Glow Worm Tunnel self-guided audio tour

Glow Worm Tunnel walking track is in the Lithgow area of Wollemi National Park. To get there:

Directions from Lithgow via Clarence

• Take the B59 (Chifley Road) to Clarence (Zig Zag Railway).
• Turn left at Petra Avenue and continue onto Old Bells Line of Road for 8.4 km.
• At the end of Old Bells Line of Road, turn right onto Glow Worm Tunnel Road. Continue for 26.8km.
• You will drive through a 60m long single lane tunnel just before you reach the Glow Worm Tunnel Carpark.

Directions from Lithgow, via State Mine Gully Road (check Local Alerts as roads may be closed for infrastructure upgrades)

• The route is signposted from the corner of Bridge Street and Main Street Lithgow.
• From Bridge Street, turn right at Inch Street.
• Turn left at Atkinson Street and after 750m, turn right onto State Mine Gully Road. State Mine Gully Road is a gravel road that becomes Glow Worm Tunnel Road.
• After about 39km, you’ll drive through a 60m tunnel just before you reach the Glow Worm Tunnel car park.

Road quality

• Unsealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles (no long vehicle access)

Weather restrictions

• 4WD required in wet weather

Parking

There’s a small parking area with limited parking at the end of Glow Worm Tunnel Road, 1.5km from the Glow Worm Tunnel.

You can also park at the Old Coach Road carpark and walk along the Pagoda walking track and connect with Glow Worm Tunnel walking track (4km return).

• There are no bins so you’ll need to take all rubbish away with you.
• Drinking water is not available in this area.
• There are raised platforms that you can use as seating or tables at the Glow Worm Tunnel carpark and outside the Glow Worm Tunnel.
• There are toilets in the carpark at the start of Glow Worm Tunnel walking track.

• Glow Worm Tunnel self-guided audio tour factsheet

Disability access level - no wheelchair access

Glow Worm Tunnel walking track is not suitable for wheelchairs or prams and may be challenging for people with reduced mobility:

• There are over 80 steps without handrails along the walk
• The track is uneven hard-packed ground and stone
• There's a point where the track narrows to 0.5m-wide after the bridge and before the winding timber steps
• The glow worm tunnel at the end of the walk is uneven and rocky

There's an ambulant toilet and a timber bench for resting at the start of the walk.