Northern Blue Mountains sightseeing and day walks

For many years, the leader has been intrigued by the mystique of the northern Blue Mountains. This trip will visit Wollemi National Park, Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area, Munghorn Nature Reserve and Goulburn National Park.

Wollemi is extraordinary as a vast, unroaded area close to Sydney, with very rugged and grand terrain. The Gardens of Stone is famed for its intriguing pagoda structures. The drier rolling, forested landscapes of Goulburn National Park provide an attractive complement.

This trip will focus on sightseeing these magnificent landscapes, car camping and some short day walks, mostly on National Park walking tracks. There are no overnight walks on this trip.

Note that the maximum number of participants will depend on the cars available. Ideally, there would be one large vehicle which could comfortably take 4 people and gear.

There is also some flexibility with dates, particularly given the relatively short notice. Please message the leader about this.

The current draft itinerary is as follows.

Day 1
Drive Canberra – Goulburn- Lithgow
Walk: Lost City walk 6 km
Camp: Barcoo Swamp campground (subject to confirmation).

Day 2:
Broad Swamp walk 6km
Glow worm tunnel walk, possibly with Wolgan Valley loop 6-9km
Camp: Airly Gap or Coorongooba campground at Glen Davis (Wollemi National Park).

Day 3:
Drive to Ganguddy-Dunns Swamp.
Walk Pagoda Lookout Track 2.5 km
Drive to Munghorn Gap Nature Reserve
Castle Rocks walk 4km
Camp Big River campground Goulburn River National Park.

Day 4
Drive to Widden
Camp Old Widden Schoolhouse (hipcamp)
Explore the extraordinary Widden valley:
See the following links for photos: https://www.david-noble.net/BlueMts/Widden/Widden1.html
https://www.david-noble.net/BlueMts/Widden/Widden2.html

Day 5
More exploration of Widden Valley and adjacent Baerami valley.

Day 6
Return home via historic Sofala , Bathurst, Trunkey Creek and Gunning.