Bluebush Walk

Bluebush Walk

Total Distance	Approximately 10.7 km
Difficulty	Easy walking; firm with some sand.
Time	3-4 hours
Brochure	Available at the Visitor Centre. It can also be downloaded by clicking here

This walk commences from the car park on track 2 about 15 km from the Visitor Centre, or about 1.5 km west of Bluebird Dam on track 2.
The walk follows the Oil Line track west to the Gluepot boundary. This section includes many very old Mallee and Native Apricot trees, and a range of other plants that are rarely seen in other parts of the property.
At the fence the walk heads south along the fence line until it heads east to Kelly Dam. You can follow the fence or meander through the mallee scrub following the walk marker posts.
Bluebush is special for this walk, and also the section from the western fence to Kelly Dam contains a wealth of other low flowering shrubs that are an attraction for a range of bird species.
From Kelly Dam the walking track follows the vehicle Track 2 east, back to the car park.

This walk is habitat for  Chestnut Quail-thrush, Crested Bellbird, Shy Heathwren, Splendid Fairy-wren, A variety of Honeyeaters when shrubs are flowering.