Fourth Crossing picnic area
Mullion Range State Conservation Area
Overview
Fourth Crossing picnic area next to Summer Hill Creek, near Orange, is a great base for exploring gold mining history on walking tracks, swimming or trout fishing.
- Type
- Picnic areas
- Accessibility
- Easy
Enjoy lunch or a snack at this quiet, tranquil picnic area on Ophir Road by Summer Hill Creek. There are picnic tables, accessible toilets and signs telling you about the reserve.
Spend more time at this peaceful place by swimming in the creek or trying your luck at fishing. If you’re a nature lover, look for birds in the trees, listen to the babbling of the creek and smell the fragrant wattles in spring.
Historic Water Race walking track starts here if you want to stretch your legs. The loop walk follows a water race constructed by miners during the gold rush to transfer water from the creek to mining areas. Take care though. The return route is on an undefined trail by the creek, so it can get flooded at times.
Nearby
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Historic Water Race walking track
Historic Water Race walking track, near Orange, is a medium-difficulty walk offering birdwatching and gold mining history as well as swimming and fishing along Summer Hill Creek.
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General enquiries
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Operated by
- Bathurst office
- Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
- 02 6332 7640
- 02 6332 7680 To contact the KARST Conservation Unit in this office.
- npws.centralwest@environment.nsw.gov.au
- Level 2, 203-209 Russell Street, Bathurst NSW 2795
Park info
- in Mullion Range State Conservation Area in the Country NSW region
Mullion Range State Conservation Area is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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