Red Hands Cave

Red Hands Cave contains numerous ochre handprints and stencils on its walls, displaying ancient Aboriginal artistic techniques within a natural sandstone formation.

James Colquhoun Dunn discovered this archaeological site on August 10, 1913, during a search mission for Ruby Gladys Hunter in the Glenbrook bushland.

The cave walls hold hundreds of hand stencils created by Aboriginal artists who used a mixture of ochre and water applied through specialized painting methods.

Visitors can access the site via an 8-kilometer loop track or drive to a parking area for a shorter 1-kilometer return walk through Blue Mountains National Park.

The Blue Mountains Shire Council installed protective wire screening in the 1930s, marking one of the earliest conservation efforts for Aboriginal rock art sites.

GPS coordinates: -33.78234,150.59103

Latest update: March 4, 2025 03:56