We visited Bald Rock NP near Tenterfield in NSW on 30 December 2021.

At Bald Rock NP as there is really only one thing to do – get to the top of the rock. At the picnic area we paid our $8 day fee, noting that this also gave us entry to Boonoo Boonoo (next stop). It’s a good picnic area,

Bald Rock reaches 260m above the surrounding country, is 750m long and 500m wide. A big bugger. There are 2 options to get to the top – you can climb up the rock face (500m each way), or you can take a more gentle climb via the 3.2km return Bungoona walk. We had planned on the latter.

Not 50m into the walk we came to a junction in the track with no signage. but we both recalled the diagram on the information board, showing the right hand track was the gradual climb. We took a punt and went down the right hand side track and after a while came to the foot of the rock face. Damn! Again, a  lack of correct signage got us off on the wrong track. We talked to many people on the walk and most had fallen into the same trap. Arriving at the rock face some had gone back to start the other tract, others decided to try the face walk when they probably shouldn’t have, and others gave up. 

As we were there, I decided to go up the rock face, and Kerry came up the first 50m or so. But then she decided to give it away and returned to the car. It was a darned sight more than 50 metres.

I kept going up and up. It was pretty steep but as I walk some big hills in the mornings, it was not so difficult for me. I kept following the white dots. But I could not turn around and look down – no way could I walk down unless it were backwards.

At the top I joined the Bungoona walk for the last quarter of the climb to the top. It’s still steepish and took me through some amazing boulders and rock outcrops.

Then I came to the last platform before the top and was blown away – the colours are incredible. I just could not stop taking photos.

When I go to the top I focussed on the views – incredible in all directions.

Coming down I passed the glorious coloured rock again – when too many photos are just not enough.

I then took the Bungoona Walk. This is amazing with collections of granite archways, scattered massive boulders, ravines and piles of granite stones balancing strangely across each other. Glorious place.

About halfway down I came to an area where people had placed piles of stone – you see these in many places and they are good to have a look at. As I was hurrying down to try to convince Kerry to make the walk I did not contribute as I usually would.

I just loved this NP – I had no idea it was going to be so stunning and spectacular.  

But I could not entice Kerry to take the walk up.