk ending at the rocky pint. Great views
across the water |
| Waterside walk/
River Gauging Weir Circuit
2hrs:5.5km
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Easy, almost
level walk. Relaxing tour of riverside and
woodland. Best glimpses of waterbirds and wildlife |
| Weir
Walk/Long Cave Circuit
1hr
45mins; 4.5km
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Steep
steps in several places. Beautiful views up the
waterway. Expansive vistas of surrounding mountains,
dramatic rockscapes, river pools |
| Pagoda
Lookout
50mins;
1.8km
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Two
difficult rock scrambles. Best views of volcanic
remnants and amazing sandstone formations. Care
and caution required at cliff edges |
| Vegetation |
Much of the area is covered
by low woodland - mostly eucalypt and acacias
Up on the pagodas, cypress
pine with heath is the depressions
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Wildlife
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Kangaroos,
possums, wombats, greater gliders, platypus, long
necked tortoises, a myriad of birds
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Newnes-Wollemi
NP
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| Getting There |
47
km north of Lithgow along Wolgan Road; |
| Features
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There
are picturesque historic ruins of an oil-shale mining
and refining operations, across the Wolgan River from
the camping area.
Spectacular
escarpment scenery for rockclimbing
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| Facilities |
Campsite |
A
large camping area accessable by 2wd vehicle but
NO facilities |
| Bushwalking |
Walking
track to the Glow Worm Tunnel follows the old Newnes
railway line |
Wheeny
Creek - Wollemi NP
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| Getting there |
Side road from Upper Colo
Reserve/Mountain lagoon Rd |
| Features |
| Creek
with great swimming holes |
| Facilities |
| picturesque car accessable camping
ground with improvements |
Bob
Turners Track - Wollemi NP
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Starts
off Putty Road 15 km north-west of Colo. All roads are
unpaved.
Descend to the Colo River on Bob Turners Track
(4 km, 200 m descent, some steep sections) and enjoy
the beaches in one of the state's longest and most
scenic gorges.
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The
Glow Worm Tunnel - Wollemi NP
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Part
of the old railway that serviced the area; access is
from Clarence on the Bells Line of Road or by the
walking trail from Newnes
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