Megalong Trig is reached via a relatively easy bushwalk along the Radiata Plateau, which was gazetted as Ngula Bulgarabang Regional Park in June 2020 after being purchased by the NSW State Government in 2019. It’s one of the most spectacular Blue Mountain trig points.
The trig is located on the western side of Megalong Head, so it offers a great vantage point for sunset photography and sweeping views over the Megalong Valley to the west.
To the south is the Narrow Neck Plateau, which separates the Megalong Valley from the Jamison Valley.
Beyond Narrow Neck are the rugged Wild Dog Mountains at the southern end of the Megalong Valley, and the Kanangra-Boyd range in the far distance.
To the north are the cliffs of Megalong Head which catch the setting sun, and in the distance the Shipley Plateau (which forms the northern boundary of the Megalong Valley). The challenging Blacks Ladder to Esgate Pass bushwalk goes around the bottom of Megalong Head along the base of the cliffs, passing below the Megalong Trig before the almost vertical ascent to the top of the plateau.
The trig itself is in reasonable condition, consisting of a metal post and vanes, with three additional steel “legs”. A set of guy wires that helped secure the trig are have detached from their anchors.
A few more sunset photos from the trig point…
Getting to Megalong Trig
Although the dog-friendly firetrails of Ngula Bulgarabang Regional Park are fairly popular, the Megalong Trig doesn’t get a lot of traffic. The bushwalk starts at the locked gate at the end of Pulpit Hill Road in Katoomba, and follow the firetrail which goes out almost to the end the plateau.
About halfway along there’s a narrow track on the left (not signposted) which takes you out to an informal lookout over Narrow Neck.
Continue along the firetrail (past two junctions with trails heading off to the right) until you reach the end of the firetrail, after about 2km. The trail continues straight ahead, but is now a m,uch narrowwer bushwalking track.
After another few hundred metres the track peters out, but on the left (marked by a small pile of stones on both sides) is a distinct track that immediatelt starts to descend. Follow this down; you’ll soon see the top of the Megalong Trig through the trees.
It’s about 5km return, with mosty of the route on a wide firetrail. It took me under an hour of walking out and back at a brisk pace, but a couple of hours including the time spent at the trig.
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