Deep Pass Canyon – Wollemi National Park

Deep Pass Canyon, in Wollemi National Park was a perfect destination for our large group, the campground is just a fantastic spot for the night – a large expanse of well maintained space with fire pits, nestled below a beautiful cliffs, canyons and pools, which can be explored. There are two ways of doing this hike. Option 1 (the much longer route!) is park at the Glowworm Tunnel Road. This involves approx. 10km of flat and easy fire trail walking (5km in and 5km out). Option 2 is to drive the fire trail (perfectly fine for an AWD/4WD) and park at the entrance to the official trail. We chose option 1 because we wanted to walk a bit more.

There are two carparks at the end of the fire trail. The south one involves a steep decent down, takes around an hour to the campground. The north one is a bit shorter and less steep, takes around 30 minutes. Once at the campground, you have two trips to explore. One is the canyon circuit, which is brilliant, lots of swimming, ropes and fun (not overly challenging and no need for specialist gear). It takes about 2 to 4 hours to complete. Only tip is do it clockwise, otherwise you’ll be scrambling down the ropes which will be much harder. The other trip is to slot canyon. It’s a 20 minute walk, and can be hard to find, but once there is magnificent. A great trip!