Leader:           Iain 0401 429 085

Meet:               TBA

Time:               TBA

Cost:               Cabin: $160.50 ($80 deposit), Camping: $18, Car pool: TBA

Grade:             S34

Emerg Off:      TBA

 

Mt Kaputar National Park is a collection of rugged volcanic peaks rising out of the flat
plains of Western NSW. It is a really beautiful National Park with interesting
and varied vegetation, rugged scenery and broad sweeping views.

 

I have booked three cabins and there are also tent sites available. The three cabins are:
Dickson (2 people ) and Logan and Manning, both taking 4 people (one double bed
and two single beds in each of them). So there are places for ten people in the
cabins, four places have already been taken so there are still 6 places
available. The cabins have toilets, showers, electric power, balcony, indoor
fireplace, kitchen, cutlery, pots and pans. You will need to bring bed sheets,
blankets (or sleeping bags), pillows, towels, drinking water and food supplies.
Let me know if you want to camp, so sites can be booked.

 

We will be leaving Brisbane on Friday morning, it is about a seven and a half hour drive,
so we won’t get to the Dawsons Spring cabins and camping area till late
afternoon. On Saturday morning we will do the Mt Yulludunida track. This is one
of my favourite walks, it is spectacular. It has a good walking track with lots
of steps and the upper part of the peak is over open ground and quite rough and
rocky. There are lots of spectacular rock formations including a ring dyke
which is called the Yulludunida Crater. You get spectacular 360 degree views
(and the last time we were there we watched about half a dozen wedgetailed
eagles soaring and circling above and below us, and at least as many other
birds of prey). It is about 4 kms return with a height gain of about 350
metres. Then we will take the track up Mt Coryah, which has steel bridges,
stairs with handrails and boardwalks. It goes through lovely forested slopes
with views from the top. It is about 4 kms return and a height gain of two
hundred metres or so . We may also have a look at the Governers lookout on the
way back to camp. Later in the day we will go to the Mt Kaputar lookout to view
the sunset. On Sunday we could do the Bundabulla Curcuit and maybe take the
track some of the way to Scotts Hut. There are also some other options. We will
spend Monday driving back to Brisbane.