Walls cave is an easy walk located at Blackheath NSW, at the time we last did the walk, National Parks had just reopened the track and are almost finished the track works, you will see the giant aerial drop bags in a few of the gallery shots. The track is just brilliant now, plenty of brand new stairs. It was raining on an off the day we walked this one, we got a little damp on the walk out, but that did not bother us too much. A great walk for kids, and takes about 30 minutes each way, with time for photos along the way.
The walk start off Evans Lookout Rd at the end of Walls Cave Road, there is a parking area past the houses and you will see the turnstile and information board near the gate, the walk starts just past the gate and is a well marked trail. The information board says 45 minutes, if you don't stop, it would take 20-25 minutes one way, allow 30-35 minutes each way to allow for stops for photos, or to catch your breath on the way back out.
As mentioned above, National Parks have nearly finished refurbishing this pretty walk, the walk has been closed for a very long time prior to this whilst the track work was ongoing. Still check the track closures before doing this just in case on the National Park website.
Lots of steps on this walk, nothing really that strenuous though really, take your time. Partway into the walk you will come to a sign that says Walls Cave and an arrow pointing right, if you look in the distance, you can see the cave from there. On the way back, if you turn right at the sign and follow a rough track up the hill, you will get views down to the left over Lake Greaves, a pretty sight in itself.
Once you get closer to the cave, you descend down through a gully, under a tree and shortly after arrive at a bridge, at the time of writing, the bridge is fine to cross, but the hand rails have been badly damaged by floods and one side is hanging off. The view up into the slot canyon here where Greaves Creek flows out of, is very pretty and a popular photo spot. Pas here, there are a number of stepping stones which are secured, but if the creek is up, you will not be able to use them.
A few minutes later, you will arrive at the massive Walls Cave. There is a fenced area, please respect the cave and stay within this lookout / fenced area. Walls Cave has a long Aboriginal heritage and was named after Ignatius Wall who owned the land here originally, he passed away in 1928.
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