| 81km |
Adaminaby
(about an hours drive) from Jindabyne. Home of the big trout. |
| 90km / 100km |
Park Boundary Sign
1,180 m above sea level. 19 km from Adaminaby - this section of
the road passes around the northern edge of Lake Eucumbene. |
| 5.4km / 94.6km |
Turn-off to Tantangara Dam and Historic Currango Homestead
Turn off to Tantangara is 18 km and the Historic Currango
Homestead is 40 km. |
| 11.4km / 88.6km |
Alpine Creek Area
Extensive logging took place here from early 1900’s. |
| 15.9km / 84.1km |
The Rest House, Sawyers Hill
This was a shelter for travellers on the old Kiandra Road in the
early 1900s. The Four Mile Hill Trail, which ends at the
Eucumbene River, starts here. |
16.9-18km /
82-83.1km |
Alpine Ash Forest
This area was extensively burnt during the January 2003
bushfires, but is slowly recovering. Alpine ash is killed by
fire and regenerates exclusively from seed. |
| 23.7km / 76.3km |
Kiandra Township
1,390 m above sea level. This was a bustling and prosperous town
in 1860. Miners flocked to the area in pursuit of gold. This
rush was short-lived and by 1861 it was over. There is a
historic self-guided heritage walk around the old township which
begins at the RTA snow clearing depot. The buidling here was
formerly the Old Kiandra Courthouse and gaol. |
| 24.5km / 75.5km |
Turn off to Cabramurra
The rock pinnacles on the plain were formed from lava deosited
in a shallow sea during the Ordovician. They have been turned on
edge by later folding. |
| 34km / 66km |
Mount Gooandra
1,440 m above sea level. Watershed of the Eucumbene and
Murrumbidgee Rivers on the Great Dividing Range. |
| 42.2km / 57.8km |
Rules Point
1,330 m above sea level. Turn-off to Long Plain Road to visit
historic huts. Further along this road there is 4WD access to
Blue Waterholes. |
| 45.3km / 54.7km |
Yarrangobilly Caves
1,260 m above sea level. Now with improved wheelchair access and
toilet facilities. |
| 52.9km / 47.1km |
Yarrangobilly Village |
53.7-55km /
45-46.3km |
Jounama Pine Plantation |
| 58.1km / 41.9km |
Lobbs Hole Trail
4WD trail, leads to the site of an old settlement where
extensive copper mining took place. |
| 68km / 32km |
Black Perry Picnic Area
1,060 m above sea level. View of the granite Bogong Peaks and of
Black Perry which is a metamorphosed blend of limestone and
other minerals. |
69-76km /
24-31km |
Talbingo Mountain
Steep descent. |
| 76.7km / 23.3km |
Jounama Pondage
420 m above sea level. Turn-off to Talbingo and the Tumut 3
Power Station (guided tours available). Opposite is the turn-off
to the Jounama Creek picnic/camping area. |
| 78.4km / 21.6km |
Jounama Dam, Tumut River Valley
Settlement began in the late 1820s following Hume and Hovell’s
1824 expedition from Yass to Port Phillip. In 1968 the valley
was flooded as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. |
| 81.6km / 18.4km |
Yolde Boat Launching, Picnic/Camping Area |
| 82.3km / 17.7km |
View of Blowering Reservoir
The reservoir is 18 km long and up to 4 km wide. In 1974 the
eastern foreshores were included in the park. The western
foreshore is managed by the Forestry Commission. Extensive grass
flats and the protection of adjoining wooded areas have led to
an abundance of eastern grey kangaroos in the area. Please take
care when driving. |
| 86.8km / 13.2km |
NPWS Works Depot
390 m above sea level. Boat ramp and picnic area. |
| 91.1km / 8.9km |
Hume’s Crossing Picnic/Camping Area
Hume and Hovell’s group crossed the Tumut River here. |
| 94.2km / 5.8km |
The Pines Boat Launching and Picnic Area |
| 98.4km / 1.6km |
Log Bridge Creek Boat Ramp/Picnic Area
Start of Blowering Cliffs walk. The area was burnt by wildfire
in 1985. |
| 100km / 0km |
Park Boundary Sign |
| 15km |
Tumut
15 km from the boundary of Kosciuszko National Park. The Tumut
Region Visitor Centre has information displays.Source:
NSW Parks & Wildlife Service
Check out their free ‘Kosciuszko Today’ from the local Visitor
Centre |
