The view is an interesting one as you paddle amongst a flooded forest a remnant of a time before the dam was created. Combine your swim with an overnight canoe adventure from Bendeela Campground, making use of one of the multiple campgrounds along the shore of the lake and ending at the dam wall the next day. Lake Yarrunga is a pristine swimming spot about three hours south of Sydney in the beautiful Kangaroo Valley, above Tallowa Dam. Location: Morton National Park, South Coast From here, there are multiple trailheads to choose from with tracks that intertwine – it all depends how far you want to walk! The quickest access point to the swimming holes is from the Lyrebird Dell Walking Track trailhead that starts off Lone Pine Ave near the Lyrebird Dell Picnic Area. On a hot summer’s day, it’s a beautiful place to cool off your feet in the shallow rock poolsĭrive to Leura in the Blue Mountains.
Still haven’t scratched your waterfall itch? Check out the nearby Leura Cascades trail and see if you can spot Weeping Rock falls.
The Pool of Siloam itself is only just deep enough for a dip and startlingly refreshing with a soft sandy bottom making it perfect for lying back and taking in the gorgeous little falls.Īt Lyrebird Dell there’s a cave by the falls which has been a shelter for local Aboriginal people for centuries and continues to provide great protection from the elements today. There’s an easy 1.5km circular route joining the two swimming spots together with the Gordon Falls Picnic Area but the track opens up a world of possibilities for more adventurous hikes as it connects with several other routes covering a large area of the Blue Mountains National Park. If you access them from the quiet track off of Carleton Road, the first part of the walk along the Leura Cliffs provides classic blue haze views and a great angle on the Three Sisters with hardly a soul in sight. Pool of Siloam, Lyrebird Dell, and Weeping RockĪlthough Pool of Siloam and Lyrebird Dell are both easily accessible from the centre of Leura (and the train station), the area is a bit of an overlooked gem in a tucked-away corner of the Blue Mountains. Sticking closer to Sydney? 10 Wild Swimming Spots Near Sydneyĥ. Here are a few lesser-known swimming holes in NSW which we hope will lead you off the beaten track and inspire you to make water a regular feature of your adventures. When we find swimmable water, our mantra is, ‘Get in there!’. Either way, we hope we’ll inspire you to take the plunge and make your next adventure a wild swimming one. Maybe you already hike with swimmers and a towel in your backpack, just in case, or maybe this is the first time you’ve ever considered swimming outdoors. And it opens something up inside us too, a sense of being fully alive (especially when the water is cold!) and fully present to the wonders of the Aussie landscape. Like dipping into another dimension, immersion transports us out of the ordinary and gives us a new perspective. Having a swimming hole as the final destination of an adventure can open up a new area for exploration, add an extra element of excitement to your weekend bushwalk, and allow you to literally immerse yourself in your surroundings.īy making swimming the focus of our adventures, we’ve opened up nooks and crannies of the landscape that otherwise might have passed under our radar.
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