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Join us for a relaxing night of car camping at one of the most beautiful places in Sydney - Cathedral Reserve is a gorgeous camping area with no fees and no bookings required, it sits amongst the stunningly vivid reds and oranges of plane trees in their full autumn colours, and is right next to the elegant beauty of all of Mt Wilsons stunning gardens, epic mountain scenery, and swathes of stars at night.

If you are not usually a camper, or you don't have a tent and other camping gear, it is very easy to just use your car ... if you can fold down the back seat to create enough space to lie down, just bring an inflatable mat or other soft layers to lie on, warm bedding and your pillow, and you have a very comfortable, convenient and secure camping set up. Viola!

This event is part of our Blue Mountains adventure weekend. These events are designed to flow easily from one to the next, so feel free to join us for some or all of them:

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THE PLAN
After the Saturday morning walk and Saturday evening walk, we will head at about 8.30-9.00pm to Mt Wilson for the night. Arrival time at the camp ground will depend whether the sunset walk finishes on time - if you are there before the group, just set yourself up and enjoy the peace :-)

We will set up camp on the lawn close to the edge of Mt Irvine Rd - there is no traffic noise, and you can choose any spot you like.

The camping area is simple and beautiful - it has no facilities other than toilets - so bring your water, food (you can cook or have cold meals), torch, and chair to sit on.

If there are no fire bans, we will bring a bag of wood to have a lovely log fire to sit around.

If you feel like an evening or morning walk, the Cathedral of Ferns trail is right next to our camping spot - it is a very short and easy stroll looping through the mossy forest of giant ferns, beautiful if it is misty conditions. Wear insect repellent.

Enjoy a peaceful sleep in the mountain air, and on sunday morning we will have a lazy start, breakfast, and head off to enjoy the stunning colours of the autumn gardens around Mt Wilson and Mt Tomah.

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TRANSPORT

By car:
Mt Wilson is on the north side of the Blue Mountains, 125km (2.5 hours) from Sydney directly via Richmond, Kurrajong to Bells Line of Rd and Mt Wilson Rd.

Or along Bells Line of Rd and Mt Wilson Rd of you are coming from Mt Victoria (21km) after the saturday morning walk, or from Pierces Pass (12km) after the saturday sunset walk.

You can post in the Comments section on this page if you want to offer a car pool and share fuel and highway toll costs with others.

There is NO access by train:
You can get a train as far as Mt Victoria (see the trip planner at www.transportnsw.info), but there is NO public transport from Mt Victoria to Mt Wilson.

You can post in the Comments section on this page if you want to seek a car pool with others, but you will need to make sure that you have a ride all the way to Mt Wilson and back to Sydney or a public transport node.

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GRATUITY
No contribution needed for this one - just looking forward to everyone's lovely company at camp :-)

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BRING

  • torch (head torch, hand torch, or just use your phone light)
  • your food (at least dinner plus breakfast and lunch for the next day, and you can choose to cook or just bring cold meals in a chiller box)
  • water/drink (at least 4 litres to last you for 24 hours)
  • insect repellent
  • a good warm jacket, pants, and beanie for your head (the temperature drops fast at sunset in the mountains)
  • sturdy walking shoes
  • towel or pad or folding chair to sit on at camp
  • your camping gear (tent, mat, sleeping bag) or sleep in your car with normal bedding

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DISCLAIMER:
By your RSVP to this event you agree to the conditions of membership and participation which you can read in the WHAT WE'RE ABOUT section HERE.

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