Badger Weir Picnic Area is the perfect place to enjoy a picnic or barbecue. Visitors can enjoy fresh mountain air and forest walks passing through …
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- Badger Weir Picnic Area is open however visitors are advised to avoid the walking tracks in the southern section of the park due to planned burns.
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Wednesday 10 April, 2013 |
Bird watching
Medium walk / Day walk
Picnicking
Short walk
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Badger Weir Picnic Area is the perfect place to enjoy a picnic or barbecue. Visitors can enjoy fresh mountain air and forest walks passing through ancient fern gullies, across clear mountain streams and meandering amongst mighty Mountain Ash.
Badger Weir is open until 4.30pm, extending to 7.30pm during daylight savings.
Walking tracks
Badger Weir via Slip Creek Track
Because of the many steps on the fern gully boardwalk it is unsuitable for prams and strollers.
Distance: 1.4km
Time: approx 30 minutes
Grade: Moderate
Badger Weir via Coranderrk Track
Distance:1.1km
Time: approx 30 minutes
Grade: Easy (follows vehicle track to weir)
Badger Weir via Lyrebird Track
Distance: 1.1km
Time: approx 30 minutes
Grade: Easy (a few steps)
Birdwatching and photography
Badger Weir is a birdwatcher and photographers paradise with the Australian King-Parrot, Crimson Rosella and Superb Lyrebird easily viewed.
A haven for plants and animals
Surrounded by protected water catchment, the mature forest of Moutain Ash and Manna Gum is a magnificent sight. Hollows in these old trees provide homes and nesting sites for many native mammals and birds.
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Picnic Facilities
The picnic facilities consist of two rotundas with picnic tables, other picnic tables with no shelter scattered in the open area, wood and gas powered barbecues, two toilet blocks and a park information shelter. Wood for the barbecues is supplied.
There are approximately 12 picnic tables in the open area scattered on the north and south side of the main car park. Access to most of these is from the car park over a surface of grass with gravel in some sections. Some tables require access over forest debris and sloping ground making them not well suited for wheelchairs and some strollers. These picnic tables are open ended but do not have a roll under end feature for wheelchairs.
Open area picnic tables at Badger Weir
Gas Barbecues
There are gas barbecues located near the Rosella Rotunda and the Lyrebird Rotunda. Access to the barbecues is by a short, sealed path coming from the main car park. Sections of the path have a significant slope of approximately 1:10. The barbecues near Rosella Rotunda are the easiest to access due to the path surface and path gradient.
Gas barbecue at Badger Weir picnic area
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