Muogamarra NR

[Wollemi]

Muogamarra Nature Reserve is open at the moment - as it is for 6/52. Anyone know what the walking is like from the Hawkesbury River at Peats Bight to the stated original road? I will assume this road is on N side of Muogamarra Creek. What is Peats Bight like for water access (with a 'glass kayak) at low tide?

"The walk winds down Peats Bight Trail over historic road works into Peats Crater, a volcanic diatreme and the site of early farm settlements that took advantage of the rich soil. It continues along the original road to Peats Bight through rainforest and mangrove environments."

FWIW, I have been told there are no unique plants to the region, just masses of flowers currently within this Nature Reserve.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/natio ... x?id=N0456
http://www.street-directory.com.au/nsw/ ... -firetrail

[johnw]

I've walked down to Peats Bight and back from the top. Easy walk mostly on an old road/FT, just steepish here and there above the crater. From memory eventually narrows to a footpad on the flat after Peats Crater, walking briefly across rocky platforms approaching the bight. I think we climbed up higher exploring a vague pad rounding the point. My recollection is of mangroves and oyster leases at water level. Some old dry stone walling along one section. Remnants of the old orchard at the crater. The masses of pink boronia etc are usually spectacular up around the ridgetops. I'm not sure about rarety of plant life either, the restricted access could be more about trying to keep that area relatively pristine. I think it's also used for field studies/research by uni and school groups etc.

I posted this photo from Peats Bight in the photo game a while back:
http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=6027&p=91766&hilit=peats#p91696