The Walk Contact Info
The George's River Ridge Track Open from 6 am to 7:30 pm in daylight
walk is an easy and beautiful saving, 6 am to 6:30 in all other times.
walk surrounded by flocks of Accessibility: Can access from many
gates. There is no wheelchair access
birds soaring across the sky Entry fees apply - no need to book
and trees willowing around the tickets. Free parking.
831 Henry Lawson Dr, Picnic Point NSW
air. In the evening there is a 2213
stunning sunset and all around Contact us:
Phone: 9330 6400
the day it is a peaceful, Email:mail@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au
enjoyable must-go walk. It has Website:https://www.georgesriver.nsw.
amazing flora and fauna gov.au/Contact-Us
Loop Walk:
biodiversity and is a unique
walk, full of interesting ledges
and rocks. The area was
explored by Bass and Flinders
in 1795!
The Track George's River Ridge
The walk is a Grade 3 level,
with some steep places,
ledges and steps. Average
Track
fitness is advised, but low
level fitness people can still 'A Walk in Nature Walks
the Soul Back Home'
manage the walk. It is 3
kilometres long and
depending on the person,
can take from between 30
minutes to 1 hour.
Australian
AUSTRALIAN Magpie
MAGPIE
JACARANDA TREE Weeping Tree
WEEPING TREE
Scientific Name: Jacaranda mimosifolia
Habitat: Jacaranda mimosifolia grow in
Native to Australia, the Australian While its not native to Australia, The
grasslands, bushlands, wooded ravines
Weeping Willow Tree - or Salix
Magpie - or Gymnorhina tibicen - is and riverbanks. This makes them a
babyolonica - can be seen in the
found abundantly across the George's perfect fit for parks like George's River.
George's River Ridge Track. The weeping
River Ridge Track. Australian Magpies Structural Features: The thin, grey-
tree's habitat is mainly in acidic, loamy,
are found in open, tree bearing areas brown bark is smooth in the tree's
moist and open areas. It grows well near
- making them perfect for George's earlier years, though it slowly becomes
water. The weeping tree's gracefully long
River. This outgoing animal is scaly. Its flowers are a stunning green
branches arch or 'droop' down to the
and are about 2.5 cm long. The leaves
distinguishable by its white or grey ground. Its bark is grey-brown and
are clustered and panicle shaped,
patches of feathers along its wings, rough. And the thin leaves are light
arched in an elegant structure. Each leaf
nape and upper tail. The intelligent green. The weeping tree also has
is made up of many tiny leaflets
animal has adapted to have a long, adaptions to survive in Australia! It has
Adaptations: The Jacaranda
widespread tail so it can fly better in fluffy leaves to help in cold climate and it
mimosifolia, is not native to Australia
harsher Australian weather! Magpies grows its leaves close to the ground, in
and drops its leaves to conserve water in
order to protect itself from wind. The
tend to also nest in large groups, the drier climate. For the winter drought,
weeping tree is well known for being
which keeps them safe from other the tree has vertical leaves, which give
able to do vegetative reproduction and
Australian predators. less area for sunlight to hit. These
grow from its own branches upside
adaptations are transmitted sexually
down! What a magnificent creature!
from tree parents.
