Gungewalla Nature Reserve

Location, access and how to get there

Gungewalla Nature Reserve is located 8 kilometers east of Murringo, which is around 137 kilometers from Canberra GPO (1 hour 30 minutes drive). There is no vehicular access to the Reserve, which is surrounded by private land.

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Bushwalking opportunities

Day walking is permitted in the Reserve, but access would require landowner permission. Given the extremely small size and limited features of the Reserve there seems little to attract bushwalkers, even if access was simpler.

Camping and other facilities

Camping is not allowed and there are no visitor facilities.

Features

Size
142 hectares.
Natural features

The Reserve has some significant remnant vegetation.

Heritage features

None known.

References

Dananbilla, Koorawatha, Illunie and Gungewalla Nature Reserves Plan of Management (2009) - link

National Parks and Wildlife Service - Gungewalla Nature Reserve website - link

Burrinjuck Nature Reserve

Location, access and how to get there

The Burrinjuck Nature Reserve is located on the northern end of Lake Burrinjuck. It can only be accessed by car from Burrinjuck Road, which enters the Reserve about 104 kilometers (1 hour 15 minutes drive) from Canberra GPO. Around 2.2 kilometers into the Reserve, two management trails intersect with Burrinjuck Road, the Childowla Trail to the west and the Link Trail to the east, but private vehicles are not permitted on management trails within the Reserve. Burrinjuck Waters State Park, about 6.2 kilometers into the Reserve along Burrinjuck Road, has a range of visitor facilities and a single walking trail north into the Reserve.

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Bushwalking opportunities

Walking is permitted in the Reserve and there are two specific walking tracks: a section of the Hume and Hovell Walking Track which passes through the Reserve east of Burrinjuck Road and then into the Burrinjuck Waters State Park, and a very steep hiking trail from the State Park to Mount Barren Jack. There is also a network of about 30 kilometers of management trails in the Reserve west of Burrinjuck Road that could be walked. 

Camping and other facilities

Camping and fires are not permitted in the Reserve. There are, however, camping and other facilities in the adjacent Burrinjuck Waters State Park.

Features

Size
5,207 hectares.
Natural features

The highest peak is Mount Barren Jack at 966 meters, and there are two other significant peaks in the Reserve: Mount Little Jack (883 meters) and Mount Europe (843 meters). Barren Jack Creek flows through much of the Reserve before flowing into Lake Burrinjuck. Other creeks flow out of the Reserve to the north, east and west. There are six forest ecosystems within the Reserve and sixteen Threatened species of fauna.

Heritage features

There are seven recorded Aboriginal heritage sites in the Reserve, and more are believed to exist. There are also fourteen identified historical sites.

References

Burrinjuck Nature Reserve Plan of Management (2010) - link

National Parks and Wildlife Service - Burrinjuck Nature Reserve website - link

Wikipedia - link
Burrinjuck Waters State Park website - link

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