White Rock – Spring Mountain Conservation Estate

White Rock – Spring Mountain Conservation Estate is partially reopening from Saturday 31 May.

• Western access open: The Paperbark Flats day use area off School Road/White Rock Drive, Redbank Plains is open, along with many surrounding trails including to Little White Rock and the Bluff, through to White Rock.
• North-Eastern access open: The trails of the Springfield Lakes section near the Springfield-Greenbank Arterial are open. Access points include Specked Circuit and Wild Iris Terrace.
• Other areas are closed: The repair of some trails is ongoing and it is unsafe for visitors in closed areas, with limited emergency vehicle access and mobile phone reception. For your safety, please do not enter closed trails.

Located just 20 minutes from Ipswich Central and 35 minutes from Brisbane, White Rock – Spring Mountain Conservation Estate features the distinctive, sculptured, rocky outcrops of White Rock and Spring Mountain.

Covering over 2,500 hectares of regionally significant bushland, the Estate also features extensive forested ridges, escarpments and valleys that are home to an amazing array of plant and wildlife species.

Nugum/Boogun (White Rock) is a sacred site culturally known as a Women’s area. The Traditional Owners have requested no one climbs Nugun/Boogun (White Rock). The estate has rocky outcrops and caves that are culturally significant to the Traditional Owners, providing a link between Country and personal identity and allowing the passing on of cultural knowledge.

Visitors can enjoy the full gamut of outdoor activities including hiking, bird-watching, horse riding (bring your own horse), mountain bike riding and nature study. For the bushwalker, there’s everything from a leisurely 200 metre walk to the more challenging 19 kilometre round trip trail, with most of the trails suitable for hiking and mountain bike riding. If you’re on horseback, then the Yaddamun Trail is perfect.

The entry to the Estate is the Paperbark Flats Picnic Area, at the end of School Road in Redbank Plains. Amenities on site include toilets, picnic facilities and horse float parking. Don’t forget to take a hat, sunscreen and drinking water.