Garigal National Park is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 20 km north of central Sydney. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 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. Bantry Bay in Sydney Australia is located just off Middle Harbour in the Garigal National Park. Killarney Heights is a Suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Forestville is a Suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Manly Dam Reserve (also known as the Manly-Warringah War Memorial Park is an area of urban bushland in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, Australia
- 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). Middle Harbour is the northern arm of Port Jackson in Sydney, Australia. Middle Harbour creek is a tributary into Middle Harbour Sydney, New South Wales Killarney Heights is a Suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Forestville is a Suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Frenchs Forest is a Suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Davidson is a Suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Belrose is a Suburb of northern Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 19 Kilometres north-east of the Sydney central East Lindfield is a Suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. East Killara is a Suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Ives is a Suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Ku-ring-gai Chase is a national park in New South Wales ( Australia) 25 km north of Sydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai,
- 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. Elanora Heights is a Suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Narrabeen is a beachside suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Others trails include the Heath Track and Bare Creek Track.
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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. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. [1]
Fauna
Garigal is home to a wide range of fauna, including birds, snakes and a wide range of native mammals (bandicoots, koalas, wallabies). [2]
There is also a number of introduced pests, including rabbits and foxes.
Fact sheet
- Area: 22 km². This makes it the largest National Park in suburban Sydney.
- Coordinates:
- Date of establishment: April 19, 1991
- Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
- IUCN category: II
See also
External links
- National Parks page about Garigal
- Garigal Park Home Page
- List of fauna
- Detailed track notes and maps of most of the walks in Garigal NP
- The Northern Beaches Mountain Biking Group (NoBMoB) have details of trails around Cascades
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