About this place
What to expect
Paddle quietly across Wallaga Lake, homeland to the indigenous Yuin people and protected by Gulaga, the mother mountain. Sense the Indigenous heritage of the area and paddle where the ancestors fished from bark canoes. The landscape is spectacular with the mountain backdrop and forested foothills of Gulaga National Park falling to the lake and dairy farms. Wildlife abounds with waterbirds, black swans, sea eagles and forest birds commonly seen. A circumnavigation of the main part of the lake could be a 20 kilometre route. Merriman Island in Wallaga Lake was the first site of signficance to be declared an Aboriginal Place under the 1974 National Parks and Wildlife Act and was named to honour Umbarra, known to Europeans as King Merryman and one of the last tribal leaders of his people. Please note landing on the island is prohibited. From Central Tilba drive six kilometres south on the Princes Highway and turn left onto Bermagui Road. Continue for four kilometres to Wallaga Lake Bridge. Park and launch from the small reserve with toilets on the west side of the bridge