SmartBar Mackay Festival of Arts Floriade Darwin International Film Festival
Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: heading to blue mountains next month


Newbie

Status: Offline
Posts: 4
Date:
heading to blue mountains next month


We are coming from south aust and we know it will be cold but we don't care, we have all the books on what to see but anybody got any not so well known things to see. will stay in the area for a week or so.. 

thanks Dave,,



__________________


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 6997
Date:

Welcome to the forum Dave. You coming to the Katoomba area?

__________________

Cheers,  Gerty. ... at home

"Leaning forward to see whats coming"
                                                                   



Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 1619
Date:

I think the books and tourist guides available at Information Centres spell out the best things to see. Katoomba and the Jenolan Caves would be my faves.  I hope you enjoy yourselves.



__________________

Janette



Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 5587
Date:

Davlynh hi and welcome, now where do I start.

The Blue Mtn. area is fantastic part of this world. The 3 Sisters Lookout good start to the day over looking Echo valley

and just down the road from the main shopping centre, next take a trip across on the Scenic Skyway follow by a trip

down the Scenic Railway into the Jamison Valley. Walk around the valley floor for hour or 2.

Jenolan Caves, Kanangra Walls further around for some great short bush walks, Historic Zig Zag Railway is great.

For some out of the way places Rlyston/Newnes would be up there.

I liked Wombeyan Caves, down there they have a good camping area, its at southern end of the Blue Mtns N/P.

Now I did do some day trips into the forest over looking back water of the Warragamba Dam just below Wentworth Falls.

Now that was a real bute day in the forest walking to the various lookouts. There is some great drives to the north of

Katoomba via Bell into the valley. We did Mtn Wilson, Mtn Irvine and the Cathedral Ferns, it was dirt road in those days I

had a fairly low car, no problems.

I have mainly kept to about 2 hours of Katoomba, hope this might help.

ps there is always Catalina Park raceway, motor racing was big time in the sixties.

I can not show photos of the area as they are on paper, that's a one day gunna do to scan them. 



__________________


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 5587
Date:

Gerty Dancer the road into Womdeyan caves from Mittagong would need care as it has challengers in it.

I was thinking from the Oberon side was quite alright, I must confess I had crew cab ute filled with caming gear when I was down there and didn't think about the challengers of a caravan. Come in from Mittagong and departed towards Goulburn. 

I know it high on my list to go back to look further about the caves system as we were on a limited time frame needing

to be else where at that time and along way to go.

The next time I will have my van with me and time to spend, relax and enjoy the area.

I did google Wombeyan Caves site and it said caravan/ mobile home sites available. 



-- Edited by Radar on Friday 19th of July 2013 10:34:28 AM

__________________


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 1280
Date:

Welcome to the forum from us as well Davlynh, Enjoy.

__________________

Alan and Adele

   The Mongrel

    and Delilah

 



Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 6997
Date:

Be aware that the road into the Wombeyan Caves campground is steep and winding, When we were there we didn't see any big caravans, only camper-trailers and tents. Lovely spot!

__________________

Cheers,  Gerty. ... at home

"Leaning forward to see whats coming"
                                                                   



Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 529
Date:

davlynh wrote:

We are coming from south aust and we know it will be cold but we don't care, we have all the books on what to see but anybody got any not so well known things to see. will stay in the area for a week or so.. 

thanks Dave,,


 That's the spirit! Every season has something to commend it.  Do they make 12v electric blankets??confuse



__________________

Cheers, Marianna

The more I learn about people, the more I like my dogs (Mark Twain)

Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.

Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us
Purchase Grey Nomad bumper stickers Read our daily column, the Nomad News The Grey Nomad's Guidebook