NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK MIGHT BE the only national park in the Australian Capital Territory, but it’s a big one, taking up nearly half (46 per cent) of the ACT, a fact that surprises even most Canberrans.
Just 40 minutes south-west of Canberra city, with more than 106,000 hectares of alpine, sub-alpine and mountain areas, Namadgi is dominated by high granite peaks, but there are surprises too – such as hidden fern gullies, waterfalls and special bogs called fens. The high-altitude sphagnum moss bogs provide critical
