Sandstone Caves, Pilliga Nature Reserve, New South Wales, Australia.

in voilk •  3 days ago

    I had never heard of this place and it ended up one of the highlights of our recent summer holiday. We has slept over night in Moree and attended there parkrun that morning then it was back to the accommodation for a shower and a quick spa at the thermal pools before heading to Coonabarabran and the Warrumbungle Nation Park. It was a pretty short drive by Australian standards so we dropped into the tourist information centre and asked about these Sandstone Caves I had seen on google maps. The helpful lady said it was a nice easy walk and she was not wrong.
    I had never heard of this place and it ended up one of the highlights of our recent summer holiday. We has slept over night in Moree and attended there parkrun that morning then it was back to the accommodation for a shower and a quick spa at the thermal pools before heading to Coonabarabran and the Warrumbungle Nation Park. It was a pretty short drive by Australian standards so we dropped into the tourist information centre and asked about these Sandstone Caves I had seen on google maps. The helpful lady said it was a nice easy walk and she was not wrong.

    I love it when you pull up and there is no one else around and you get the whole place to yourselves.

    Yaama means Welcome to Gamilaraay Country. Lots of information boards explaining at the history of the area.

    It was quite warm in the exposed areas in the direct sun but a enough breeze and shade to make the short walk very enjoyable.

    I could easily picture the local aboriginal people doing there carvings in the cool caves out of the mid day sun. I could have happily set up camp here myself. There were a lot of steel cages protecting the old rock carving which was a bit disappointing but I suppose they have to stop all the idiots damaging things. Luckily I could get the phone camera close enough to the cage to make it look like it was not there.

    The whole area had a bit of Central Australia or Northern Territory feel.
    The whole area had a bit of Central Australia or Northern Territory feel.

    Our strava walking map
    Our strava walking map


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