Wee Jasper Nature Reserve

Location, access and how to get there

The Wee Jasper Nature Reserve is located immediately west of the village of Wee Jasper, about 85 kilometers (1 hour 20 minutes drive) from Canberra GPO via Mountain Creek and Wee Jasper Roads. The Reserve is best accessed via a section of the Hume and Hovell Walking Track which has one entry point on the Wee Jasper Road about 275 meters south of the Caves Road intersection, and a second entry point, also on the Wee Jasper Road, about 6.5 kilometers from the Caves Road intersection. A road called Native Dog Trail (off Wee Jasper Road 1 kilometer south of the Caves Road intersection) also passes through the Reserve, but is not open to the public.

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Bushwalking opportunities

Walking is permitted in the Reserve. A 3.5 kilometer section of the Hume and Hovell Walking Track passes through the southern part of the Reserve . Other parts of the Reserve can be accessed from this track.

Camping and other facilities

Camping is not permitted, although there are numerous campsites in the Wee Jasper area. There are no visitor facilities in the Reserve.

Features

Size
632 hectares.
Natural features

The highest points in the Reserve are along its western border, with some points on the ridge above 800 meters elevation. The ridge should generally provide views to both the east and west. Native Dog Creek flows into the Goodradigbee Valley through the far north of the Reserve, and there are a number of creeks further south that also flow into the Valley. Church Cave is located in the Reserve, but National Parks and Wildlife Service warns that it contains fungus spores that can cause Histoplasmosis, has a threatened bat colony and can only be entered by permit. There are four distinct forest ecosystems within the Reserve and six vulnerable species of fauna.

Heritage features

No Aboriginal heritage or historical sites have been identified in the Reserve.

References

Wee Jasper Nature Reserve Plan of Management (2010) - link

National Parks and Wildlife Service - Wee Jasper Nature Reserve website - link

Wikipedia - link