Description
Brisbane Water National Park is a stunning protected national park located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia.
The 11,506-hectare (28,430-acre) national park is situated 47 kilometres (29 mi) north of Sydney, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Woy Woy, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Gosford. The park is maintained by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), which seeks to conserve the unique biodiversity and ecosystems of the region.
The park offers many pleasant and interesting walks that vary from mild to rugged. One walk that can be easily accessed via public transport is the walk to Pindar Cave on the escarpment above the Wondabyne railway station, which is a request-stop on the Central Coast railway line. The Great North Walk, which leads from Sydney to Newcastle, also passes through the park.
Brisbane Water National Park is a ‘living space’ for plant and animal communities in the National Parks Plan of Management. The park is a sanctuary for plant and animal communities to adapt and migrate in the face of climate change. The size and shape of the park allows adjustment in the Northwest and South for biological adjustment. The park is a system of reserves protecting the states significant waterways of the lower Hawkesbury River, Broken Bay, Pittwater, and Brisbane Water. The park also protects a range of Aboriginal sites and extends the representation of rock art from the Sydney Basin in the National Park system. The geology is mainly in the Hawksbury series of cross-bedded quartz sandstone, conglomerates, and gray and red shales.
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