Supplement to "Discovering the Colo Wildernesss on foot", revised edition

Last updated Oct 2014

This page contains errata and additional information to supplement the revised edition of this book.

WARNING: The Colo Wilderness is rugged and remote country. Always go well prepared and preferably travel in a group of at least 3 people. Travel time along the river and side creeks can be very slow (less than 1km/hour) and tiring due to boulders, rapids and thick vegetation. Also, the gorge is surrounded by impenetrable cliffs in many places. The 1:25000 topo maps of the area have 20 metre contour intervals which do not show all the cliffs.

Errata

Page	Description
2	Caption is incorrect for back cover photo. The photo must have been swapped during the final stages of typesetting. The correct caption is "Colo River tea tree".
21	The Pipeline Track is now closed near the Glen Davis end where it crosses a private property. Also, tours of the Glen Davis ruins start at the gates of "The Poplars" at 2pm each Saturday. The current price is $15 per person. In addition to the Glen Davis campground, there is also a new National Parks camp ground called Coorongooba which is a few kilometres further down the Capertee valley, at the junction of the Capertee and Running Stream Creek.
58	Unfortunately, the Pipeline Track is now closed near the Glen Davis end where it crosses a private property.

Other extra info

According to the NPWS, walkers are allowed to follow the road which leads to the Colo-Meroo campground from Upper Colo. This road has a number of locked gates to prevent vehicle access, but walking is permitted. The walk is about 40 mins each way.
Bob Buck's Pass 6 is reasonably straight forward for experienced walkers. This route follows a creek bed, so there is quite a bit of boulder scrambling. Take a length of rope to help with lowering packs at the final drop above the river.
Brian Corlis, a member of the NPA, published a booklet in 2005 which revised the classic Bob Buck sketch map of routes into the Colo Gorge. Unfortunately this is now out of print and the author has no plans to do a reprint. Apparently there is a copy available in the State Library.