General Information
Distance: 9.8 kilometers
Total climb: 274 meters
Time taken: 2.5 hours
Maps: Rendezvous Creek 8626-1S 1:25 000
Guide: Graeme Barrow, Namadgi & Tidbinbilla Classics, Tough Bushwalks in Canberra's
High Country (2000). pp. 51-53
Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO: 58 kilometers
Start point map grid reference: 55H FA 77529 52834
Destination map grid reference: 55H FA 77719 50421
End point: same as start
Route
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Description
This walk starts at the Nursery Swamp carpark, off Orroral Road about 6.6 kilometers from Boboyan Road. To start the walk, we crossed Orroral Road and found the Nursery Swamp trail. This trail is very clear and well-maintained, with steps in the steeper sections and bridges or plank walkways over creeks and boggy areas.
The first 1.9 kilometers of the walk is through a lightly forested gap in the hills above Orroral valley, gaining about 200 meters in elevation. About 300 meters further on we crossed Nursery Creek via a wooden bridge (pictured above). This was the only point on the walk where we found easily accessible flowing water (we didn't need this, but it's always good to know where you can find it). Further on still we found a convenient picnic bench for a morning tea break.
At the end of the track there is an viewing area for the Swamp, including an information board and a bench to sit and admire the amazing view.
We returned to the carpark by the same route.
This was a fairly short and easy walk, which was very appropriate to a quite hot summer's day. The trail is easy to follow, well-maintained and with unexpected amenities like benches along the way. The suggested time of 4 hours to undertake this walk is rather generous for experienced and moderately fit walkers.
The first 1.9 kilometers of the walk is through a lightly forested gap in the hills above Orroral valley, gaining about 200 meters in elevation. About 300 meters further on we crossed Nursery Creek via a wooden bridge (pictured above). This was the only point on the walk where we found easily accessible flowing water (we didn't need this, but it's always good to know where you can find it). Further on still we found a convenient picnic bench for a morning tea break.
At the end of the track there is an viewing area for the Swamp, including an information board and a bench to sit and admire the amazing view.
We returned to the carpark by the same route.
This was a fairly short and easy walk, which was very appropriate to a quite hot summer's day. The trail is easy to follow, well-maintained and with unexpected amenities like benches along the way. The suggested time of 4 hours to undertake this walk is rather generous for experienced and moderately fit walkers.
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