Canberra Nature Park: Mulligans Flat North

General Information

Distance:  4.7 kilometers
Total climb:  120 meters
Time taken:  about 1 hour
Map:  Hall 8727-4S 1:25 000
Guide:  Marion Stuart, Best Bush, Town and Village Walks in and around the ACT (2012). 
                                     pp. 98-101.
Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO:  17 kilometers
Start point map grid reference:  55H FB 96460 07752
Destination map grid reference:  loop walk
End point:  same as start

Route

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Description

This walk starts at the carpark on the northern side of Mulligans Flat Road about 2.3 kilometers northeast of Horse Park Drive. Although the walk starts right on the edge of suburbia, it takes you through some very nice rural and forest landscapes along a well- marked trail. I chose to do the walk in a clockwise direction, which means that the first 1.4 kilometers is a relentless 100 meter climb, almost to Oak Hill.





From there I turned east to follow the trail along the fence line that is the ACT/NSW border. There are some nice rural views from this section with the city of Canberra in the background to the south.







After a while the track (and the border fence) descends to the south back towards Mulligans Flat Road. There are some more nice spots here.



Staying within the Nature Reserve, the track parallels Mulligans Flat Road back to the carpark. A nice view here back towards Oak Hill.



This is a very enjoyable (and quite popular) walk which is easily accessible. The trail is easy to follow, and apart from the last bit of climb up towards Oak Hill, not all that strenuous.