How accessible is Bundanoon Creek?

[DJ Wombat]

The other day I spent a few hours exploring Dimmocks Creek in Bundanoon. It is downstream from the popular Glow Worm Glen. The track has long been neglected - overgrown and lots of fallen trees, however still traceable. It's all lush green in the gully with cliff on both sides, quite enjoyable actually. Upon reaching the creek I kept on pushing downstream for another km or so, which is far out of range of the previously defined track. It's bit hard to negotiate among boulders however doable.

Coming back I've mapped a route to go downstream from Dimmocks Creek to join Bundanoon Creek, downstream again then join the defined Bundanoon Creek Track up to the cliffline, and loop back from Nicholas Pass Track.

Now my question is, how difficult is to walk along the Bundanoon Creek? Anyone had experience visiting that section? Probably in opposite direction from bottom of Bundanoon Creek Track upstreams? The blue section is what I refer to.

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[tom_brennan]

I've done that walk back in 2010. It was a good day walk. Quite a bit of work to keep dry feet. You'd want to make sure Bundanoon Creek was at normal water levels. Pics in link below:

https://ozultimate.com/tom/bushwalking/ ... photos.htm

[DJ Wombat]

Wonderful! Thanks for the info Tom. I'll plan it in a dry spell.

[clarence]

HI DJ Wombat- I've walked most of Bundanoon Creek. From memory there are remnants of a walking track in Dymocks Creek as per other posts and your suggestion - I don't know if I've been all the way down.

The valley iself is pretty slow going. Loads of watergum (Tritania)- but very pretty. Some beautiful rocky cascades in sections - like the junction of Johnstones Creek.

Several ways to get in and out on the eastern side.

Most of the valleys here (Yarrunga Creek, Sandy Creek etc) are rarely walked from what I can gather.

There is a canyon in the lower part of Lutwyches Creek - just near the dam.

Lots of the sides creeks in Tallowal Creek area surely have to have proper canyons - it's on the list to explore one day.

Clarence

[DJ Wombat]

Appreciate your information Clarence. I'll try some areas of what you mentioned later on.

The area has been quite overgrown as a whole, in my last walk there, I couldn't even get pass the gully between Buchanan and Ellsmores Lookouts, the bush was unbelievably dense.