Judds Cavern

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Judds Cavern

Postby daznkez » Mon 02 Feb, 2009 8:47 pm

Hello all,

We were up around the Cracroft valley recently and noticed the old track to Judds cavern, and noted it in Chapmans guide.
It is listed there as a part of Wargata Mena Aboriginal Site.
A general search found very little info except that it was a stencil site.
Caving info noted that it is a 1.6km stream cave with other smaller caves around in the scrub.
Is anyone aware of how one may go about visiting the area , if indeed it is possible at all.

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Re: Judds Cavern

Postby tastrax » Fri 06 Feb, 2009 10:39 am

Its actually a plot of freehold title land

http://www.atns.net.au/agreement.asp?EntityID=3482

I would try for permission from

http://www.talsc.net.au/contact.htm
Cheers - Phil

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Re: Judds Cavern

Postby DaveNoble » Mon 09 Feb, 2009 4:18 pm

Judds Cavern is certainly a very interesting place. In the old days (early 80's) it was a common campsite on the way to Moss Ridge or the Craycroft River. The actual cave itself looks like a railway tunnel coming out into the rainforest. It was easy to wander inside with candles or torch - and easy to walk for 100's of metres along a large open passage. I think the cave was pretty well explored by spelios in the mid 70's when the Farmhouse Creek track was cut.

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