Below Flaggy Creek carpark is a small cave and a few blocs of varying quality. Its soft conglomerate sandstone so be careful after rain.
Below Flaggy Creek carpark is a small cave and a few blocs of varying quality. Its soft conglomerate sandstone so be careful after rain.
Some problems were put up in the early 2000's and the records have become unavailable/misplaced. So any information is based upon these entries
Located in Glenrock State Conservation Area, an area of ongoing importance to the traditional custodians, the Awabakal. There are numerous heritage sites scattered throughout the region. The land manager is the NPWS. Climbing is not recognised in the current plan of management, but will be incorporated in the 2021 plan. Climbers should be mindful of flora, fauna and cultural heritage and should not disturb these.
Chalk use should be minimised, and tick marks removed. Use headphones if you need music at the crag. Lookout for crag care days to help with bush regeneration and track work.
Expect to see waterdragons, monitors and snakes. Warnings don’t need to be raised every time a reptile is seen. Leave vegetated caves in cliff faces alone. A number of rare birds inhabit these eg powerful owls.
From Flaggy Creek car park on Burwood Rd, walk towards zig zag bridge at the end of the car park. There are 2 ways down,
On the faint path on the left of the bridge, scramble down and the cave will be on your left.
Walk along bridge and when you get to the end, hang a hard 180 deg left turn and walk back towards car park under bridge.
¿Sabías que puedes crear una cuenta para registrar, monitorizar y compartir tus ascensiones? Hay miles de escaladores y escaladoras que lo hacen.
Autor(es): Tim Haasnoot
Fecha: 2013
número ISBN: 9780975129319
An area that has steep sport routes, trad cracks, deep-water-soling, sea cliff climbing and bouldering all within a short drive to some beautiful beaches and national parks is surely worth a look in. The Newcastle and Hunter Rock Climbing guide by Tim Haasnoot is feature packed and includes all the areas worth a day trip from Newcastle. This guide features over 950 routes, 170 boulder problems and 100 DWS with full topo maps and navigation info.
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