Caves And Cliffs - Wells Cave Track, Cathedral Ranges

The Cathedral Ranges are a small mountain range located in northeast Victoria. The range is a jagged and narrow ridgeline that stretches north-to-south, with Sugarloaf Peak at the southern end, and The Cathedral at the northern end.
Sugarloaf Peak is a popular climbing destination due to it's large near vertical rock faces - a walking track also makes it's way up these faces that goes by the name of Wells Cave Track. The trail is short but very action packed, you have to take on low grade rock climbs and scramble through a 30m long narrow passage (the cave).
It has to be one of the most exciting walking tracks in Victoria, and with such easy access it isn't one to be missed (so long as you are comfortable with climbing and high exposure).
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[@anthonyd2616]

Somehow I managed to hike underneath the cave and came out at the top of the cave, good fun

[@Lukeslittletribe]

Been loving your videos on insta so thought i'd come over here and subscribe. Love the wells cave track .. thanks for the video.

[@andrewpippos1007]

Definetly putting this on the to do list

[@domenicbritton3465]

Thanks for uploading, looks awesome! Genuie thankyou for content, it got me into hiking. I did the northern loop yesterday cos I was worried about the climb being too slippery from the rain on Sat. Loved bouldering along the ridge! Will defs be back for the southern circuit and the climb

[@betterhiking]

That’s fantastic mate, good stuff 🤟

[@ChrisIsOutside]

great video! looks pretty anxiety inducing :D if not the exposure, the claustrophobia of that last squeeze through the cave

[@betterhiking]

If you don’t have doubts it’s probably not that fun! I used to be terrified on this kind of thing but shock exposure is what fixes it.

[@ChrisIsOutside]

@@betterhiking I went up hollow mountain at the Grampians on king's birthday weekend which was nothing compared to that, but I did notice that you get desensitized to the height

[@betterhiking]

I noticed a big change in my approach to exposure once I came back from my climb of Island Peak - I just don't seem phased at all now. Just take your time and think about each movement, I even talk myself through certain moves out loud on the wall like a lunatic!

[@ChrisIsOutside]

@@betterhiking Ah nothing reassuring like the hike leader talking to themself like a lunatic 🤣

[@betterhiking]

I keep it to myself around others 😆

[@benoyjose13]

I took a wrong turn somewhere, lost all the markings, and ended up scaling over the cave wall. This was really challenging. Do not recommend for first ever timers like me.