Jindalee National Park

Location, access and how to get there

Jindalee National Park is located 10 kilometers north of Cootamundra. It comprises two separate parts on each side of Berthong Road. At its nearest accessible point it is around 155 kilometers from Canberra GPO (1 hour 50 minutes drive). Access to the Reserve is via Berthong Road or Burley Griffin Way. Information on the Park is scant since a Plan of Management has yet to be published.

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Bushwalking opportunities

Walking is allowed in the Park, but there is little of interest apart from the forest itself. There are only a few kilometers of management trail within the Park, and no walking tracks are known.

Camping and other facilities

No information on camping or other facilities has been found. Check with the National Parks and Wildlife Service Tumut office (02 6947 7000).

Features

Size
1,076 hectares.
Natural features

Jindalee National Park is relatively small and with no real features apart from the forest. There are no high peaks or gullies, although a number of small watercourses run out of the Park on all sides.

Heritage features

No information is available.

References

Jindalee National Park Statement of Management Intent (2014) - link

National Parks and Wildlife Service - Jindalee National Park website - link

Minjary National Park

Location, access and how to get there

Minjary National Park is located 10 kilometers northwest of Tumut, around 185 kilometers (a 2 hour 10 minute drive) from Canberra GPO via Hume Highway and Gocup Road. The park is accessed via McGrath Trail (possibly also known as Burnie Trail) which runs off Gocup Road to the right about 25 kilometers south of Gundagai and enters the Park from the north. There is a gate where McGrath Trail enters the Park, and since there is no public vehicular access within Minjary, cars should be parked at the gate.

http://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/

Bushwalking opportunities

Walking is allowed in the Park and there are about 18 kilometers of management trails within the Park boundary, including one to the summit of Minjary Mountain, which the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service tells me  is worth a visit although views are limited by the vegetation. About one kilometer southwest of the Minjary Mountain trig, a little to the right of Minjary Trail, however, there is an old hang gliding ramp and there are excellent views from that area to the west. National Parks and Wildlife warn, however, that the ramp itself should not be stepped on due to its dilapidated state and the risk of falling through.

Camping and other facilities

Bush camping is permitted in the Park.

Features

Size
1,462 hectares.
Natural features

The highest peak is Minjary Mountain at 763 meters. Seven forest ecosystems have been identified within the Park which is part of the Murrumbidgee River catchment. Seven threatened species of fauna have been identified.

Heritage features

There are some Aboriginal heritage sites within the Park, and historical sites relating to the Park's former status as a State Forest.

References

Minjary National Park Plan of Management (2004) - link

National Parks and Wildlife Service - Minjary National Park website - link