Tag Archives: Wollangambe River

Why Don’t We Do It In The Road Canyon – 4 January 2024

I headed up the mountains to Mt Wilson with Bob and Doug. The plan was to visit Why Do’t We Do It In The Road Canyon. We had an excellent day. Setting off from the fire station at Mt Wilson, … Continue reading

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Goochs Crater Walk – 17 March 2022

Bob and myself decided to walk to Goochs Crater. Its a place we had both been to many time before including recently, but we both had not seen it full of water. Photos of it recently posted on social media … Continue reading

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Waterfall of Moss Canyon – 28 November 2019

Bob suggested a visit to this canyon. A warm day was forecast, and this was one that did not involve too much bushwalking to get to and from. Some history. I was on the trip that made the first descent … Continue reading

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Australia Day – Long weekend Canyoning – Wollangambe and Koombanda Canyons 26 – 27 January 2019

The weather forecast for the long weekend was for more heat wave conditions. Too hot for walking to and from remote canyons. So a group of us decided on visiting some canyons that didn’t requite too much effort to reach. … Continue reading

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Wollangambe Crater Walk – 30-31 July 2016

This was a pleasant weekend walk from Bell to Wollanagmbe Crater and back the same way. Su Li and Brent organised he walk, and they were joined by Martin, Steffy and myself. It was fine but cool weather. We set … Continue reading

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Wollangambe River Clean Up – 6 December 2015

A clean up day had been organised by Alex Allchin, from the Colong Foundation, for the Wollangambe River. I have mentioned earlier about the massive spill of coal fines from a containment dam at the Clarence Colliery into the Wollangambe River and … Continue reading

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Wollangambe River – Pollution Inspection – 1 August 2015

It was very distressing to see first hand the terrible pollution in the Wollangambe River. I was in a group of 17 people that walked down to two points in the river from Newnes Junction last Saturday. The map below … Continue reading

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Wollangambe River – Pollution Disaster!

The recent news of a pollution spill from the Clarence Colliery into the headwaters of the Wollangambe River is most alarming. The Wollangambe River flows through long sections of canyon – Wollangambe Canyon, near Mt Wilson. These are the most … Continue reading

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Blue Mountains Waterfalls and Wollangambe River – 17 August 2014

The Blue Mountains Conservation Society were having a special meeting on the Wollangambe River. My friend Wendy was going to the meeting and asked if I wanted to join her. I suggested a short walk before the meeting. Recent rain, … Continue reading

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Wollangambe Crater Walk

A crisp and cool weekend was a good time to walk out to Wollangambe Crater from Bell. The walk is very pleasant and quite easy. It follows an overgrown fire trail and then a “good use” track along a ridge … Continue reading

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