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Dramatic sandstone cliffs and proud eucalypt trees make for a majestic backdrop at this beautiful, grassy, flat campground by the Wolgan river. Pitch your tent and enjoy a picnic under the trees before heading out to explore the tracks, tunnels and ovens of the historic shale oil ruins nearby, or cool off with a paddle or lilo in the river.

There are easy walks for taking in the dramatic scenery. Enjoy a fascinating journey back into the past on Newnes Industrial Ruins walk , and kids will love visiting the luminous Glow Worm tunnel, just a short drive away.

You can also camp on the other side of the river; however you can only access this camping area by foot or 4WD across the ford near the Newnes Hotel. For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info.

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Airports nearest to Newnes are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre. Follow relate airport hotel guides for accommodation booking. You can also dive right into Newnes on unique 3D satellite map provided by Google Earth. As the brochure points out "The Glow Worm Tunnel area is popular for walks along historic railway alignments, for viewing Glow Worms and for appreciating diverse natural environments.

Tree fern gullies, pagoda rock formations, tall cliffs and conspicuous bird life are highlights of walking in the area. The tunnel itself is metres long. It has a degree curvature, is very dark and is home to thousands of glow worms. These worms 4 cm when fully grown are the larval stage of a fly which develops from eggs planted on the cave wall. The larvae drop sticky threads that trap small insects attracted to the light which is produced by the combination of body products and a regulated oxygen supply.

The larvae shed their skin and become luminescent pupae which hang from the cave walls for about 12 days before emerging as adult flies, which also glow and live for no more than four days.

The glow worms become more apparent the further into the tunnel you proceed. Blackfellows Hand Cave known as Maiyingu Marragu In the past, because there has been some desecration of this remarkable site, I have tended to simply say "If you want to see it, get details from the Lithgow Visitor Information Centre" believing that people prepared to go to so much trouble would be respectful.

Well, here's a gamble. It is well worth seeing and this is how you get there: Drive towards Newnes from Lithgow on the Wolgan Road. When you reach the Blackfellows Hand Fire Trail follow it for about metres. On the right there is an unmarked clearing. A track leads up the hill to the cliff line.

Follow the cliff line to the left over fallen rocks. The cave is a broad overhang and the hand images are some of the best in the Blue Mountains. The cave is a huge overhang and the depictions of ancient indigenous hands and arms on the wall — some by children, others by adults — are superb. Most of the images were made by placing the hand or implement such as a stone axe against the wall and blowing a spray of ochre mixed with water from the mouth. It is thought that the rock art may be between and years old and that the hand stencils are the 'signatures' of the people who lived in the area.

They help us to understand the way of life which is now past. Once destroyed they cannot be replaced. Please do not interfere in any way with the art or with any part of this site.