Chinamans Garden walking track

Where

Nangar National Park in Country NSW

Accessibility

No wheelchair access

Distance

7.4km return

Time suggested

5hrs

Grade

Grade 4

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What to
bring

Drinking water, sturdy shoes, suitable clothing, first aid kit, hat, sunscreen, snacks

Please note

This walking track requires a moderate level of fitness.

This 7.4km return walk starts from Terarra Creek campground and picnic area. It’s a peaceful day walk and is easily combined with longer hikes to explore Nangar National Park’s scenic ridges and peaks.

From the campground make your way along Terarra Creek fire trail, lined with pink honeymyrtle blossoms in springtime. After 400m, follow signs for Chinamans Garden walking track. Keep an eye out for the old fence from a long-ago garden cultivated by Chinese miners, which gives this track its name.

Listen to birdsong in the treetops, as you wind your way uphill through whitebox, stringybark and scribbly gum woodlands. Bring your binoculars for a better chance to spot little lorikeets, turquoise parrots and spotted pardalotes. You may hear wallabies or kangaroos in the undergrowth, or even spot an echidna by the trail.

At the intersection with Mount Murga to Mount Nangar link track stop for a well-deserved rest before returning the way you came. For a longer hike, experienced, well-equipped bushwalkers can head 3.3km west to Mount Murga, or 4.8km east to reach Mount Nangar’s scenic lookout.

Fresh clear days in autumn, winter and spring are the best times for this walk. As the days grow longer, the landscape comes alive with a kaleidoscope of wildflowers, like nodding blue lilies and rusty spider flowers.

For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info