Oxley Wild River Gorges
Description
Explore the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park to the east of Armidale. Armidale is the Northern Tablelands administrative centre, about halfway between Sydney and Brisbane and also home to the University of New England.
Oxley Wild Rivers National Park covers 1,452 km2 of extremely rugged rainforest covered terrain. Get your first glimpse of the spectacular gorges at the town of Hillgrove, and then Wollomombi Falla and Oakey River Dam. These three spots are all on the northern end of valley which are just begging to be explored by you!
Waypoints 4,5 and 6 take you down the eastern border of this area, west across the bottom and back up the western border to WP 6. I suggest you explore the wider valleys heading south and then climb to about 7,000 ft at WP 4 and enjoy the view from above. But, the world is your oyster so just go for it! Of course at anytime you can curtail your exploration and head back to Armidale.
Nav data
- Country: Australia
- Locale: N.S.W. | New England North West
- Route: YARM Armidale to YARM Armidale
- Distance: 118 nm
- File name: australia-YARM-to-YARM-VFR-armidale-se-230224
Waypoints
- WP 1 - E for 15 nm to Hillgrove
- WP 2 - ENE for 7 nm to Wollomombi Falls
- WP 3 - SE for 3 nm to Oaky River Dam
- WP 4 - SSE for 31 nm along valleys and over ridges and climb to the edge of the plateaux at 4,000 ft
- WP 5 - ALT 5,000 ft HDG W for 15 nm to edge of the plateaux at Daisy Creek
- WP 6 - ALT to 6,000 ft HDG NNW for 26 nm to ridgeline near Salisbury Waters Creek
- WP 7 - WNW for 11 nm to Saumarez Creek Dam
WP 1 - E for 15 nm to Hillgrove
Hillgrove
WP 2 - ENE for 7 nm to Wollomombi Falls
Wollomombi Falls
WP 3 - SE for 3 nm to Oaky River Dam
I suggest you explore the wider valleys heading south and then climb to about 7,000 ft at WP 4 and enjoy the view from above.
WP 4 - SSE for 31 nm along valleys and over ridges and climb to the edge of the plateaux at 4,000 ft
WP 5 - ALT 5,000 ft HDG W for 15 nm to edge of the plateaux at Daisy Creek
WP 6 - ALT to 6,000 ft HDG NNW for 26 nm to ridgeline near Salisbury Waters Creek
WP 7 - WNW for 11 nm to Saumarez Creek Dam
YARM Armidale
University of New England
Armidale
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