The Warrumbungle National Park, located about 500 kilometres northwest of Sydney by road, holds within its boundaries a collection of volcanic peaks that are a magnet for many visitors—including hikers and rock climbers. For the latter, the steep, multihued trachyte walls of orange, yellow, brown, red and grey of its four main peaks—Crater Bluff, Belougery Spire, Bluff Mountain and Tonduron Spire—offer some of the finest trad multi-pitches to be found in Australia.
Crater Bluff and Belougery Spire are accessed by a somewhat steep, but well-maintained and well-travelled trail, which leads to a lookout point between the two crags. Grand High Tops, and its highest point Lughs Throne, is a famous landmark of the Warrumbungles’ main hiking trail, providing spectacular views of not only the crags, but of the surrounding countryside…
