Plants Nature Trail
Kununurra's greatest attraction is undoubtedly the Mirima Hidden Valley National Park which is located just 2 km from the town centre.
Mirima is a real wonderland. A kind of mini-Bungle Bungles with horizontal bedding forming strange birthday cake-like shapes. Mirima has been formed by the erosion of the quartz sandstone by the waters of nearby Lily Creek. The result is dramatic and unusual.
The area abounds in wildlife with lizards and birds (particularly the white-quilled rock pigeon) predominating. If you arrive at the right time you may see some of the rock wallabies which inhabit the area. Another striking feature of the park is the boab trees which grow on the rock faces. The seeds of the boab are carried to these inaccessible places by rock wallabies and left in their dung - a natural and extremely successful fertiliser.
There are three walks in the park. The first is the Demboong Banan Gap Trail, a short, easy 500 metre return walk through a narrow valley, ending with a view of Kununurra through a gap in the range. The second walk is the Looking at Plants Nature Trail. This walk has trailside signs which help you to get to know some of the plants in Mirima and their use by Aboriginal people. The final walk is a 800 metre return walk of moderate difficulty. The Derbe-gerring Banan Lookout Trail climbs up steep slopes to a lookout providing views back to the sandstone range of Mirima and over the Ord Valley. From May to August Department of Conservation and Land Management staff conduct guided walks in Mirima National Park on Bush Tucker and Boab Trees.
Happy Hunting.