Culmaran loop trail (0.4km), Richmond Range National Park, New South Wales

Culmaran loop trail is a 400m, grade 2 hike located in the Richmond Range National Park, New South Wales. The hike should take around 20 mins to complete.

Length: 400m

Duration: 20 mins

Grade: 2

Style: Circuit

Start: Cambridge Plateau Forest Dr

End: Cambridge Plateau Forest Dr

Location: Richmond Range National Park

Closest town: Cambridge Plateau

New South Wales

From state capital: 757km

Longitude: 152.7423119

Latitude: -28.8074822

Hike summary

This short easy walk along the edge of the rainforest environment is especially suited to families and older people.
Here, you'll brush past the smooth bright trunks of enormous Sydney blue gums. Soft green bracken ferns fringe the walking track, while creamy white flowers of clematis and flowering wonga vines make for a lovely accompaniment. The soaring forest, with its many hollow limbs, provides the perfect daytime resting spot for a range of animals and birds, so be sure to bring your binoculars.
Culmaran loop trail provides a fantastic introduction to the vegetation in the drier parts of Richmond Range, and a very pretty walk in the forest.

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Tips

Remember to take your binoculars if you want to birdwatch
Check the weather before you set out as the road to Culmaran loop trail can become boggy or slippery when it rains
There is limited mobile reception in this park

Visit NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service for more information on this trail.

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Getting there

Culmaran loop trail is in the southern precinct of Richmond Range National Park.To get there:From Casino, drive 40km west along the Bruxner Highway.Turn north into Cambridge Plateau scenic drive near MallanganeeDrive along Cambridge Plateau scenic drive for 9km until you reach Cambridge Plateau picnic area. Parking Parking is available at Cambridge Plateau picnic area.

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