The Blue Pool is a refreshing gem in the Briagolong State Forest, look out for kangaroos and parrots flying overhead.
The circuit from Blue Pool to the Peregrine lookout takes about an hour return. For a short walk. The Bluff is only 5 minutes over some steep terrain.
Gold Mine Walking Track
This walking track winds its way through dry open forest made up of predominantly Red Box, Stringybark and Ironbark. On the way to the gold mine. scrapings suggest possible sites of other mines. The actual mine is 30-40ft deep. There is a chimney ruin of an old miner's hut near the Junction Ridge Track.
Peregrine Lookout
The lookout takes its name from the Peregrine Falcons which nest nearby from September to December each year From this vantage point you can view the Freestone Creek as it meanders to the Blue Pool and beyond. On the cliffs opposite there was a crystal mine. The tower seen in the distance is the Moornapa Telecommunication Tower. which also houses the Department of Natural Resources and Environment fire lookout It is situated on Mount Moornapa.
Fern Gully
This track passes through a thick understorey of mainly mint bush shrubs, then leads into open Red Box forest. The small concentration of water provided a suitable environment for the ferns to survive on the dry ridge.. Apple-Box (Eucalyptus bridgesiana) is also present in the area.
The Bluff
The Bluff is a great lookout point which provides views of the Blue Pool. The track has a short steep rise to the bluff in the dry sclerophyll vegetation.
The Froam Picnic Area
The track follows the Freestone Creek to the Froam picnic area. which is situated near the Freestone Creek. The area has BBQ facilities but there are no toilets. Froam Picnic Area is situated 0.6km upstream from the Blue Pool, on the Freestone Creek Road. Camping is allowed
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