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Fossil Trail
Highlights
- Explore the Fossil Trail and uncover fossils 400 million years in the making while enjoying the stunning Catombal Ranges.
- Observe native fauna and flora as you wander along the winding path, immersing yourself in the local ecosystem.
- Discover the Anticline Cave entrance and marvel at the unique folds and formations visible from the surface.
- Enjoy a free self-guided tour at your leisure, allowing for a relaxed and personal exploration of this natural wonder.
Once above ground make time to explore our Fossil Trail.
This winding path will take you on a course of discovery, survey for fossils 400 million years in the making or watch for the native fauna and flora moving across the Catombal Ranges. Your above ground quest doesn’t end there, continue on to uncover the entrance to the Anticline Cave located in the centre of the Caravan Park. Whilst visitors cannot explore this cave, the amazing folds and formations can be seen from the surface and those with a keen eye may be able to see the water table at the bottom of the cave. Free self guided tour.
Self guided at your leisure
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Service facilities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Operation information
Wellington Caves
Discover the underground at Wellington Caves. Take a guided tour through Cathedral Cave and Thunder Cave, Gaden Cave and the exquisite Fossil and Phosphate Mine. Be amazed by 15m tall alter of crystal formations, intricate cave corals, 400-million-year-old marine fossils and 1-million-year-old megafauna fossils.
Become a paleontologist for the day and examine ancient fossils in the Discovery Lab. Inspect Australian megafauna through a lens and get a magnified insight just like a palaeontologist. The Discovery Lab has all of the tools for fossil finding, so dig in and see what you discover!
The Caves Visitor Experience Centre features a coffee shop and the Ancient Landscapes Gallery. Here you can interact with ancient marine creatures, stand next to life-sized Diprotodon and uncover the local Wiradjuri stories of the caves.
The Cathedral Cave and Gaden Cave do not have wheelchair access. All tours are approximately one hour in duration. Fully enclosed shoes must be worn on cave tours.
Complete your adventure – book a stay at the Wellington Caves Holiday Park.
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Memberships
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association
- Visitor Information Centre
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