Hawkebsury Bushwalks
Hawkesbury
National Parks
The Hawkesbury is one of the few places on earth that is lucky enough to be part of and be surrounded by 10 National Parks. National Parks as everyone knows provide a variety of recreational pursuits. National Parks offer opportunities for bushwalking, rock-climbing, canyoning, cycling, canoeing, picnicking, camping and of-course bird watching.
The Hawkesbury is situated amongst the famous Wollemi and Blue Mountains National Parks, as well as many others. It is rare to find an area that has so many National Parks within its vicinity.
Consequently bushwalking is a very popular activity, and our walks range from an easy stroll up to serious trekking. The views you will encounter while you are walking are nothing short of breathtaking.
Our National Parks also have caves to explore, rocks to climb, canyons to conquer, rivers to cross, flora and fauna in abundance, historic sites, heaps of birdlife, and so much more. In short, they are places you just want to keep coming back to as you will find a peace and serenity you won’t find anywhere else.
Details of our National Parks bushwalks, as well as other bushwalks specific to our area, can be obtained from our Visitors Information Centre located at Clarendon, (opposite the RAAF).
For information about The Old Great North Road walks (The Convict Trail Project) click here.
Listed below are our Regional and National Parks you will find in The Hawkesbury.
- Agnes Banks Nature Reserve
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Castlereagh Nature Reserve
- Cattai National Park
- Parr State Conservation Area
- Scheyville National Park
- Windsor Downs Nature Reserve
- Wollemi National Park
- Yellomundee Regional Park
- Yengo National Park
For more information on National Parks click here
the wollemi pine
The Wollemi National Park, being the second largest conservation reserve in NSW, covers an area over 487,500 hectares (200,000 hectares of this is the largest remaining wilderness area in NSW). The Hawkesbury has the privilege of being part of this World Heritage area.
The word “Wollemi” is derived from an aboriginal word meaning “watch out” or “look around you”.
The famous Wollemi Pine, a “living fossil”, was discovered in 1994. The Pine belongs to a new genus of plants previously known only as fossils and dates back some 150 million years to the dinosaur age, as such this discovery is particularly significant. The Wollemi Pine (wollemia nobilis) is a conifer and grows to a height of 35 metres with a trunk diameter of over one metre.
It is against the law to approach the Pines and as such the location is Australia’s best kept secret. If you would like to see a Wollemi Pine, you will find a display at Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens, Bells Line of Road Mt. Tomah (02) 4567 2154.
Through successful propagation it is also now possible to purchase your very own Wollemi Pine at selected nurseries.
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