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Airstrip Walk

LocationGluepot Reserve
Description The Airstrip walk commences at the car park and proceeds on a circuit through a natural depression which is part of the old airstrip. It ends where it started, at the car park. The points described in the brochure are marked by numbered plaques on the droppers. The walk passes through a seasonal claypan which has been periodically (but rarely) inundated over past years. The soil consists mainly of heavy cracking clays with a cover of low growing Prickly Acacias (Acacia colletioides), Spotted Emubush, (Eremophila maculata) Blue Morgania (Morgania floribunda) and Nitre Bush (Nitraria billardieri).This walk is habitat for White-fronted Chats, Fairy-wrens, Thornbills, Richard’s Pipit, Brown Songlark, Singing, White-fronted and Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters and small raptors.
Time 60 minutes
Distance 1.2 kilometres, return
Classification Easy
Type Loop
Category Local Trail
Start Point 3 km north of the Visitor Centre along track 6, Gluepot Reserve.
End Point 3 km north of the Visitor Centre along track 6, Gluepot Reserve.
Further Info Gluepot Reserve
Trail Disclaimer This trail is provided for your enjoyment and shall only be used for an appropriate use, in accordance with the Code of Conduct. Trail users must be adequately prepared and obtain relevant information and maps. The trail conditions may vary from time to time, and trail users are advised to check weather conditions prior to leaving. Persons should use caution at all times when using this trail.