Nattai River, Bungonia Creek and the Shoalhaven car camp

This is a 2 night car camp with 3 day walks. Day 1 - drive to Welby & walk the Box Vale Tramway/Forty Foot Falls/Nattai River circuit (13 k, 431 m up). https://www.visitsouthernhighlands.com.au/operator/box-vale-walk/ for more info on this wonderful walk. Day 2 - walk the Mt Ayre/Shoalhaven River/Red Track Circuit anti-clockwise - a hard 10 km walk with steep ascents & descents. Not for dodgy knees. Exceptionally slippery & loose soil in places. A rope-assisted climb up out of the Red Track. Lots of boulders to clamber through on Bungonia Creek. Day 3 - pack up . Drive 15 to Trestle Track walk down to the Shoalhaven - a wet crossing to explore the old Tolwong Chimneys (approx 10 km & 350 m up). Good gloves for the cable climb at Boxvale Tramway, gaiters and a pole for the other walks will be useful.

Nattai River, Bungonia Creek and the Shoalhaven car camp

Fri 05th Mar 2021

Completed 2 Days+

Walk, Car Camp

This is a 2 night car camp with 3 day walks. Day 1 - drive to Welby & walk the Box Vale Tramway/Forty Foot Falls/Nattai River circuit (13 k, 431 m up). https://www.visitsouthernhighlands.com.au/operator/box-vale-walk/ for more info on this wonderful walk. Day 2 - walk the Mt Ayre/Shoalhaven River/Red Track Circuit anti-clockwise - a hard 10 km walk with steep ascents & descents. Not for dodgy knees. Exceptionally slippery & loose soil in places. A rope-assisted climb up out of the Red Track. Lots of boulders to clamber through on Bungonia Creek. Day 3 - pack up . Drive 15 to Trestle Track walk down to the Shoalhaven - a wet crossing to explore the old Tolwong Chimneys (approx 10 km & 350 m up).

Good gloves for the cable climb at Boxvale Tramway, gaiters and a pole for the other walks will be useful.


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Start Fri 05th Mar 2021 Finish* Sun 07th Mar 2021
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