Parks and the outdoors in Uralla
6 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Uralla.
Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.
Parks and the outdoors in Uralla
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Dangars Falls
Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
183 m high ephemeral waterfall (only flows after rain). Nearby picnic area with toilets, picnic tables, barbecue facilities, bring your own water, take your litter out with you. McDirty's Walking Track - 6km, 2-3 hours, Grade 3.
7AM-7PMFree entry
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McCrossin's Mill Museum
Uralla Museum
A former grain mill and store, the museum presents exhibits about the indigenous Aniwan people, the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt (Fred Ward), the Rocky River gold rush and Australia's first world sporting champion (rowing), Edward 'Ned' Trickett. Also see old farming equipment, old fire engines, and a steam engine.
Mon-Sun 10AM-5PMAdults $7, Concession $5, Children $3, Family $15
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Mount Mutton Walking Trail and Alma Park
The walking trail starts in Alma Park, which was established in the 1880s and has bed of bright flowers in the spring, and over 100 trees planted by school children when the park was established. The park has room for caravan and campervan parking, toilets, children's playground, and 2 free gas barbecues. The walking trail starts at the Soldiers Memorial in the park, crosses Thunderbolts Way, and climbs through bushland around Mount Mutton. There is a diversion track to the top of Mount Mutton with views from Uralla Lookout over the district. The trail should take 30-45 min to complete, but wear suitable sturdy footwear as the descent is steep and winding - not wheelchair accessible. Download a map of the trail here.
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Mount Yarrowyck Nature Reserve
Walking trail (easy and level except for one short section, 3 km return). Aboriginal cave painting site.
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The Glen and Southern Cross Constellation Sculptures
An attractive park with a shaded rest area for travellers. At the northern end of the pond is a set of sculptures represeting the night sky of the Southern Hemisphere.
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Uralla Heritage Walk
Take a 1-2 hour (depending on your level of interest) self-guided walking tour of over 50 historical buildings and features of Uralla. Obtain the heritage trail map from the Uralla Visitors Information Centre, and listen to the Soundtrail here.
Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Uralla (CC BY-SA 4.0).