About Mt Majura

Mount Majura Nature Reserve is part of the Canberra Nature Park, a series of remnant bush areas of mainly hills and ridges that frame suburban Canberra. The reserve is located in north Canberra and has access from Hackett, Watson and the Federal Highway. Walking trails and multiuse formed roads provide opportunities to explore the reserve.

At 890m, Mount Majura is the highest peak in suburban Canberra.

Fact Sheets
As part of the Bush on the Boundary program, the Conservation Council in cooperation with the Friends of Mt Majura prepared the following downloadable fact sheets (in pdf format) to provide residents of The Fair, North Watson with information about living next to Mt Majura Nature Reserve.

History of Mt Majura
Plants of Mt Majura
Wildflife of Mt Majura
Walking, Cycling & Places of interest
Friends of Mt Majura
Cats and dogs
Your Garden
Be bushfire prepared

Casuarina Walking Trail

The 3.8 km long walking trail takes you through various types of woodland and open forest with splendid views from the Mount Majura ridge. It takes about 2 hours to complete the loop walk and at a moderate level the track is suitable for families. Click on this map to view the track, access points and car parking.

Clancy’s Walking Track

Clancy’s Track Map

What’s up on Mount Majura

View Mount Majura’s treasures and share your photographs at FoMM Flickr.

Geology
Heritage
Plants, animals and ecological communities
Species Lists
Species Portraits

Bundy, Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Kurrajong
, Brachychiton populneus

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