South Glory Cave

South Glory Hole

Useful Information

Location:	50 Yarrangobilly Caves Road, Yarrangobilly, NSW 2720. 77 km from Tumut, 109 km from Cooma. 6.5 km dirt road, in good order and well maintained. 500m walk from Glory Cave car park to South Glory Cave entrance inside Glory Arch. (-35.724250, 148.485718)
Open:	Visitor Centre: All year daily 9-17. Self-guided tour: All year daily 9:30-16. Closed 25-DEC. [2024]
Fee:	Adults AUD 22, Children (6-16) AUD 18, Children (0-5) free, Seniors AUD AUD 18, Veterans AUD 18, Families (2+2) AUD 68. Vehicle Park Entry Fee AUD 4. [2024]
Classification:	Karst Cave
Light:	Incandescent
Dimension:	T=10 °C, A=975 m asl
Guided tours:	self guided, D=40 min, L=470 m, VR=45 m, St=206.
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
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Address:	Yarrangobilly Caves Visitor Centre, 50 Yarrangobilly Caves Road, Yarrangobilly, NSW 2720, Tel: +61-64-54-9597. E-mail: Booking, Tel: +61-1300-072-757.
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History

1834	South Glory Cave discovered by the stockman John Bowman and explored with bark torches.
1907	walk to the cave built by Anthony Bradley.

Description

The entrance to South Glory Cave is a huge cave portal facing the Yarrangobilly river. The tour is self-guided with explanatory signs in the cave. There is also a walking sheet available from the Information Office. The light system is partly triggered by motion sensors, so the part where visitors are, are illuminated.

The highlight of the tour are the white formations of the Ice Age Chamber, which was named after the speleothems which resemble ice. Of course, they have fancy names like Lamb’s Fleece or Judge’s Wig. But even with a lack of imagination, they are quite spectacular.

A perfect completion of the cave visit is the sink of Rules Creek at the caves' exit. The brook runs through the picnic area, disappears into a cave and resurfaces at the Yarrangobilly River upstream of Glory Hole.

As far as we understand, the cave is visited self-guided in combo with a guided tour of North Glory Cave.