Nerang National Park is a National Park in Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

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 situated on the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

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. Nerang National Park is located 12 km from Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Surfers Paradise is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Surfers Paradise had a population of 18,501....

 on Nerang’s north-west outskirts.

Nerang National Park is known for its variety of birds, trails, and views. Making it a popular place for mountain bike riders, bushwalkers and bird watchers.

Environment

Nerang National Park is a open forest environment providing a habitat for lot of native and non-native animals.

Soil

The soil in the Nerang National Park is mostly clay and lime stone though near rivers and very fertile areas the soil is more loamy and aerated.

Geography

The land of the Nerang National Park is around 100m above sea level and located only 8 km away from the Pacific Ocean.

Geology

The Nerang National Park is mostly small-large hills all the way through. Both the Coombabah and Saltwater creek run through the Nerang National Park.

Usage

The Nerang National Park is used for all sorts of sports such as horse riding and downhill mountain biking. In 2009 the World Nationals for downhill mountain bikers under 15's were held there. The Nerang National Park consist of many fire trail

Fire trail

A fire trail is a rural road built specifically for the purpose of access for "fire management purposes". The term is part of the vocabulary of Australian bushfire control and may be also known as a fireroad in US terminology...

s and tracks making it very popular for bike riding, horse riding and walking.

Trivia

Recently on the 28th of July 2011 a grass fire burned through 150 hectares of the Nerang National Park.

External links

• Map of Nerang National Park