A short climb to Booroomba Rocks in Namadgi National Park provides excellent views of surrounding mountains, cliffs, and a rocky plateau at 1350m of elevation.
The relatively short climb to Booroomba Rocks delivers excellent views from a rocky plateau at roughly 1350m of elevation. The walk up through sometimes boulder strewn woodland is also pleasant. We encountered eucalypts we’d not seen before, and in early winter a number of impressive mushrooms.
The whole walk will take about 1.5 hours plus time to explore the tops. We ran out of time to visit Booroomba Rocks Peak, but enjoyed the walk enough to want to return and explore some more. Track notes at the end.
Booroomba Rocks Track: The Scenery
There were some new eucalypts for me, including stringy barked specimens, on the right in this picture. More interesting eucalypts. Atmosphere shot as we climbed through the woodland. One of my favourite ever mushroom pics. Another pleasing mushroom shot. More mushrooms. There were a few rocky outcrops in the in the forest. Surely one of the biggest single rocks we’ve ever seen. Sophia at Booroomba Rocks. We walked 5 minutes to the end of these cliffs for more views, including back over the whole rocky plateau. Portrait version of those cliffs. A wider angle on those cliffs. There was another peak in the distance. Hard to know what some landforms are because of distance and scale, but I think this peak through the trees was Deadmans Hill. A light dusting of snow on the hill opposite. Interesting patches of light in the distance.
A panorama of the tops, looking over to Booroomba Rocks Peak, which we’ll have to visit next time. I think Canberra is over there behind those hills.
Track Notes
On a marked track to the tops. You can then wander around, although there is an impact track through the scrub to the end point of the cliffs (1353m). We didn’t visit Booroomba Rocks Peak due to lack of light.
Access to the start is on a 4WD track that our soft roader could handle. I believe 2WD cars with normal clearance can handle it when dry, but I can’t vouch for that. If you can’t drive that portion and you were still keen, then you could walk it.
The track to the tops is obvious the whole way. When on the tops you can wander around a bit, but do head towards the east to point 1353m for more views, including back over the whole rocky plateau towards Booroomba Rocks Peak. There is an impact track through the scrub to make things easy.
The walk should take 1.5 hours return plus time for exploring. The track is at the easy end of moderate – not very long, but climbs almost the whole way. There is more information on this and other walks in the area on the Parks ACT website.
2 thoughts on “Booroomba Rocks Track, Namadgi National Park ACT”
Thanks for posting this! I have been wondering what this track and the road into the area is like for years now (I moved years ago and occasionally visit Canberra). Last time I walked this track was in 1991, when it was incredibly lush rainforest up the track, with the most incredible tall, white gums I have ever seen… it was like a cathedral.
Hi Francesca. I think that area is recovering after fire. Certainly there had been fire on the tops because somebody showed me photos. Such a great short walk though.
Thanks for posting this! I have been wondering what this track and the road into the area is like for years now (I moved years ago and occasionally visit Canberra). Last time I walked this track was in 1991, when it was incredibly lush rainforest up the track, with the most incredible tall, white gums I have ever seen… it was like a cathedral.
Hi Francesca. I think that area is recovering after fire. Certainly there had been fire on the tops because somebody showed me photos. Such a great short walk though.