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A Megalong pastoral getaway

May 23, 2026 2026, 3-Day, Accommodation, Autumn, Concept, Countryside Tour, Megalong, Tour Yarns, Wildlife by Chance, Winter

In May 2026, Nature Trail’s Tour Director took time out to have a getaway with his wife, but not too far a drive from Katoomba – try 45 minutes door-to-door, and staying Blue Mountains local. We returned to one of our favourite retreats – The Megalong nearby – somewhere. Megalong means ‘valley‘ in Aboriginal, so it’s quite a tautology to […]

Secrets of the Megalong and beyond

October 28, 2017 2017, Friends of Nature Trail, Megalong, Shipley Plateau, Tour Yarns, Wild Dog Mountains, Wilderness Experience

Grand tour this one, so we get an early start at 7am. We explore what Shipley Plateau has to offer west of Blackheath, plus the entire length of the Megalong. ‘Megalong’ is Aboriginal for ‘valley under the cliff’ – Narrowneck’s ancient and magisterial sandstone escarpment. Locals have long balked at the tautology of ‘Megalong Valley‘ – translated to be ‘Valley […]