Tom's Cave

Location:

Hillside

This cave was on the horse trail from Hillside Camp that also used to take in Tree Fern Cave. Hillside Camp is now closed and the horse trails have been discontinued. Both caves had fenced paddocks for the horses, and these are now totally overgrown with brambles. It appears that an effort has been made to discourage the use of Tom's Cave by scattering small boulders over the main sleeping area, although there is another suitable area adjacent to this one that can still be used. The main problem with Tom's Cave is that the area in front of it has been badly eroded by over-use, especially by the horses, and so far no effort has been made to rehabilitate the area.

Co-ordinates (WGS84 / dd mm.mmm):

at metres

Description:

Accommodation: 12

Tom's Cave is officially closed!  It overlooks a shallow, grassed valley through which runs a perennial stream. This is about 150 metres away. The cave itself is an overhang which has formed in a prominent rock band about 25 metres above the level of the stream, and reaching it involves a short, steep scramble through erosion ditches, brambles and bush. It could be reached fairly easily from the old Hillside Camp. The best route to it now is via Poacher's Stream and the jeep track.

Bookings:

Closed

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