Thompson's Cove Mostly Trad climbing 21 routes in crag

Walk, 2WD & 4WD: Follow the Western Highway west from Walpole for 7 km before turning left onto Tinglewood Road. Continue to the car park for the Bibbulum Trail. Park here as there is no other access available, even for 4WDs. Take the trail that goes downhill over the suspension bridge across Deep River. Continue along trail for 1.5 to 2 hours, until you reach a dieback shoe cleaning station. DO NOT follow Bibbulum track to the right, but instead continue along the former 4WD track for another 30 - 40 minutes until you reach a turn off with a 'Thompon's Cove' sign pointing left. Walk down the trail, past the Peppermints Camp, and down to the beach. Trail isn't obvious.

From the beach, continue west along the rocky shoreline to a set of large 5-10 m high boulders with a distinct rocky path between them. Climb this slope then turn right, off the rocks and into the low scrub, moving parallel to the rocks. Follow this for 80-100 m until you reach a large boulder with a smaller boulder on top. Climb down here back onto the rocks and continue west to find the climbs.

On your way back, please add to the cairns between the crag and the beach as the current trail is indistinct. Avoid going straight up or down vegetated hillsides, instead go up in a zig zag pattern. The terrain is steep and the soil shallow so erosion is a big risk. Keeping to one path will help ease our impact.