Reed Beds Bird Hide boardwalk is a 1km, grade 2 hike located in the Murray Valley National Park, New South Wales. The hike should take around 45 mins to complete.
Hike overview
Reed Beds Bird Hide at Mathoura is a birdwatcher's paradise; with different birds to see every time you visit, you'll never grow tired of this pretty place.
Take your camera for a stunning photo of an eastern great egret or a musk duck thrashing in the water to attract a mate. Walking along the boardwalk look for yellow rosellas and superb wrens or watch at the edge of the water for the purple swamphen.
Turn over the bird panels as you stroll along the boardwalk; check out which birds are vegetarians and which prefers frogs, find out who honks like a goose but soars like an eagle.
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Getting there
To Bird Hide carpark. Reed Beds Bird Hide is in the Moira precinct of Murray Valley National Park. To get there:Follow the signs from Mathoura on Cobb Highway to Reed Beds Bird HideAfter turning onto Jones Street, cross Poleys Bridge and continue along Picnic Point Road, turning right after 4km Park entry points Bird Hide carpark See on map Parking Parking and bus parking is available at Reed Beds Bird Hide
Visit NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service for more information on this trail.
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About the region
Explore majestic river red gums or Ramsar-listed wetlands in Murray Valley National Park on a camping to the Riverina. Go birdwatching, fishing, bike riding and kayaking. Part of the largest continuous red gum forest in the world, this region hosts a unique ecosystem with over 60 threatened native animal species and 40 threatened plant species. It is also an important place for Aboriginal people.
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Acknowledgement of Country
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