Pine Island

Murrumbidgee Discovery Track Section: Kambah Pool to Pine Island

Distance: 7 km one-way
Time suggested: 3 hours (on foot)
Difficulty: Moderate (also suitable for mountain bikes)

You can walk or take your mountain bike south to Pine Island along the Murrumbidgee Discovery Track from Kambah Pool. This 7 km (one-way) track passes through native forest and farmland and takes you above Red Rocks Gorge, one of the most spectacular gorges along the Murrumbidgee River. A lookout provides great views of the gorge. Further on, after carefully crossing Tuggeranong Creek, the track passes an historic dry-stone wall built in the 1860s to mark the boundary between two early rural properties.

Murrumbidgee Discovery Track Section: Pine Island to Point Hut Crossing

Distance: 2.4 km between carparks; 3.3 km from middle of Pine Island
Time suggested: 1 hour (on foot)
Difficulty: Easy (also suitable for mountain bikes)

This walk starts at the southern car park at Pine Island and passes through the Pine Island Reserve before reaching open grasslands, providing great river views. Park Carers of the Southern Murrumbidgee carry out revegetation, weed management, erosion control and walking track maintenance along this stretch of river.