Warrumbungle National Park Weekend

NUMCies, time for an adventure!

This trip is to the distant but coldly beautiful Warrumbungle National Park, way out west near Coonabarabran. If you can't pronounce either of these names or have no idea where they are, hit Google up for some more details. 

This trip will depart Newcastle as early as possible on Friday afternoon, and commence the ~5 hour drive to Camp Blackman, a camping ground in the National Park. We will camp there the Friday night, then commence our major day hike on the Saturday, completing the Grand High Tops Trail with all the optional extras. Weather and energy levels permitting, we may spend the evening on Saturday on top of either Belougery split rock or the Grand High Tops, which have virtually unrivalled views of the night sky. The sky is so clear in these mountains that they built a space observatory at one edge of the park. So star watching will be a thing. We will the return to Camp Blackman for the night.

Sunday morning will be the start of a half day hike on one of the other trails in the park, and in the mid to late afternoon we will depart and make our way back to Newcastle. 

Equipment:

- Camping equipment (inc. tent, sleeping bag and mat, torches, stove etc.)

- Hiking bag and appropriate footwear and clothing (i.e. hat, hiking boots)

- Food and Water (2 days hiking and camping, there is no available food or water in the camp grounds)

-  Warm clothes

Facilities

Camp ground includes:

- Showers and toilets

- Fire pits

- Picnic tables and communal bbqs

- Kangaroos

Things to be aware of:

- It is the middle of winter, very close to the desert, so it will be very very very cold overnight. Expect between 0 and -10 degrees Celsius (~14-30 degrees Farenheigheigh). Assuming the weather is fine, expect a maximum daytime temperature of 10-15 degrees. 

Weather forecasts will be updated closer to the date. 

Your ticket includes:

- $6 camping fees per person per night

- Fuel

Any questions, as always, email me at cooperwalters217@gmail.com, or contact me on Facebook. 

Cheers,

Prez out.