Korung National Park, formerly Pickering Brook National Park, is a national park in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. It is located 26 kilometres south-east of

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

,Korung National Park
. Parks and Wildlife Service, Government of Western Australia. Accessed 8 May 2022. on edge of

Darling Scarp The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to th ...

overlooking the

Swan Coastal Plain The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geol ...

. The park was designated in 2004. It was formerly known as Pickering Brook National Park until 2008. It adjoins

Midgegooroo National Park Midgegooroo National Park, formerly the Canning National Park, is a national park in the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia, south-east of Perth. It is located in the City of Armadale, and part of the Jarrah Forest bioregion. Midge ...

on the south.

Flora and fauna

Western portions of the park lie in the

bioregion. The portion of the park east of the Darling Scarp lies in the

Jarrah Forest Jarrah forest is tall open forest in which the dominant overstory tree is ''Eucalyptus marginata'' (jarrah). The ecosystem occurs only in the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia. It is most common in the biogeographic region named in ...

bioregion."Korung". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 8 May 2022
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Recreation

There are numerous walk trails through the park. The

Munda Biddi Trail The Munda Biddi Trail is a long-distance mostly off-road cycling trail in Western Australia. It runs for over from Mundaring to Albany. The completed Munda Biddi Trail opened end-to-end in April 2013 when it claimed the title of the longest c ...

, a 1000-kilometre bike trail, runs through the park.

References

External links

Korung National Park
Parks and Wildlife Service, Government of Western Australia. {{National Parks of Western Australia National parks of Western Australia Darling Range Jarrah Forest Protected areas established in 2004 2004 establishments in Australia