Weathering Heights Wog Wog, New South Wales, Australia
By Bonfire7 on 21-May-18. Waypoint GC7Q1T1

After a lot of deliberation about what hike to do in the buddawags that had a cache or two, we finally decided on this walk.I have been to the and other nearby areas such as the Castle several times before, so this was a nice change. The things I most enjoyed about this walk are:. The sound of the birds, including the Lyrebird, that mimics nearly every other bird and lots of other repeated sounds it hears;. The constantly changing scenery, flora, and rock formations; and. The views across to the east to the areas I have previously walked. It's great to have a different perspective. The trails were good, and if we got off track, it was easy enough to get back on track again. Our pace was fast, despite stopping to watch and listen to the birds, take photos, and admire the country. Overall, it is a long but easy walk.If you have the time, the small detour to the top of Corang Mt is well worth the effort. It is a relatively easy climb, and the views are great.However, the icing on the cake was arriving at the Arch. We enjoyed walking on it, under it, and admiring it from within the nearby caves. Wow, really worth the effort. With so much to see and do, we ended up spending 1.5 hours exploring and photographing the area.A favourite from me for a great day out. TFTC

Early morning in heavy fog we drove to Wog Wog via Braidwood/Neriga Road. On board were Cachers and Mountaineers. The Mountaineers chose the destination so it was good that there was an EarthCache to collect.We arrived at Wog Wog Carpark (camping ground) at 8:45am after a 1:45 hour car trip from Canberra. There were already about 15 cars in the carpark, in addition to campers nearby. Most of the cars belonged to hikers that had camped ?? overnight near Corang Arch (Canowie Brook Campsite). The 28km return hike is considered quite far to complete as a day-hike taking on average 7-8 hours all up.We were on-track by 9:00am and around 1 km into the hike we safely navigated across a high flowing Wog Wog Creek. Not much further on we were soon wet from head to toe from the fog-drenched bushes growing densely and lapping over the track for the first few kilometres. Around 10:30am the fog started to lift and fortunately the warm autumn sun started to dry us all out. Some 3-4 kms into the hike Lyrebirds were in full song running through their repertoire of bird calls while in our sights. STUNNING , MAGICAL , PRIVILEGED! We stopped for a good 20-30minutes listening to them serenading each other with sounds of the Whip Bird, Kookaburra, magpie, currawong, robins, various parrots including the black cockatoos, semblance of an ambulance and even the sounds of a laser gun, and the changing songs went on and onSome 2 hours into our hike there was a constant stream of hikers(20+) coming back from their overnight hike to the arch and some beyond. Many had hiked to the arch the previous afternoon, which seemed to be the most popular destination, and they were now heading back having waited for the fog to lift.On the way to the arch we stopped many times to take photos of the views, the surrounding geology, plant and bird life. We unanimously decided to climb Corang Peak before reaching the arch to make the most of the midday sun that would be highlighting features in the 360 views below. Fantastic! We spent a while at the rock trig taking in the sights.Once we descended the other side of Corang Peak, heading towards the arch, it is an easy 1km stroll to GZ. We were so mesmerised by the stunning Buddawangs views to the right of the ridgeline that we stopped looking at our maps to locate the exit to the short walk to the arch on our left. Fortunately, we encountered a couple coming back on-track from the arch just as we were passing. That said, we would have soon realised that we had gone too far when we next looked at our maps. There are NO information boards indicating that you have reached Corang Arch. The arch is hidden away no more than 40m DOWN off-track.To reach the arch it took us 3:35hours (12:35pm) however we had stopped repeatedly for photos, chatted with return-hikers and came via Corang Peak(12:00n). That said, we otherwise hiked at a solid pace as the terrain permitted. At GZ we spent 1:30 hours exploring the arch and the caves below which was really enjoyable discovering many features including a white soft rock with white filaments found within the cave and other yellow covered rocks (sulphur?). We then had lunch overlooking the arch below.We wandered back up the track and over to the east side of the ridge line to again marvel at the massive Buddawangs cliff faces and other features including the Castle in the distance. From here Pigeon House Mountain was not visible until we were further back around and this time we hiked on the base track (around Corang Peak) for a different flatter quicker hike. We got going again for the return hike in earnest at 2:10pm with an ETA of 5:30pm. On the way back we passed several goups of hikers heading out to camp overnight - Surprise! Surprise! Destination Corang Arch.We did not meet up with anyone or group hiking to the arch as a day-walk essentially leaving us with the track mostly to ourselves. On our way home lyrebirds again serenaded us through the beautiful landscape, and again we sighted one scurrying across the bush floor. Magical! We had few stops before reaching the cars 2:30 hours later (4:40pm) thanks to a fast paced hike on well defined tracks in brilliant autumn sunshine. Overall the trail is undulating but not steep unless you decide to climb Corang Peak which is an optional track that can be taken before reaching the arch (or climb up ?? coming back from the arch but either way highly recommended). A wonderful day, with a wonderful group, was had by all and we are now planning our next adventure in the Buddawangs!A favourite point ?? for bringing us together to this wonderful location! TFTC Bonfire7!

A brilliant walk with a group of like-minded hikers and cachers to an area I'd not previously visited. Beautiful bush, rock formations and big, blue sky views. We had no problems collecting the data here; answers sent to CO who has given us the OK to log.Thanks, Bonfire7. A brilliant location for an earthcache!

A fabulous multi-day hike out to Corang Arch from Wog Wog with the kids with some of the most amazing mountain views in Australia. Beautiful!!

My first exploration into the budawangs. Many impressive views so far and it was great to finally visit the incredible Corang arch that I've seen so much about. A wonderful area to explore. Tftc

I was alerted to the Scenic Rim walk reopening after the 2019/2020 fires, which meant the walk could finally be attempted after being on a TODO list for years (thanks to living overseas). Headed out with a mate, and there were some great foggy views while driving out of Canberra as the sun rose. Bushfire damage became apparent closer to Nerriga, with bits of both native and pine forest burned out. The area near Wog Wog campground was also burned out with a lot of damaged trees and partly cleared farmland areas. Somehow the campsite was mostly undamaged, and several other cars were about.

Fire damage was obvious the moment we went past the map shelter and the memorial rock thingy. The understorey was burned out, the ground blackened, and only trees were left standing. The path led to what looked to be a firebreak, part covered with burned trees laid across the bare ground. Route finding was occasionally a bit trickier (& slower) as the path faded out in spots. After relocating the walking trail, we followed that toward Corang Peak through more blackened bushland. It was pretty odd, and there were more views further out given the tree canopy had been burned off. Fortunately a lot of the trees had epicormic shoots, so hadn't been killed by fire. It was also very quiet, with virtually no animal life around.

The trail went up into some rockier sandstone territory, and the burned vegetation got sparser. Corang Peak swung into view in the distance, as did a lot of bare "elephant hide" slabs of rounded rock. Occasionally the track broke out onto open ridges where some grasses had managed to regrow. Corang Peak still looked some distance away. In the open, the walking seemed faster & we got closer to the peak fairly quickly, slogging up to the windy summit. Most of the surrounding area had been burned, as the trees were brown and/or leafless. An impressive vista of cliffs, slabs and blocky mountains surrounded us. Pigeon House was visible in the distance too. Below and to the East, we could see Corang arch beside a rounded rocky hump/ridge.

We made short work of the trip down to the arch area, then overshot it slightly while scrambling around the rocky edge. Switching back, it wasn't too hard to find. Lunch was had in the wind near GZ, overlooking the arch. Time was running a bit short, so we didn't have a lot of time to pick around GZ for the answers. We did scramble down into the cave for another view across to the arch.

The trip back was a bit easier as we knew the spots where the trail faded in and out. Corang Peak was skirted on the duck board trail, although several of the hard (plastic?) boards had melted and were a mass of white stringy stuff. 10-12 other walkers passed us around here. The ridge walk back was impressive, with views over the rock slabs of sandstone & conglomerate country. It took a couple of hours to get back, with the sun setting through the trees and the light fading on the last section of track. Made it back to the car just before needing headlamps.

Looking forward to returning to the area with overnight gear

A clear but very windy day in the Budawangs - I almost got blown off the arch! Camped the night in the caves near Burrimbeet Brook and spent the next day partly off track to the river and cascades. My first time here and I found it very interesting and very scenic. Thanks for the geology lesson.

A small group of 3 got together to do this as a day walk. We had an early start to give us plenty of time to enjoy this hike. The track was well defined and crossed through some woodlands with large rock outcrops before opening out to give us scenic views as we walked along the plateau. At one stage we saw a group of red-tailed black-cockatoos. First time that I have seen these birds. As we approached the Arch, there were views of the mountains around the Monolith Valley. We took 4 hours to reach the Arch and spent an hour, climbing, exploring and photographing it, a well as having a rest whilst lunching. Another 4 hours to return as the weather became overcast, breezy and cooler. A great conversation as we walked along. Dan's knees started to ache and he slowed down towards the end. A photo was sent to Sue, stating that he was still going strong. A very enjoyable walk, with great company. A FP. TFTC

I've been wanting to do this walk ever since the day this cache was published. This week, a little over a year later, impulsive plans were penciled in to make it a reality. A few emails were exchanged to see who would join the expedition but as things turned out it didn't really matter because - for many a practical reason - our number was soon whittled down to only three. So, we synchronized our watches, set the alarms for five, made the three hour trip, rendezvoused at the parking coordinates shortly after eight o'clock, gathered our things together, and were on the trail by eight-thirty. We couldn't have asked for better weather - we've been lucky with our weather the past few weeks - it was a little chilly when we set out but we soon warmed up to the walk. Pleasantly forested at the beginning, we were greeted by a flock of about a dozen red-tailed black cockatoos early on, and we just took our time all the way out - enjoying the views, the company, and the conversation every step of the way. We met a few groups hikers/campers returning from their adventures as we walked, the most interesting perhaps was a group of horticulturalists on the hunt for rare flowers. About two-thirds of the way out we were rewarded with spectacular views that continued to improve with every step. We opted to go around Mt. Corang on the way out - the rationale being to conserve energy for the return trip should fatigue raise its ugly head later in the day. And we arrived at our destination just in time for a lunch break. We sat in the shade of a small cave as we contemplated the object of our journey, which soon had us looking for ways to get closer to it for examination and earth cache scrutiny. Then we sat down to relax, enjoy lunch and the amazing views all around us. It was a little too dusty for a short snooze so it wasn't long and we were on the trail back. We'd given Mt. Corang a miss on the way out but decided we wouldn't let the opportunity slip by on the way back... so up to the trig we went. At the top, we got some of the best photos of the day. Concerned we'd been dawdling too much we soon set off again, descended the Mt. and enjoyed the walk back just as much as on our way out. For whatever it might be worth, we took a couple short breaks, and one significant break, in both directions. Time was not really a concern so we just soaked up as good a day as anybody could ask for. I believe the round trip was about nine hours but I wasn't really watching the clock. All I know is it had been daylight for some hours when we hit the trail and it was daylight when we got back to the car park. We even had time to grab a few caches on the way home. A big thank you to Bonfire7 for creating this cache and for accompanying SueDan and myself on what turned out to be a first-rate, top notch caching experience.

I've been wanting to do this walk ever since the day this cache was published. This week, a little over a year later, impulsive plans were penciled in to make it a reality. A few emails were exchanged to see who would join the expedition but as things turned out it didn't really matter because - for many a practical reason - our number was soon whittled down to only three. So, we synchronized our watches, set the alarms for five, made the three hour trip, rendezvoused at the parking coordinates shortly after eight o'clock, gathered our things together, and were on the trail by eight-thirty. We couldn't have asked for better weather - we've been lucky with our weather the past few weeks - it was a little chilly when we set out but we soon warmed up to the walk. Pleasantly forested at the beginning, we were greeted by a flock of about a dozen red-tailed black cockatoos early on, and we just took our time all the way out - enjoying the views, the company, and the conversation every step of the way. We met a few groups hikers/campers returning from their adventures as we walked, the most interesting perhaps was a group of horticulturalists on the hunt for rare flowers. About two-thirds of the way out we were rewarded with spectacular views that continued to improve with every step. We opted to go around Mt. Corang on the way out - the rationale being to conserve energy for the return trip should fatigue raise its ugly head later in the day. And we arrived at our destination just in time for a lunch break. We sat in the shade of a small cave as we contemplated the object of our journey, which soon had us looking for ways to get closer to it for examination and earth cache scrutiny. Then we sat down to relax, enjoy lunch and the amazing views all around us. It was a little too dusty for a short snooze so it wasn't long and we were on the trail back. We'd given Mt. Corang a miss on the way out but decided we wouldn't let the opportunity slip by on the way back... so up to the trig we went. At the top, we got some of the best photos of the day. Concerned we'd been dawdling too much we soon set off again, descended the Mt. and enjoyed the walk back just as much as on our way out. For whatever it might be worth, we took a couple short breaks, and one significant break, in both directions. Time was not really a concern so we just soaked up as good a day as anybody could ask for. I believe the round trip was about nine hours but I wasn't really watching the clock. All I know is it had been daylight for some hours when we hit the trail and it was daylight when we got back to the car park. We even had time to grab a few caches on the way home. A big thank you to Bonfire7 for creating this cache and for accompanying SueDan and myself on what turned out to be a first-rate, top notch caching experience.

Found while camping out in the area, completing the Corang loop. For full log, see Corang Cascades cache page.

What an epic walk again this weekend. The arch wasn't even our main goal, but certainly one of the highlights of the trip. We camped at Wog Wog Friday night and left for the walk early Saturday morning. Started with a whopping -4 degrees, but it turned into a very nice mild day. Covered a lot of terrain and went over Corang Peak to reach the arch. Spent some time exploring and making pictures before resuming and setting up camp at the caves. Once the heavy packs were dropped we still resumed to Yurnda lookout and some other features in the area before spending a very nice night at the campfire. Sunday we did the 14 km return walk via the cascades.
TFTC Wilbert67

Spent the weekend out in the Budawangs hiking with the SES. After a chilly start on Saturday morning we made our way out to the arch following the well formed tracks, this was one of the highlights of the walk as we climbed over the arch gathering info and taking plenty of pics.
After a great night in the Budawangs we returned via Corang River to complete our loop walk.
Answers have been sent to CO.
Thanks for great reason to get out in the bush.

{*FTF*} There is definitely something rewarding about setting yourselves a goal and achieving it.
When this cache first came out Mrs 'J' felt that attempting this as a one day trip might be a bit to ambitious for us and with the nights well below zero an overnight trip wasn't very inviting either.

Well as it turned out we decided to make plans and give the one day trip a go. We left home at 4 am so that we could make an early start and give us plenty of time up our sleeves. Arriving at the Wog Wog camping ground the car thermometer set the scene indicating a very cold minus nine degrees. We started our walk at 6.30 am with the sunrise just enough to show us a very dim track.

We had no problems navigating the track after reading about previous bush walking stories online and enjoyed the great views along the way. At one point on the track we startled a flock of about half a dozen red tailed cockatoos. We have seen them before but only rarely and never so many together, very special. We only tend to see the yellow tail variety in the Highlands. On the way to the Arch we made the upward track to take a look from the top of the peak. Here we could see the Castle and Pigeon house features in the distance. (We took the lower track skirting the Peak on our return)

We found the Arch at 9.30 am and got some great pictures, sent off the necessary answers, sat and took in the views while having our lunch. So now all that was left was the return trip which was a bit slower than our walk in but only by half an hour.

Once we arrived back to the car park we were filled with an enormous sense of achievement and were glad to rest our now tell tail joints and mussels. Our overall rating for this cache is just great. If you have it within give it a go, well worth the walk.

Thanks Bonfire for testing us and showing us this great location.

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