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Douglas Apsley National Park Information

A few kilometres north of Bicheno is the entrance to the Douglas-Apsley National Park, with its dry sclerophyll forest and riverside walking tracks, swimming holes, birdlife and Oyster Bay pines. Walks include the 20 minute return stroll to the Apsley Waterhole, the three hour Apsley Gorge circuit and the three day north-south bushwalk through the park. (To reach the start of the three day walk, turn south on the MG forestry road 5 km south of St Marys.) Root rot (Phytophthora cinnamomii) is a problem in the area please clean boots and tent pegs before and after visiting the park.


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