Wollemi National Park is only 100kms from
Sydney and makes a great weekend trip because of its proximity. The Wollemi National Park consists of 492 976 ha and is the largest wilderness area in NSW — a spectacular maze of canyons, cliffs and undisturbed forest.
This trek begins in
Windsor and ends at
Newnes and covers some of the South Western side of the Wollemi National Park.
The road out of
Newnes is unsealed and of varying quality. The descent is long, narrow and spectacular so drive carefully. Caravans/trailers are manageable but better in dry weather.
Newnes is a good place to stop for lunch or
camp overnight. Its located in the Wolgan Valley and is surrounded by high, inaccessible cliffs.
Newnes was at one stage in the early 1900's a bustling mining town with its own railway system to transport the shale oil and later coal into
Sydney. The Wolgan River runs through the old town and some ruins remain and its now part of the Wollemi National Park.
There is a camping area but no facilities are provided other than a pit toilet. Its advisable to carry your own drinking water. There are a couple of good walks to do from
Newnes including a self-guided tour of the mining/town ruins and the
Glow Worm Tunnel, formed for the old railway to pass through. Now the
Glow Worm Tunnel is
home to the larvae of insects who spin silken threads that glow a blue colour to attract mosquitoes.
How to Use this Trek Note
If you'd like to download this Trek there are two options:
- Purchase our app ExplorOz Traveller. This Australian-made GPS & Navigation app will allow you to download all the ExplorOz Treks to your GPS enabled smartphone/tablet/iPad or laptop and enable active route guidance along the route as per the Directions shown on this page. The app enables offline navigation and mapping and will show where you are as you travel along the route. The app also allows you to edit/customise the route. Viewing the Trek in the Traveller app also includes all the words, images and POIs exactly as on the website (excludes Wildflowers). For more info see the ExplorOz Traveller webpage.
- Alternatively, if you already have another raster mapping software program (or an HN7 device) you can try downloading the route line data files via the Download Trek button shown below the map on this page (OR purchase EOTreks Route Files). Be aware that this doesn't include maps or text just the route line.
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