Name: Porongurup
Item: Porongurup
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The Porongurups, only 25 kilometres from Mount Barker and 30 kilometres from the Stirling Range, features lush Karri forest and rich bird life. The range is primarily composed of granite forming twelve peaks. The name Porongurup is derived from the Aboriginal meaning for a meeting place near water. Enjoy a trek on one of the walking trails! Walks are graded for different abilities. The Porongurup 1,100 million year old land – form is rich in unique plant life and abundant fauna – a photographer’s paradise. The 2,401 hectares of National Park has a rugged beauty that attracts bush walkers, bird lovers and plant enthusiasts from all over the world. It is home to 700 species of flowering plants and 78 species of birds plus an extraordinary variety of lichen and orchids. Many walk trails guide you through fascinating and diverse habitat. The friends of the Porongurup Range have bought the Twin Creeks Reserve a pristine reserve with abundant plant and animal life some near extinction. Eventually a bush corridor will connect the Stirling Range to the Porongurup Range and Twin Creeks is part of that. Unique Jarrah and Lothlorean offer quality wood products and the latter hand crafted wood and wrought iron work, other arts and crafts are available at various venues. The Porongurup offers diverse vistas of the Stirling Ranges, farmland, vineyards and olive groves plus wonderful vistas of the Porongurup Range.

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