2026-Sep
Day-trip ... bushwalk
The Arch in Arch Canyon
Blue Mountains
NSW, Australia
Prolog
In this report,
only pictures of The Arch are presented.
Detailed trip report and other photos
will be written up real-soon-now 😊
Location
This link:
https://www.bushexplorers.com.au/encyclopaedia/the-arch
How to get there
Some people like to keep this arch a secret.
I don't know why !?!?!?
As the knowledge is widely available
on the public domain,
so, why the secrecy ???
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Book:
"The Gardens of Stone National Parks and beyond
Book 4, Vol 1 and Vol 2"
By Michael Keats OAM and Brian Fox
Chapter: Walks 4.37
has detailed descriptions on how to get there
+ photos.
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Web:
If you don't have the book, not to worry ...
1) Get hold of 1:25,000 topographic map:
8931-2S Wollangambe
https://portal.spatial.nsw.gov.au/download/geopdf/25k/8931-2S+WOLLANGAMBE.pdf
2) Get hold of its satellite image.
3a) Read description on how to get there:
https://ubmbc.org.au/activities/the-arch-in-arch-canyon
( by Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club )
3b) Quoting the above UBMBC website:
"... park cars at the end of Waratah Ridge Road, then follow the old road east to spot height 996, then south east to spot height 972, before descending the spur and crossing at the start of Arch Canyon.
Once on the other side its less than 100m from the Arch. It involves exposure and rock scrambling, distance of around 14km, ascent of around 300m, mostly on track."
4) Follow the above instructions,
(together with map and satellite image),
then it is straight forward to reach The Arch !
GPS recording in AllTrails
I have put my GPS recording in AllTrails:
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/activity-september-20-2026-5820fef
Our group
7 of us:
1 Paul Ma - leader
2 John Graham
3 Karen Lee
4 Kelly Wei
5 Lyndal Tegel
6 May Yang
7 Sonia Lee
Trailhead
Trailhead is a small carpark at the end of
Waratah Ridge Rd, Newnes Plateau,
NSW 2790
-33.385650, 150.290139
Google Maps link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/mSeQV8E932tJg15t6
Pictures - The Arch
1) The Arch.
2) Lyndal ... on top of The Arch.
3a, b) Left to right:
May, Sonia, Kelly, John, Lyndal, Paul
4) Paul ... Yours truly 😊
- Note the fissue on the right of The Arch.
One day, The Arch will collapse.
Glad it didn't happen when I was on top of it.
5) The pretty girls.
- Lyndal, Sonia, May, Karen, Kelly
- Note the fissue on the right of The Arch.
One day, The Arch will collapse.
Glad it didn't happen when the pretty girls
were on top of it.
6) The pretty girls.
- Kelly, May, Karen
7a, b) Paul, Lyndal, John, Kelly, Sonia, May.
8a, b) May, Sonia, Kelly, John, Lyndal, Paul.
9a, b) Top to bottom:
May, Sonia, Kelly, John, Lyndal, Paul
10) Climbing down to the bottom of The Arch !
- Sonia ... The daredevil
- Kelly ... Watching from above
Trip report and more photos
will be written up real-soon-now 😊
Watch this space !
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