Where to See Echidna in Blue Mountains National Park

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Echidna sightings in Blue Mountains

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Where Echidna has been reported, from 16 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM7% of the busiest hour1 AM4% of the busiest hour2 AM3% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM78% of the busiest hour6 AM89% of the busiest hour7 AM71% of the busiest hour8 AM54% of the busiest hour9 AM49% of the busiest hour10 AM43% of the busiest hour11 AM38% of the busiest hourNoon33% of the busiest hour1 PM30% of the busiest hour2 PM38% of the busiest hour3 PM49% of the busiest hour4 PM65% of the busiest hour5 PM92% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM60% of the busiest hour8 PM38% of the busiest hour9 PM22% of the busiest hour10 PM13% of the busiest hour11 PM9% of the busiest hour

Echidna is most seen 6 AM and 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Echidna sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	7%
1 AM	4%
2 AM	3%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	11%
5 AM	78%
6 AM	89%
7 AM	71%
8 AM	54%
9 AM	49%
10 AM	43%
11 AM	38%
Noon	33%
1 PM	30%
2 PM	38%
3 PM	49%
4 PM	65%
5 PM	92%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	60%
8 PM	38%
9 PM	22%
10 PM	13%
11 PM	9%

Audio tour

Hear about Echidna on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Blue Mountains, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Blue Mountains Tour Guide

The Echidna's Sticky Tongue

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“If you see an echidna nosing around on a walk, watch how it finds lunch. That long snout and a keen sense of smell help it locate ants and termites.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Blue Mountains Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Blue Mountains spots that mention Echidna

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Echidna. A good start, never a guarantee.

Trails

ModerateSassafras Gully, Victory Track and Magdala Gully Loop10.2 km · 4.5 hrSandstone gullies, waterfalls and creekside track from Springwood.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Blue Mountains

All 16 sighting maps

58 sightingsGrey KangarooMacropus giganteusMost seen 5–7 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

43 sightingsWombatVombatus ursinusMost seen 5 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

18 sightingsRed-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseusMost seen 6 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

53 sightingsSwamp WallabyWallabia bicolorMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

23 sightingsBrushtail PossumTrichosurus vulpeculaMost seen 6–9 PMSighting map

30 sightingsRing-tailed PossumPseudocheirus peregrinusMost seen 5 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

34 sightingsGreater GliderPetauroides volansMost seen 6 PMSighting map

29 sightingsShort-beaked EchidnaTachyglossus aculeatusMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

Where to see Echidna in Blue Mountains