Blue Mountains National Park Off The Beaten Path Tips by AusPinay

GO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVING AT WOLLEMI NAT'L PARK

If you love the outdoors and nature for that matter like our family plus enjoying four wheel driving, then this trip is for ya! Youcan also bushwalk around this area as long as you have a buddy and equip yourself with the necessary provisions for a day's walking/driving.

The terrains are truly just perfect for four-wheel driving as they are untouched by man, no sealed roads, etc. They can be muddy during wet weather so beware too!

The area covesr around 500,000 hectares pf the most rugged and inaccessible terrains now part of the GREATER BLUE MOUNTAINS WORLD HERITAGE SITE! ZGorges, canyons, etc are astounding here so prepare to be amazed!

Just over an hour's drive from Sydney and from our home at Northwest Sydney specifically are the Blue Mountains. However, at the other side, where the world famous Wollemi Pines were reportedly discovered, which is now Wollemi National PArk, are the most natural habitats of native Aussie flora and fauna you'll ever find aside from the unique Wollemi Pines which have existed since the age of the dinosaurs!

You can get more info on this by watching a show about this exquisite species by visiting the IMAX Katoomba theatre at the Blue Mountains.

This side of the mountains can be accessed through the Bells Line of Road where other places of natural beauty can be found- more joyous greenery, punctuated by the sounds of bellbirds atop trees in the mountains around Kurrajong, etc. You will also find unique historic towns like Richmond and Windsor, plus the orchards of apple, oranges, and other fruits at Bilpin.

The one we went to is right next to Wollemi Pines National P{Ark near Kurrajong. It has springs/rivers/plenty of areas for bushwalking!

We attended a bush wedding there and I shall post pics/more on this on a separate travelogue.

Website: http://www.hawkesburytourism.com.au/hawkesbury-national-parks.html