Mirang Pool picnic area
Heathcote National Park
Overview
Go on an adventure to Mirang Pool picnic area in Heathcote National Park, just 45 mins from Sydney. After hiking along the trails, cool off at this secluded spot by paddling in the waterhole.
- Type
- Picnic areas
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- What to
bring - Clothes for all weather conditions, drinking water, hat, snacks, sunscreen, sturdy shoes
- Please note
- There are no toilets, drinking water, rubbish bins or picnic tables. Please take your rubbish with you.
- The rocks can be extremely slippery, take care when walking through the shallow water.
- Please swim cautiously and never dive into a waterhole as there are submerged logs and branches that you cannot see.
- Camping is not permitted here.
Mirang Pool picnic area is at the northern end of Heathcote National Park. It's pretty but remote with no vehicle access and no facilities, so you'll need to carry everything in and out with you, including drinking water.
If you park at the end of Oliver Street, it's a 2km walk easily done in 30 mins. The hike from Heathcote train station takes 45 mins. To get there, go to the end of Oliver Street then take Goburra track which is steep in parts and requires some rock scrambling. On reaching Pipeline trail, turn left and keep walking until you see the blue signpost for Mirang Pool at the top of the stairs.
Enjoy a well-deserved paddle in Mirang Pool to cool off after your hike, then unpack your picnic spread. Afterwards, lie back and relax in the soft, sandy patches between the trees, gymea lillies and rock platforms. Or explore further, and walk or cycle to Battery Causeway picnic area just over a kilometre away.
Indulge in an authentic experience of the Australian bush less than an hour's hike from shops and a train station.
Nearby
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Battery Causeway picnic area
Battery Causeway picnic area is in Sydney’s Heathcote National Park. It’s a peaceful rest stop along Pipeline trail or Bullawaring track, near Lake Eckersley picnic area.
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- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
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Operated by
- Royal National Park Visitor Centre
- 8.30am to 4.30pm daily. Closed Christmas Day.
- 02 9542 0648
- 1300 072 757 for campground and cottage bookings
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- 2 Lady Carrington Drive, Audley, NSW 2232
Park info
- in Heathcote National Park in the Sydney and surrounds and South Coast regions
Heathcote National Park is open sunrise to sunset but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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