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A relatively hard trig station to reach, Want Trig is at the end of Want Spur, whih is off Shark Rock Ridge, in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.
Two potholes with a deep channel around them and two axe grinding grooves along a steep ledge. A short distance away are engravings of a shield and fish (not found).
Weathered Aboriginal engravings on a tesselated platform near Warrah Trig. Figures include a speared fish.
A small Aboriginal engraving site, with two shields and a small man with bent legs.
A ritual or mythological Aboriginal engraving site along Shark Rock Ridge. The six figures include a man with large and distinct mouth.
Shark Rock Ridge has a series of Aboriginal engraving sites, most of which were documented by Campbell in 1899 and McCarthy in 1960. A few shelters with art and additional engraving sites were recorded more recently.
An exploratory walk out along Shark Rock Ridge to Want Trig, with some stunning views over Cowan Creek. There is a rough trail all the way along the ridge, although some navigation skills and a topo map are essential.
Below the Shark Rock Ridge in dense scrub is an Aboriginal engraving of a “protective deity, holding up a fish with the right hand”
Along the Shark Rock Ridge track is an Aboriginal engraving of a whale; the enormous figure is ten metres in length, with a goanna and whale inside the whale.
An Aboriginal engraving site with an adult and young emu, on a small rock platform just above the Pacific Motorway.