Category Archives: 2021 Warrumbungles Adventure

Warrumbungle National Park Adventure – Day 3

Monday 3rd May 2021
Our last day of this adventure was a quick hike up and around Beloughery Split Rock 5km track, up 332m, down 277m over boulders, up cliff faces and across ledges. A little challenge to work us into our next adventure. We had a lovely morning out in the fresh air with great company in the Warrumbungle National Park. After a quick lunch we headed on our way home, a long drive to go, arriving home way after dark. A great adventure had by all and we are already planning the next one. Stay tuned!

: A little yoga to stretch our weary muscles before we start todays walk..

: ..along a fire trail initially..

: ..before we start the scramble.

: David pointing to Mt Exmouth summit that we hiked to yesterday.

: Girls with view of the Breadknife and Grand High Tops in the background..

: ..a little challenge, not for the faint hearted..

: ..as always a little hands on scramble..

: ..what a view, a pity we couldn’t look at it..

: ..we were too busy holding on..

: ..and making sure of every step/hold..

: ..just a little steep section..

: ..and we are almost at the top.

: David at the top of Belougery Split Rock.

: Party shot. Great weekend, with great friends. Also our audition photo for the Wiggles!

: Enjoying the last of the view!

: Heading back down..

: ..Always more challenging than going up..

: Hold on tight. EEKKK!

: Watch that step..

: ..Almost down the difficult section..

: ..Great fun..

: Great day.

: Great walk, great views, Great fun!

Warrumbungle National Park Adventure – Day 2

Sunday 2nd May 2021
Another cracking day. We made a quick dash partway up the track to Bluff Mountain to enjoy the sunrise. Unfortunately we had too big a day to continue to the top so headed back down for breakfast. Then after packing up our camp and re-loading our packs we headed on our way at 8.50am. A little earlier today as we had another big day of walking ahead. We hiked up to Dogma camp where we had a little morning tea before leaving our big packs and heading to Mt Exmouth Summit with a drink, a jacket and our lunch. As the name indicates it was a decent hike uphill to some more amazing views and an enjoyable lunch break at the top. We then hiked back to Dogma camp, collected our heavy packs and headed back down the hill to the carpark.

Another big day of walking – 16.92km, 7hrs 52mins elevation loss 903m, elevation gain 497, maximum altitude 1214m.

: A quick dash a little way up the track to Bluff Mountain for Sunrise..

: Amazing grass trees on our way to Mt Exmouth..

: ..and gorgeous views..

: ..with incredible rock faces..

: Heading to the summit of Mt Exmouth.

: At the top of Mt Exmouth

: View through the rocks at Mt Exmouth Summit

: Fascinating dead grass trees

: What a beautiful view..

: ..shared with friends..

: Relaxing at the top.

: DBs favourite past time, sitting or standing on the rocky edge enjoying the view..

: ..with friends..

: A cracking view

: Burton’s legless lizard at Mt Exmouth summit

: Lunch with a view

: Time to head back down..

: ..it was a lovely walk..

: ..with more amazing views..

: ..and the grass trees were plentiful.

: And the views continue

: Cathedral Arch. It was a bit hard to capture in a photo

: Our very own voodoo doll

: Back to the camp after another full day hiking for a well deserved dinner and chat enjoyed around the campfire.

Warrumbungle National Park Adventure – Day 1

Saturday 1st May 2021
Well, time for our first overnight hike since my heart surgery. How will I go is the big question. We have joined a few friends this time – Ange and Alice from the surf club and Alice’s brother Will. We are looking forward to an amazing couple of days hiking.

The weather was perfect for hiking, the sun shone brightly and the company was great. We headed off at 9.45 for what was to be a big day, with many hill climbs and heavy packs. Our first big climb was to Macha Tor and Febar Tor lookouts where we saw our first good views of the Breadknife. We then hiked up to Balor Hut, which was a pretty hard slog. We decided to leave our packs at the junction of Balor Hut track and the main track and head up to the Breadknife and Grand High Tops with just a lunch pack. This made for a much more pleasant hike even though it meant back tracking a bit, this was definitely one of my better ideas. After an enjoyable walk with plenty of time to enjoy the views, we headed back down to Balor Hut, refilled some water bottles from the tank and made out way to Dows Camp for the night.

A great day followed by an enjoyable night by the fire. Well I survived my first heavy pack hike after heart surgery.

13.56km 6hrs 57mins, elevation loss 347m, elevation gain 794m, maximum altitude 794m.