Fitzpatrick Trackhead to Wee Jasper Nature Reserve

18 Jul

This is a great loop walk from Fitzpatrick Trackhead through the very scenic Wee Jasper Nature Reserve. In spring and early summer the wildflowers are stunning. From the top of the ridge, looking back towards Wee Jasper, there are some good viewing points to take a breather and view the village area and the Goodradigbee Arm of Lake Burrinjuck.

Distance: 5.4 km each way or 9 km loop
Grade: Medium

Nearest towns: Yass – 59 km, Tumut - 67km

Dog permitted: No
Cyclists permitted: No

Walking notes

This loop track deviates from the main Hume and Hovell Track. Follow the main Track west from Fitzpatrick Trackhead towards Mt. Wee Jasper. Where the Track crosses a fenceline and heads south through a paddock, cross the Wee Jasper Road and head north into the Nature Reserve. Cross the Wee Jasper Creek then the Track heads into the nature reserve and climbs steeply over a stony ridge covered with dry sclerophyll forest. The Track descends down the eastern side of the ridge, crosses a small creek and reaches the Wee Jasper Road. From here the track heads back along Wee Jasper Road for 3.5 km to Fitzpatrick Trackhead.