Talk:Ngula Bulgarabang Regional Park

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Jonnosan in topic Blacks Ladder

Blacks Ladder

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I deleted this section as it is incorrect Blacks Ladder was first opened up to the public as a "tourist track" in 1924, then referred to as Devil's Hall.[1]

The name 'Blacks Ladder' has been applied to several passes in the area. From discussion on a bushwalkers forum https://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=18149 I believe the term used to mean any pass where a fallen tree was used to aid ascent/descent through a small cliffline.

The article linked to above is describing the area now known as "The Devils Hole" which (before the 1930s) required using such a fallen tree to get over a large boulder. The boulder was removed by blasting. Jonnosan (talk) 17:13, 6 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ "New Tourist Track". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 5 June 1924. p. 10. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Trove.