Where

Bungonia National Park, Bungonia State Conservation Area in Country NSW

Distance

6.7km loop

Time suggested

2hrs 30min - 3hrs 30min

Grade

Grade 3

Entry fees

Park entry fees apply

What to
bring

Hat, sunscreen

Please note

• On entering the park, register your intention at the park office visitor register
• Make sure you have a day-use ticket clearly displayed in your vehicle
• The weather in this area can be extreme and unpredictable, so please ensure you’re well-prepared for your visit.
• Remember to take your binoculars if you want to birdwatching

Green track is like the tasting plate of Bungonia National Park. The loop walk offers an overview of the park by taking in all the main lookouts and natural environments. It’s a moderately easy hike, so pack a picnic lunch and stop at De Kerrilleau picnic area along the way.

Setting out from David Reid carpark, hike through eucalypt woodlands on the plateau, dry rainforest in the gullies and see evidence of the area’s limestone karst in the rocky outcrops and cave entrances. Try to imagine the church services held inside Mass Cave during the 1950s as you walk past.

From Adams lookout, enjoy the superb view of Bungonia Slot Canyon and keep an eye out for a pair of nesting peregrine falcons while you’re there. Lyrebirds are likely to be heard near the junction to Molly O’Neill nature track. Keep an eye out for other wildlife as well – can you tell the difference between a swamp wallaby and a red-necked wallaby?

Take a virtual tour of Green track captured with Google Street View Trekker.

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Endless caving opportunities

Known as the adventure capital of the Southern Tablelands, Bungonia is a place to really test your limits. There are around 200 wild caves in the park, many of which are open for experienced cavers to explore. For an exciting journey of waterfalls and plunge pools, Bungonia Creek and Jerrara Creek are the most popular canyoning spots. Bungonia Slot Canyon provides one of the few opportunities in Australia for climbing limestone and is as dramatic a place to scale a rock wall as its name suggests.

Once upon a time

The park lies across the traditional lands of the Njunawal tribal group, the northwest corner of the Wandandian tribal territory and the southern boundary of the Gandangara tribal group. The ridge tops were almost certainly travel routes as people shifted in accordance with the seasonal availability of food. Evidence of campsites exists on the main plateau and limestone dolines contain edible plants consumed or used by Aboriginal people.

One of our oldest parks

This park is one of the oldest in New South Wales. It was first protected as a water reserve in 1872, which was also the same year the world's first national park - Yellowstone, in USA - was established. Just as Yellowstone's geothermal features pull the crowds, Bungonia's geomorphology, both above and belowground, are its main draw. Louis Guymer was the park's first caretaker (1889-1909), who discovered caves and erected gates and ladders, some of which you may use during your visit.

Winged and furry

The vulnerable large bent-wing bat calls Bungonia home, and certain caves are closed during the year to help provide a safe environment for breeding and hibernation. When open, look out for a colony, cloud or cauldron of bats as you explore the limestone labyrinths of their natural habitat. A small population of koalas, classified as threatened, also inhabit the park.