Minerva pool
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The Dharawal pools are located in the Dharawal National park, a new park opened in 2012 located just outside of Campbelltown in Wedderburn. The Dharawal pools are made up of two pools, Minerva Pool (Pictured) and Jingga Pool. These pools are a great spot for swimming and make for a scenic bushwalk. The walk begins at the end of Victoria road where there is a car park provided.
Minerva pool
Minerva pool is a large wide pool with a Rock island in the middle, the pool is creek fed by a small waterfall, this pool s ideal for a swim. Take caution entering the water as there is no easy access. As tempting as it may be Avoid of jumping straight in from the rock ledge, the water in these pools is often murky and unseen hazards may be lurking just below the surface. The whole walk takes about 3 and a half hours completing the whole circuit. You could however complete a short walk straight to one of the lookouts or pools along the track.
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Great walk and beautiful pools… will have to visit again mid-week, as there were a fair few people around on a warm February weekend!
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Minerva Pool is a sacred women’s place for the Aboriginal Dharawal People. The Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council asks that visitors respect the cultural importance of this site. Only women and children may enter the waters of Minerva Pool.
As an indigenous woman I found it so disrespectful that men where in the pool doing bombs of the rock in the centre of the pool if its a scared place for woman and children
Why are there men there