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Name:
Shunt Pass
Description:

Forms a natural staircase leading in from the vicinity of The Governor, all the way to the top cliff line, 750m west of the road intersection of Glowworm Tunnel Road and Fire Trail No. 7. Named by Michael Keats on a Bush Club walk, 21st September 2007. This name relates to the steam railway days, when the Glowworm Tunnel Road was the track of the steam driven trains on the Wolgan Valley Railway line to Newnes.

Maps:
  • Cullen Bullen
Grid Reference:
  • 415 130
Location:
Gardens of Stone National Park
Status:
Protected
Related Names:
Walks:
  • GOS3.03: Donkey Mountain 3
  • GOS3.11: Carne Creek Cliffs, The Gurgler, Shunt Track, Shunt Pass, The Governor and Michaels Chair
  • GOS6.34: Caves of Carne Creek and Pyramid Rocks
Photos:

Airly Forest