Burraga Walk - Bidjigal Reserve - Baulkham Hills

Burraga Track in Bidjigal Reserve is a 5 km circuit walk only a few Kilometers away from home. Bidjigal Reserve is 186 hectares and spread across the suburbs of Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, West Pennant Hills, North Rocks. Northmead and Carlingford. This reserve is home to a few walking tracks like The Platypus Track, Burraga Track, Murri-Yanna Track and Echidna Track.

Most Tracks have multiple entry points. For today, we decided to follow Burranga Track and we started from Ted Horwood Reserve, Baulkham Hills. The track starts from the picnic shelters at the back of the Ted Horwood Reserve.

Start of the Track from Ted Horwood Reserve
Burraga is the Darug word for bandicoot and the track is marked on maps and guiding posts with a yellow Bandicoot.

The track is never too far away from water and has a few creek crossings over stepping stones.

The track is mostly unpaved bush track. However, it is not too challenging as it is quite flat.


We were looking for a nice spot by the water to have a coffee break. I was too impatient and decided to stop by the side of the track as a nice warm coffee could not be resisted for much longer.
Finally, we arrived at a  nice rock platform by the water and spent some time there with another cup of coffee.

The reserve is said to have a landmark called "The Aboriginal Cave" which has been used by the  Bidjigal people. While I am not 100% certain, below rock shelter could be it.

Crossing a few more stepping stones, 

Back to the starting point at Ted Horwood Reserve.
This was quite a pleasant walk and it exceeded my expectations, especially given that we did not have to travel far. If are in the local area, I would highly recommend you to try this hike.

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