This is an absolute gem of a walk and quite a contract to other walks in the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
It starts from the Mountain Creek car-park (as do the Camel’s Hump and Lyrebird walks) and very quickly you are under a cool canopy of trees and bush as you make you way upwards along a bubbling stream towards the cascades though you don’t get to see much of the stream on the way up. Continue reading “Cascades Trail – Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve”
As you may have guessed there is, in fact, no walk in the Reserve with the name Sore Neck though for a country with places like Mount Buggery, Titwobble Lane and many more in a similar vain (see my Australia introduction review for many more) it would not be a surprise if there was. What I refer to as Sore Neck walk is in fact two walks – Koala Path, a very easy 700m loop walk which can easily be done in 15-20 minutes and Peppermint Trail an equally easy 1.8 kms loop walk which can be done in 30-45 mins. Koala Path is actually wheelchair accessible.
I have included both these walks in the same review as they are of similar scenery and intent and are indeed within the same fence enclosed area. Essentially Koala Path is a sealed surface sub-part of the gravel Peppermint Trail. Continue reading “Sore Neck Walk – Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve – Spot a Koala”
A very short and easy walk.
While only 500metres in length the walk does involves some steps. Allow 30 minutes at a very leisurely pace as you meander though the eucalypt forest, partially along a creek, en-route to the Hanging Rock. This is a circular walk best done in a clockwise direction. Continue reading “Hanging Rock Walk – Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve”
This is an easy 2.1km wetlands walk (a half loop can be completed) which according to the guide takes 1.5hrs. It can be done in much less than this though do spend a bit of time to enjoy the walk and the sights along the way. You could spend a few hours here. The walk (apart from a couple of very short side detours) is fully sealed, has a number of seats, and is wheel chair accessible. It is a great (must-do) introduction the the Reserve. Continue reading “The Sanctuary Loop – Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve”
This is a modest 2km walk which is graded easy with the suggestion that it can be completed in an hour.
While there is a bit of a pull up to the Church Rock the loop walk is, overall, easy and I took around 50mins to complete it. Continue reading “Church Rock Walk – Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve”
This is graded as an easy 3km walk with the suggestion that it can be completed in an hour and a half.
While there is a bit of a pull up to the Birrigai Rock Shelter the loop walk is, I agree, overall easy and I took around 55mins to complete it. Continue reading “Birrigai Time Trail – Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve”
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve was established in 1971 and affords Canberra residents and tourists alike a fantastic opportunity to explore and enjoy the native flora and fauna of a beautiful natural valley, framed by granite topped hills, just a short drive from Canberra. Continue reading “Tidbinbilla – Nature on the Outskirts of Canberra”
This is a new 4 km walking (cycles, horses and dogs on leashes also permitted) trail between North Gundagai and Snake Gully where the Dog on the Tuckerbox is located. Starting or ending in the town centre will add an additional 3kms to the walk – each way – along quiet roads/footpaths to the trail head. Continue reading “Dog On The Tuckerbox Trail”
Just shy of a couple of kilometres walk into Fairburn Pine Plantation, between Canberra Airport and Queanbeyan, is a little known and little visited (outside the odd ghost tour) memorial. Continue reading “Air Disaster Memorial”
At 890m, Mt Majura is the highest peak in suburban Canberra. It is thought that it was named by Robert Campbell, an early European settler, after a place he had visited in India. It is a popular walk with locals and a nice change from the more popular and nearby Mt Ainslie Walk. Continue reading “Walk up Mt Majura”
The Rambling Wombat 