Reed Beds Bird Hide boardwalk Trail Hiking Australia

Length: 1km
Duration: 45mins
Grade: 2
Style: Return
Start: Picnic Point Rd, Mathoura
End: Picnic Point Rd, Mathoura

Location: Murray Valley National Park
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Distance from CBD: 751 km
State: NSW
Latitude: -35.83109229
Longitude: 144.9499049

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Reed Beds Bird Hide boardwalk is a 1km, grade 2 return hike, located in the Murray Valley National Park, New South Wales. The hike should take approximately 45mins to complete.

Hike Summary

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.

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.

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.

The longitude and latitude of the start and end points are approximately only and should not be used for navigation purposes. Please contact me if you know the correct coordinates.