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Wollemi National Park

The Wollemi National Park is wilderness area located in the northern Blue Mountains and Lower Hunter regions of NSW. It’s the second largest national park in NSE and contains the Wollemi Wilderness, which is the largest such wilderness area in Australia.

1X3A3331 LR South Terraborra Charcoal Gallery
Australia Colo Heights / Putty Road NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

South Terraborra Charcoal Gallery

An Aboriginal rock art shelter near the South Terraborra Trail which has numerous motifs in charcoal, including a wallaby and kangaroo.

By oliverd :-), 5 daysAugust 10, 2026 ago
1X3A3576 LR Colo River via Island Mountain: A tough but rewarding loop
Australia Colo Heights / Putty Road NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Colo River via Island Mountain: A tough but rewarding loop

A demanding and scrubby loop from the end of Drip Rock Trail to The Island and down to the Colo River (via Clews Cave and Pass 28). The ascent takes Pass 29 which follows a creek before negotiating a steep cliff-line.

By oliverd :-), 5 daysAugust 10, 2026 ago
1X3A3220 LR yre Mellong Creek Horse Shelter
Australia Colo Heights / Putty Road NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Mellong Creek Horse Shelter

An Aboriginal rock art site in Mellong, with what is thought to be a contact motif depicting a horse.

By oliverd :-), 1 weekAugust 5, 2026 ago
1X3A3302 LR ybk Angorawa Creek Wallaby Shelter
Australia Colo Heights / Putty Road NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Angorawa Creek Wallaby Shelter

A small but deep shelter in a tributary of Angorawa Creek., which has a series of leaping wallabies or kangaroos.

By oliverd :-), 1 weekAugust 5, 2026 ago
1X3A2910 LR Tenacity Falls - a remote and elusive Wollemi waterfall
Australia Kurrajong & Kurrajong Heights NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Tenacity Falls – a remote and elusive Wollemi waterfall

Tenacity Falls is a remote and rarely visited Wollemi waterfall in a gully off Wheeny Creek.

By oliverd :-), 2 weeksJuly 29, 2026 ago
1X3A2889 LR Descending a remote gully to an undiscovered Wollemi waterfall
Australia Kurrajong & Kurrajong Heights NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Descending a remote gully to an undiscovered Wollemi waterfall

A challenging Wollemi bushwalk down a steep gully to Wheeny Creek, before reaching a remote and recently discovered waterfall (Tenacity Falls).

By oliverd :-), 2 weeksJuly 29, 2026 ago
1X3A2679 LR Tari Creek White and Charcoal Figures
Australia Colo Heights / Putty Road NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Tari Creek White and Charcoal Figures

A large sandstone shelter above Tari Creek, which has several unusual Aboriginal rock art figures in white and charcoal.

By oliverd :-), 3 weeksJuly 27, 2026 ago
1X3A2671 LR Tari Creek Stencil Shelter
Australia Colo Heights / Putty Road NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Tari Creek Stencil Shelter

A single Aboriginal hand stencil in a small overhang near Tari Creek.

By oliverd :-), 3 weeksJuly 27, 2026 ago
1X3A2640 LR Tari Creek Grinding Grooves
Australia Colo Heights / Putty Road NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Tari Creek Grinding Grooves

A row of Aboriginal axe grinding grooves in a long shelter above Tari Creek in the Wollemi.

By oliverd :-), 3 weeksJuly 27, 2026 ago
1X3A2627 LR Tari Creek Charcoal Figure
Australia Colo Heights / Putty Road NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Tari Creek Charcoal Figure

A small Aboriginal rock art shelter near Tari Creek in the Wollemi with a single charcoal figure.

By oliverd :-), 3 weeksJuly 25, 2026 ago

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