Two Beautifully Restored, Remote Cabins Have Opened to the Public in Blue Mountains National Park

Two remote cabins in the Blue Mountains, originally used as stopover spots by horse pack saddlers in the ’70s, have been beautifully refurbished and opened to the public by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. The Galong cabins are the NPWS’s first hard-roofed lodgings in the upper Blue Mountains. Set among the wilderness of Megalong Valley, they’re wi-fi free and less than an hour’s drive from Katoomba and Blackheath.

The cabins have been named by the local Gundungurra owners after trees native to the area: Wirruumba (stringybark) and Dhurrumbyang (big white gum). They each accommodate four guests in two bedrooms, and while they’re remote they still offer full kitchens, hot-water showers, air conditioning and slow-combustion fires. Take a seat on the verandah for views across the valley to Jenolan, or warm up by the firepit.

Both cabins are located close to scenic day walks, as well as the multi-day Six Foot track, with wallabies, kangaroos and wombats in abundance.

The Galong cabins start at $250 per night midweek (minimum four-night stay), and from $300 per night on weekends (minimum three-night stay).

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