Tag Archives: Long Gully

Long Gully – Castle Gap – Clyde River – Byangee Mountain

11/09/2020 – 13/09/2020    Long Gully – Castle Gap – Clyde River – Byangee Mountain

                                                 Morton National Park, NSW

                                                  Yuin country

Distance: 34km   Total Ascent: 1210m   Total Descent: 1210m   Time: 15 hours 

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies

I have been wanting to do a trip into the Clyde River – Holland Gorge area for many years. It must be about 40 years since I was in the area and then only briefly whilst crossing from north to south, Folly Point and across to Monolith Valley and Mount Tarn in the 1980s. With major bushfires burning through the region last summer I thought there might be less scrub bashing than in recent years.

 
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Long Gully – Cooyoyo – The Castle – Monolith Valley – Sunset Cave – Mt Cole

2/04/2016 – 6/04/2016   Long Gully – The Castle – Mount Cole circuit

                                            Morton National Park, NSW

                                            Yuin country

Distance: 44km   Total Ascent: 1955   Total Descent: 1955m   Time: 23 hours

Participants: Mandy Creighton (Saturday & Sunday), Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Dave Whitelaw (Saturday & Sunday)

Steve and I started at Long Gully campground on Friday afternoon, enjoying the warm afternoon sun with a goanna for company.

Mandy and Dave joined us a bit later, sharing in the ritual of burning Sue’s expired business papers throughout the evening and sampling delicious bakery treats from the Heritage Bakery in Milton. Continue reading

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Long Gully – Mount Owen – Shrouded Gods

17/06/2012 – 20/06/2012   Long Gully – Mount Owen – Shrouded Gods Mountain

                                                Morton National Park, NSW

                                                Yuin country

Participants: Steve Davies (Leader, Photos, Report), Dave Whitelaw, Fred Zickar

 

Day 1: Sunday 17/06/2012   Long Gully – Cooyoyo campsite

Our planned trip was delayed by two days due to the wet and windy weather conditions forecast for the Saturday. This reduced the original party of six down to the three without work commitments who also agreed to add another day. Continue reading

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Long Gully – The Castle – Monolith Valley

5/05/2012 – 6/05/2012   Long Gully – The Castle – Monolith Valley

                                            Morton National Park, NSW

                                            Yuin country

Participants: Stephen Davies (Leader), Sue Davies, Helen Crom, Dave Whitelaw (Report), Fred Zicker.

I hadn’t been into Monolith Valley since the eighties and was keen on seeing its marvellous sandstone features again. An earlier departure from Wollongong on Friday than normal, allowed for an al fresco dinner at our start point on Long Gully Rd. We were snug in our sleeping bags by the time Fred arrived.

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