Stone Walls above the Glow Worm Tunnel

Comments:

High above the Glow Worm Tunnel, hidden under the moss and by the bush are a series of brick and stone walls.

The walls were built around 1906 when the Wolgan Valley Railway was being developed.

They were built in a creek bed, apparently to stop rocks and other debris falling onto the railway line immediately below.

The brick wall at the cliff edge forms a small reservoir. It is strong enough to catch large tree trunks washed down the creek. The stone walls a few metres further up the creek bed are massive, built to last. They block about 85% of the width of the creek. The gap was left intentionally and was built square.

Maps:

Ben Bullen 8931-4S

Grid Reference:

414 188

Class:

Railway

Location:

Wollemi National Park (NSW)

Part of:

Tunnel Plateau

Parish:

Barton

County:

Cook