Moolarben picnic area

On entering Munghorn Gap Nature Reserve, park at Moolarben picnic area.

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Parking is available in a hard-packed ground carpark at Moolarben picnic area.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Munghorn Gap Nature Reserve. Here are some of the highlights.

Spring

The heathland begins flowering in late winter and it really starts to hit its stride in early spring. This makes it a particularly great time for camping, birdwatching and hiking.

Drinking and cooking water is not available in this reserve, so it’s a good idea to bring your own.

Toilets

• Non-flush toilets

Picnic tables

Barbecue facilities

• Wood barbecues (bring your own firewood)

Step-free access

The picnic area is flat, with a hard-packed ground pathway that leads to and across Moolarben Creek. From the pathway, you'll need to cross over stretches of flat grass to reach the picnic area's facilities.

The pathway is step-free until it crosses the creek, where it has roughly 80 steps. People with reduced mobility may need assistance at the creek crossing.

• Step-free outdoor pathways

• Moolarben picnic area factsheet
• Moolarben picnic area map (1.1MB pdf)

Disability access level - easy

Moolarben picnic area is flat, with a hard-packed ground pathway that leads to and across Moolarben Creek. From the pathway, you'll need to cross over stretches of flat grass to reach the picnic area's facilities.

• The pathway through the picnic area is step-free until it crosses the creek, where it has roughly 80 steps. People with reduced mobility may need assistance at the creek crossing. 
• There are accessible picnic tables
• The non-flush toilets at the picnic area are not accessible or ambulant.