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Watheroo Walk Trails: Jingemia Cave

Watheroo Walk Trails: Jingemia Cave

Watheroo National Park is sandplain country which hosts an abundance of wildflowers, with the best season being between late July and early November.

Low Creek borders the park to the east, flowing south to Moore River. Vegetation includes low sandplain Heath, Banksia and Malley thickets with tall Eucalypts on the West side of Park.

The hills are an outcropping of chert and other very old rock types that formed between 2.5 billion and 542 million years ago (mid Proterozoic era). Known as Noondine Chert, this geological formation is significant in the region for having unique plants that grow only in association with chert. The formation also influences an aquifer that supplies groundwater to local towns, and is a source of mineral silica, a vital component in many things used in our everyday lives.

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Location

LOT 350 Eagle Hill Rd,
Watheroo WA 6513

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Opening Hours

Mon-Sun / 24hrs

Welcome to Jingemia Cave

Jingemia Cave is a distinctive natural feature in a band of low rocky hills that extend between the towns of Carnamah and Moora. The hills are an outcropping of chert and other very old rock types that formed between 2.5 billion and 542 million years ago (mid Proterozoic era).

Known as Noondine Chert, this geological formation is significant in the region for having unique plants that grow only in association with chert. The formation also influences an aquifer that supplies groundwater to local towns, and is a source of mineral silica, a vital component in many things used in our everyday lives.

Cultural connections
Jingemia Cave and the Noondine Chert lie within Yued country. The Yued People are the Traditional Custodians of this land. Yued are a dialect group of the Noongar Aboriginal people of south-west Western Australia who have been living and caring for country for over 40,000 years. The Yued tribal boundary includes the towns of Leeman, Jurien Bay, Cervantes, Two Rocks, Toodyay, Gingin, Calingiri, Dalwallinu, Coorow and Moora.

Learn More about Jingemia Cave here: http://www.moorecatchment.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/421007533-194-16-Jingemia-Cave-Interp_1600x600_v4.pdf

Mon-Sun / 24hrs

Class 3 150m Allow 15 minutes return

The walk to Jingemia Cave is through low, open eucalypt and sheoak woodland to a cliff face 26m high in a rocky hill that offers sweeping views of the surrounding countryside. The walk is along gentle gradients with uneven ground, loose surfaces and some rock outcropping.

Walk safely, tread lightly

To have a safe and enjoyable walk follow these tips:
• Wear boots or sturdy footwear and sun protection.
• Carry plenty of drinking water.
• Keep to the trail.
• Take extreme care near the cave. Do not scramble up or over rock formations or approach the cliff face from above.
• Read and heed warning signs and barriers – they are there for your safety.
• Bins have not been provided. Please take your rubbish home.