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Length: 1km
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Duration: 45mins
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Grade: 2
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Style: Return
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Start: Picnic Point Rd, Mathoura
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End: Picnic Point Rd, Mathoura
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Location: Murray Valley National Park
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Closest Town:
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Distance from CBD: 751 km
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State: NSW
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Latitude: -35.8310922854267
Longitude: 144.949904888124
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Reed Beds Bird Hide boardwalk is a 1km, grade 2 Return hike located in the Murray Valley National Park, NSW. The hike should take approximately 45mins to complete.
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
Murray Valley National Park in the Murray-Riverina region
Murray Valley National Park is open sunrise to sunset but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger
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.
