02/06/2026
BARRIER RANGERS BUSHWALKING TRIP TO COTTAGE ROCK- Where Eagles Fly (Nuntherungie Area).
WHEN: LONG WEEKEND (Kings Birthday) Saturday 6th Sunday 7th and Monday 8th June 2026.
This is a three-day trip. Includes driving, camping, plus optional day and half day walks.
****EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST OR ANY QUESTIONS:
Contact Trip Leader. SOON!!. particularly if you may need a lift or you have some vehicle room available for shared transport or don’t own 4WD. You will be expected to share fuel costs with driver in that case.
** PLEASE CONTACT Wolf Leyh Mobile 0417043227. *** Need your contact details & absolutely final confirmation no later than Thursday 4th June IF you are (still) seriously interested in coming along!.
DEPARTURE: 8am sharp Saturday. Meet 7.40am Carpark cnr. Beryl & Chloride opposite BH Toyota.
RETURN: Leaving campsite latest at 2pm Monday (public holiday). Return Broken Hill before dark.
CAMPING: No facilities available. We will be camping with the cars in one spot. Bring porta-loo type toilet if you like. Communal toilet tent & drop pit will also be provided - Volunteers to help set up!
WHERE: Approx. 200km NE of Broken Hill via mixture of sealed+/-fair dirt roads. Interesting bush tracks. Return trip with short station tracks is approx. 480km. Driving time about 3 hours one way.
TRANSPORT: Short wheelbase with higher clearance & 4WD's more suitable. Can possibly car shuffle you via 4WD over the last few Km's into our campsite if needed. Some car-pooling will be helpful.
THE TRIP: This trip will be visiting what can only be described as a very unique semi-desert area. Spectacular location, very photogenic, classic bush camping, enjoyable social outing, nature-exploration, rock scrambling. An amazing remote cliff line with multiple huge house & cottage sized boulders. A rock-studded place. Lots of native wildlife and birdlife. Back to the Natural World. No TV!
We are fortunate/unfortunate (however you look at it) that there’s reasonably good mobile phone coverage from an outback transmission tower located at White Cliffs.
This place is deeply cherished, for very good reasons, by many past and present members of the Barrier Rangers. Our group has been visiting this site since 1969 i.e. over 55 years.
MEMBERSHIP: Adults $25 Concession cardholders $15. Children free. Allows attendance on all trips.
Can join with cash on morning of departure.
CAMPING: Suitable for tents, swags and rooftop tents.
BRING: FOOD AND WATER for 3 days and two nights. Esky if you want a cold one. Light daypacks to carry snacks & water on easy to moderate walks over the weekend. Water minimum 2 litres per walk carted in suitable strong well sealed water container(s)- Carry afternoon & morning tea break snacks. Billy Tea& /or coffee likely, & we'll have rest & snack stops. If unsure, please ask trip leader!!
COOKING: On shared campfire or bring your own small camp stove. Frypan, plates, cutlery, camp-oven if desired. A shared hot plate will likely be available for gourmet cooking & BBQ meal. WOOD for heating and cooking is very scarce and trip leader brings some. Please bring a large bag of firewood if you can as well. Cups needed for tea/coffee breaks.
HAT, SUNSCREEN, insect repellent (however flies not currently bad being winter), toilet paper, trowel/shovel. Camera, binoculars etc.
CLOTHING: Expect both warmish and cold plus windy conditions, at least a light wind cheater on walks, or, if we are lucky, a rain coat may just be needed. Warm or woollen hat. Nights are currently quite cool.
ADDITIONAL: Water to last you at the campsite and some extra for the return trip.
Looking forward to your company! --- IMPERITIVE ----CONTACT WOLF ON 0417043227!!!
