Garigal National Park Totally Explained

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Garigal National Park is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 20 km north of central Sydney. The park is somewhat disjointed but covers the following areas:

Around Bantry Bay between the suburbs of Killarney Heights and Forestville to the West and Wakehurst Parkway (and Manly Dam Reserve) to the East.
Along Middle Harbour and Middle Harbour Creek between (to the West) the suburbs of Killarney Heights, Forestville, Frenchs Forest, Davidson, Belrose and (to the East) the suburbs of East Lindfield, East Killara, St Ives, as far North as Mona Vale Road (where it abuts Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park).
To the South of Mona Vale Road the Park runs as far East as the suburb of Elanora and Narrabeen Lagoon

There are trails in this park popular with bushwalkers and mountain bike riders, particularly between Belrose and St Ives in an area known as Cascades after the Cascades Track that runs through here. Others trails include the Heath Track and Bare Creek Track.

Name

The name Garigal is taken from the clan of the Ku-ring-gai aboriginal tribe that had lived in that area in times past.(External Link

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Fauna

Garigal is home to a wide range of fauna, including birds, snakes and a wide range of native mammals (bandicoots, koalas, wallabies).(External Link

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Fact sheet

Area: 22 km². This makes it the largest National Park in suburban Sydney.

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Date of establishment: April 19, 1991

Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

IUCN category: IIFurther Information

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