2024-June & July
Day-trip ... bushwalk to:
Lion Rock
Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area
NSW, Australia
PDF version
If you prefer ...
A slightly shorter PDF report of the trip is
in this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mTIr8f2j3hcj4w5hi3O5meHP8XVLIzG_/view
Otherwise, read on ...
This is the 2nd half of the trip report.
1st half of the trip report
(Maps, GPS, Photos #1 to #62)
This link:
https://mntviews.blogspot.com/2024/07/lion-rock-mugii-murum-ban-sca-nsw.html
Pictures:
At the platform
63) At the platform ... towards east.
- Sam
(In the previous pic,
Amy was climbing up towards here.)
- 3 red arrows, left to right:
1 Sir Johns Point
2 Gundangaroo Trig
3 Mt Canobla
- Blue arrow:
Capertee River flowing east through the gap
64) At the platform.
- Amy
65) Similar scene as photo #57.
- Can the pagada in this pic can be climbed ?
We didn’t explore there 😠Next time 😊
- John, Paul
- Herna ... red hat lady at the bottom edge
(She is at where Paul was in photo #57.)
Photo by Grace
66) Still at the platform.
- Grace
She is going to the back of the rock,
then down to Lion Slot.
- Yellow oval:
Where we’ll all climb down to Lion Slot
Photos #68, #69, #70
- Horizontal bars:
1 The Hammer ... towards south-east
2 Land of the Stone Dragon
I was there twice, 2023-Oct & 2023-Nov.
- Red arrow: The head of Lion Rock
67) Looking down at Lion Slot.
- This is the right side of previous pic.
And the scene is similar to photo #52.
- White arrow:
Noa mucking around
She didn’t climb up to the plaform with us.
(Later on:
• Ann, Grace, Amy
will climb down just to the right of Noa.
• Everyone else
will climb down a bit more to the left of her.)
Photo by Amy
Climbing down to Lion Slot
68) Same Lion Slot scene as photo #53.
- Ann (and Grace & Amy) climb down this way.
- All others via the yellow arrow.
- Small yellow dot:
Tight vertical hole/tunnel is inside the gap.
69) Climbing down to Lion Slot (2024-June).
- Amy, Grace, Ann
As mentioned in the previous pic,
only these 3 climb down this way.
It is difficult to climb down here:
• Grace needs Ann to tell her
where to place her foot.
• Amy fell half way down !
Fortunately, no injury. She is very lucky !
70) Amy (2024-July),
and most of the others climb down this way.
- It is also not easy to climb down this way.
But it is easier than in the previous pic.
- Black oval:
Noa was embracing this rock in photo #67.
- Photo #69 is just to the right of the black oval.
Photo by Noa
The detour to Lion Slot and up to the platform
was exciting !
Now, it is time to Lion Rock,
main destination of today's bushwalk.
Lion Rock, its ridge
71) Climbing up a ridge, the Lion’s back.
- Clockwise from left: Sam, Israel, Amy
72) Climbing up to top of the ridge.
There is a small cave near the top.
73) The small cave of previous pic.
- Amy
74) The same small cave.
- Paul, Amy
Photo by Grace
75) Amy finds an interesting rock.
- White arrow: A hole ... See photo #77.
76) Same scene as previous pic.
- Sam, Robyn ... On the same rock
- White arrow: The same hole
77) Same rock as previous 2 pics.
This time, Robyn is in the hole 😊
78) View from the ridge.
- White oval:
These rocks are separated from the ridge
by a deep gap.
(The closer-by rocks are the ridge
we are on now.)
- White arrow: Platform above Lion Slot area
Very very small in this pic
Refer to photos #50 to #70.
- Red arrows, left to right:
1 Mt Marsden ...
north-ish, climbed in 2018-Nov
2 Tayan Pic ...
north-east, climbed in 2019-Mar
79) View from the ridge towards east.
Similar to photo #63.
- 5 red arrows:
1 Mount Iris ... Not showing up clearly
2 Sentinel Mount ... Not showing up clearly
3 Sir Johns Point
4 Gundangaroo Trig
5 Mt Canobla
- Blue arrow:
Capertee River flowing east through the gap
80) Now facing the Lion’s head, red arrow.
- Grace, Amy ... 2024-June
In 2024-July, we have lunch around where they are.
But in 2024-June, we have lunch
in a cave (Lion’s Mouth) under Lion’s head.
(The cave is on the other side of the rock.)
81) Still at the ridge which is the Lion’s back.
- Amy ... She is beautiful.
- Background is The 300 Sisters.
82) Panning to the right of previous pic.
- Noa
- Background is The 300 Sisters.
83) A high chair for Grace 😊
Photo by Amy
Lion Rock, its head
Unfortunately, it is not possible to climb to its top.
ðŸ˜
84) Now heading to the head of Lion Rock.
- In particular, to a cave, ie Lion’s Mouth,
on the other side of this rock.
- Grace, John
85) Zooming to where Grace was in the prev pic.
- Amy
Photo by Robyn
86) Scene here is just beyond the right edge
of previous pic.
- Herna, Grace, Sornkin
- Herna is about to enter a short tunnel
to where Grace & Sornkin are.
87) Ledge to the cave, ie Lion’s Mouth.
- Careful !
- This scene is after crawling through
the short tunnel of previous pic.
- Left to right: Israel, Sam, Adrian
Photo by Robyn
The cave, ie Lion’s Mouth, under Lion’s head
The cave is at Grid Ref GR 2711 3509.
88) Just about to entering the cave.
- A bit of a crawl to get in.
- Amy, Grace, Ann, Herna
89) Looking back at the entrance to the cave.
- Adrian ... A bit of a crawl to enter the cave
Israel
2024-July:
It was very windy and cold in the cave.
We spent minimal time here,
then left quick and fast.
2024-June:
By contrast, the temperature was quite pleasant.
And this was where we had our lunch.
90) The cave ... 2024-July.
Windy and cold here in 2024-July.
- Left to right: Robyn, Amy, Noa
91) The cave.
- Amy
- Red arrow:
Tayan Pic ... north-east, climbed in 2019-March
92) Sornkin, Herna.
- Red arrow: Tayan Pic
93) Facing the entrance of the cave.
- It is windy and cold here in 2024-July.
- Israel, Sam, Noa
94a, 94b) Still at the cave.
- Robyn
- 2 red horizontal bars:
1 The Hammer
2 Land of the Stone Dragon
I was there twice, 2023-Oct & 2023-Nov.
Pic 94a: Photo by Noa
More photos of the cave under Lion’s head
95) Testing your eyesight 😊
- Amy, Paul, Ann, Grace, Herna, Sornkin, John
Photo by John
96) Lion’s head.
- White arrow: The cave, ie Lion's Mouth
Photo by John
97) The cave & Lion’s head.
- Yellow arrow: The way we’ll leave Lion Rock
Photo by John
98) The cave & Lion’s head.
Photo by John
99) The cave & Lion’s head.
- Left : Paul, John
Middle: Sornkin, Herna
Right : Grace
Photo by John
100) The cave & Lion’s head.
- John, Sornkin, Amy, Herna, Grace
Testing you eyesight again 😊
Photo by John
101) The cave & Lion’s head.
- We entered the cave from middle of the left edge.
- 2 guys in the front: Paul, John
The rest: Ann, Grace, Herna, Sornkin, Amy
- Yellow arrow: We’ll leave Lion Rock this way.
See photos #102 to #106.
- Red arrow:
Tayan Pic ... north-east, cimbed in 2019-March
Photo by John
Down the cliff of Lion’s head
Leaving Lion’s head is not by retracing our steps.
Instead,
we climb directly down the cliff from the cave.
It is almost vertical !
But there are enough handholds and footholds
to make the descent possible
without resorting to a rope.
The bottom of the cliff is the area
around the bottom of photo #35,
which is where we entered Lion Gorge.
102) Down the almost vertical cliff.
- Amy, Grace
- Red bar: Land of the Stone Dragon
I was there twice, 2023-Oct & 2023-Nov.
103) Down the almost vertical cliff.
- John, Ann
- Horizontal bar: The Hammer
104) Same cliff face as previous pic.
- John, Ann, Grace
105) Still climbing down the cliff.
- Amy
106) The cliff is almost vertical !
- Sam, Noa, Robyn
107) Looking back at Lion’s head.
- Yellow oval: The cave, ie Lion’s Mouth
- Bottom-right quadrant:
Where we climbed down the cliff
108) We’ve climbed down Lion’s head.
- White arrow: The cave, ie Lion’s Mouth
Back at junction of ramp & Lion Gorge
We’ve completed a circuit of Lion Rock.
109) Now back at where photo #35 was taken,
which is the junction of
the ramp we climbed down, and Lion Gorge.
- 2 yellow arrows:
Left: The ramp we came down in photo #35
Right: Where we entered Lion Gorge
The 300 Sisters
2024-June
After the circuit through Lion Rock area,
John takes us to visit a few pagodas
in The 300 Sisters.
We go there via the steep ramp below.
2024-July
Around photo #109, Sam takes over the lead.
She’ll not go to The 300 Sisters.
Instead, she heads straight to the firetrail
and back to our cars.
110) Up a steep ramp.
Grid Ref 2699 3520 to 2699 3521
(It is not the ramp in photos #35 nor #109.)
- We are going to some pagodas
in The 300 Sisters area.
- John, Amy, Ann, Sornkin, Grace, Paul
Photo by Herna
111) On top of a pagoda, Grid Ref 2702 3522.
(One of the many pagodas
in The 300 Sisters area)
- Amy
- Red arrow: Head of Lion Rock
- Horizontal bar: The Hammer
Photo by John
112) On top of the same pagoda as previous pic.
- John’s hands are at the bottom-left corner.
He is taking a photo of Herna & Sornkin.
- Lion Rock: In the background, behind the ladies
113) On top of the same pagoda.
- Amy, Sornkin
114a, 114b) An Interesting rock formation.
- Yellow oval:
The ladies were on top of this pagoda
in the previous 3 pics.
115a) Now on top of another pagoda.
Grid Ref 2703 3525
- Nice view of our circuit through Lion Rock.
(Similar scenes are photos #24, #25.)
- Horizontal bar: The Hammer
- 2 White arrows:
1 Lunch spot in 2024-July
2 The cave, ie Lion’s Mouth
Lunch spot in 2024-June
- Our circuit
4 yellow arrows, clockwise from bottom-right:
1 Lion Gorge
2 Where we climbed up Lion Rock
3 The ridge that is Lion’s back
4 How we leave Lion Rock
- Lion Slot area (photos #50 to #70)
is beyond the left edge of the 2 pics below.
115b) Red arrow: Mt Canobla
- 2 horizontal bars:
1 The Hammer
2 Land of the Stone Dragon
I was there twice, 2023-Oct & 2023-Nov.
116) Scene from the same pagoda,
towards north-east at Tayan Pic.
- Red arrows:
1 Chimney Stack
2 Tayan Pic ... Climbed in 2019 March
- White oval: The village of Watervale
Only a few houses there
- White dashes: Genowlan Road
Return to our cars
117) Back at Breadknife, Grid Ref 2654 3341.
Same scene as photo #12.
- Amy, 2024-July
- Red arrow: Robyn at Grid Ref 2653 3334
118) Same scene as previous pic, different angle.
On Genowlan Plateau Track,
so named in AllTrails.
- Robyn ... on a pagoda, Grid Ref 2653 3334
- Amy ... on Breadknife, Grid Ref 2654 3341
119) Another pagoda, Grid Ref 2670 3332.
- We are still on Genowlan Plateau Track.
120) Same pagoda as previous pic.
- Amy, Robyn
121) 2024-July.
About 50 meters down slope from Garage Cave,
a mad 4WD self-winches itself towards the cave.
122) Same scene as previous pic.
A mad 4WD self-winches itself
towards Garage Cave.
Amazingly, the mad guy is able to drive his 4WD
over this stretch of the rough road
to a flatter area just below Garage Cave.
But then, he turns around and comes back down.
123) The mad 4WD is coming back down.
- The guys here do not belong to our group.
124) 2024-July.
At where our cars are parked.
Grid Ref 2658 3279
on Genowlan Plateau Track
- People, left to right:
Moa
Adrian, ? not our group
? not our group
Israel, Sam, Robyn
? not our group, ? not our group
- White arrow: The mad 4WD
2024-June
We have further to walk ...
to our cars by the locked gate
at Grid Ref 2462 3162 on Genowlan Plateau Track.
Comment
And so ends an interesting bushwalk 😊
Just a reminder ...
1st half of the trip report ... this link:
https://mntviews.blogspot.com/2024/07/lion-rock-mugii-murum-ban-sca-nsw.html
My other bushwalk in this area
2023-November
Land of the Stone Dragon ... day trip
Trip report:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1No9h5Vs5SSTovuTQde5KpigZinVFFn16/view
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