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Mon Repos Walking Track
Mon Repos,
Bundaberg Area
Free Entry
Description
Mon Repos Conservation Park is the largest loggerhead turtle rockery in the South Pacific. From November to March, visitors to Mon Repos can witness one of nature's most fascinating spectacles — the annual pilgrimage of sea turtles. Adult turtles come ashore to lay eggs on Mon Repos beach. About eight weeks later young sea turtles hatch and race to the sea.
About the Walk
Walk Highlights
- Sand dunes
- Bird watching
- Turtle rockery
Walk Hints
Take drinking water with you and wear sunscreen. Insect repellent is recommended. From November to late March, public access to the beach is restricted from 6pm and 6am to protect nesting turtles and hatchlings.
Ranger-guided turtle viewing tours operate from the information centre between 7pm and 1am. Bookings are essential.
Property Details
Facilities
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Walking Tracks
Activities
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Animal Watching -
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Walking
Other Information
General Comments
Mon Repos Walking Track highlights include: sand dunes, bird watching and turtle rockery. The track is 4.5 kilometres long and should take approximately two hours to complete. The walk has been classified as easy in difficulty.
Take drinking water with you and wear sunscreen. Insect repellent is recommended. From November to late March, public access to the beach is restricted from 6.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. to protect nesting turtles and hatchlings.
How To Get There
Mon Repos is about 4.5 hour drive north from Brisbane and 15 minutes (14 kilometres) east of Bundaberg. From Bundaberg, follow the signs to Bargara along the Bundaberg-Bargara Road. Follow the signs to the entrance of Mon Repos Conservation Park on the left. Access to the park is from the main road entry or from the beach via a boardwalk.
Free Entry
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