Pyramid Shaped Rock
Dharug & Gundungurra Country

1 h 30 min, 3 h to 2 days

4.1 km
return

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Moderate track
Pyramid Shaped Rock, is a rock shaped (somewhat) like a pyramid. It is a great place to camp the night, with a flat clear area for your tent, or a nice place to stop for lunch on a day trip. The rock is adjacent to a swamp with water (normally), and the rock's proximity to Thor and Asgard Head walks makes it a great base camp. For another adventure, the side trip to Asgard Kiln and Mine are well worth the trip if you're staying overnight. Let us begin by acknowledging the Dharug & Gundungurra people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. 
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Entrance to Asgard Swamp. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
Service trail through swamp. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
View across the valley. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
Pyramid Shaped Rock. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
Seed pod. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
Asgard Swamp from Pyramid Shaped Rock. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
Asgard Swamp. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
Banksia hanging over track. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
Sign to Asgard Kiln and Mine. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
Inside Asgard Mine. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
Inside Asgard Kiln. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
View across the valley from Asgard Kiln. | Photo by Matt McClelland (wildwalks), 2008.
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Safer Bushwalks
Tips on staying safe on track
Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.
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Getting There
Transport options and directions
Start (-33.5679237,150.2848283)
Mode Car (There is free parking available.)
DirectionsFrom Great Western Highway, A32
  • Turn on to Victoria Falls Road then drive for 4.1 km
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Track Notes
Turn by turn instructions & maps
Getting started
From the car park with the 'Asgard Swamp 3km' sign, this walk passes the closed gate and heads down the hill. After a short distance, the track tends left, more steeply down the hill, to then follow the spur for approximately 500m. The walk then comes to a creek crossing in a swampy area, after which the trail heads up the hill and tends right, continuing for a few hundred metres to an area between two rock outcrops, the larger one on the right.....
Turn map Directions & comments
Start.
After 25 m head through/around the gate.
After another 1.5 km cross the ford.
The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Asgard Kiln. To start this optional side trip continue straight here. On returning from this side trip turn right when you get back to this intersection. Details below.
After another 420 m turn left.
Continue another 70 m to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 2.1 km to get back to the start.
About 10 m past the end is "Pyramid Shaped Rock".
Pyramid Shaped Rock
Pyramid Shaped Rock

The pyramid-shaped rock, Blue Mountains NP, is, as the name suggests, a rock shaped like a pyramid. This rock is situated just south of Asgard Swamp, next to the service trail. The campsite has a well-established fireplace and nicely cleared area for tents. The pyramid shaped rock adds some character to the campsite, providing views over the swamp.
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The pyramid-shaped rock, Blue Mountains NP, is, as the name suggests, a rock shaped like a pyramid. This rock is situated just south of Asgard Swamp, next to the service trail. The campsite has a well-established fireplace and nicely cleared area for tents. The pyramid shaped rock adds some character to the campsite, providing views over the swamp.


An optional side trip to Asgard Kiln.
Turn map Directions & comments
Start heading along Asgard Swamp Track.
After another 245 m continue straight, to head along Asgard Swamp Track.
After another 105 m cross the ford.
After another 65 m veer left.
After another 230 m find the "Asgard Mine" (35 m on your right).
Asgard Mine
Asgard Mine

Asgard mine is the entrance to an old coal mine. The mine and kiln are the only heritage links to such industrial efforts of the 1860's to 1920's, in New South Wales. The mine's entrance is approximately 1.6m tall and wide and expands some 30m into the hill, so pack a torch if peering in. (The integrity of the mine is unknown.)
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Asgard mine is the entrance to an old coal mine. The mine and kiln are the only heritage links to such industrial efforts of the 1860's to 1920's, in New South Wales. The mine's entrance is approximately 1.6m tall and wide and expands some 30m into the hill, so pack a torch if peering in. (The integrity of the mine is unknown.)

Then find the "Asgard Kiln" (15 m on your right).
Asgard Kiln
Asgard Kiln

Asgard kiln is an old coke oven which was used in the processing of the coal. The oven looks as though it has never been used, with a clean set of bricks inside and sandstone blocks on the outside. The oven is overgrown, although the entrance is still clear.
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Asgard kiln is an old coke oven which was used in the processing of the coal. The oven looks as though it has never been used, with a clean set of bricks inside and sandstone blocks on the outside. The oven is overgrown, although the entrance is still clear.

After another 145 m come to the end.
Turn around and retrace your steps back the 780 m to the main route.
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Terrain
Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Pyramid Shaped Rock


Grading
Class 3/6
Moderate track
Length 4.1 km
Time 1 h 30 min, 3 h to 2 days
Quality of track Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
Signage Directional signs along the way (3/6)
Infrastructure Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
Experience Required No experience required (1/6)
Weather Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Some facilities on route
Campsite: There is one 2.1 km from the start.


Order of key facilities on route
ItemFrom StartName & link to notes
Campsite
2.1 kmPyramid Shaped Rock
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Asgard Mine
Asgard mine is the entrance to an old coal mine. The mine and kiln are the only heritage links to such industrial efforts of the 1860's to 1920's, in New South Wales. The mine's entrance is approximately 1.6m tall and wide and expands some 30m into the hill, so pack a torch if peering in. (The integrity of the mine is unknown.)
Asgard Kiln
Asgard kiln is an old coke oven which was used in the processing of the coal. The oven looks as though it has never been used, with a clean set of bricks inside and sandstone blocks on the outside. The oven is overgrown, although the entrance is still clear.
Pyramid Shaped Rock
The pyramid-shaped rock, Blue Mountains NP, is, as the name suggests, a rock shaped like a pyramid. This rock is situated just south of Asgard Swamp, next to the service trail. The campsite has a well-established fireplace and nicely cleared area for tents. The pyramid shaped rock adds some character to the campsite, providing views over the swamp.
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