About this place
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.
Safety information
Plan when to visit. Consider travelling with a personal location beacon (PLB). In the event you need to be rescued it could save your life!
Gallery
![Walk trail at Jingemia Cave Walk trail through trees and shrubs with blue sky](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-09/jingemia-cave-watheroo-national-park-bronwyn-wells.jpg?itok=-xjoIc6Z)
![Jingemia Cave with canola fields in the background View down to the cave with canola fields in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-09/jingemia-cave-watheroo-national-park-bronwyn-wells-2.jpg?itok=PVKenJof)
![Noondine chert Noondine chert rock formations with blue sky](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-09/jingemia-cave-watheroo-national-park-bronwyn-wells-3.jpg?itok=H2OegUsw)
![View from the walk trail around the top of Jingemia Cave Rock formations in the landscape with blue sky](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-09/jingemia-cave-watheroo-national-park-bronwyn-wells-4.jpg?itok=Wbz3iOuP)
![Jingemia Cave Close up of cave in the hills](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-09/jingemia-cave-watheroo-national-park-bronwyn-wells-5.jpg?itok=igeAl1m7)
![Jingemia Cave A cave in the hills with clear blue sky](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-09/jingemia-cave-watheroo-national-park-bronwyn-wells-6.jpg?itok=9F3Q1gUf)
![Lookout and walk trail above Jingemia Cave Lookout and walk trail above a cave](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-09/jingemia-cave-watheroo-national-park-bronwyn-wells-7.jpg?itok=yAXRBTCV)
![Picnic bench at Jingemia Cave walk trail. Picnic bench on a walk trail](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-09/jingemia-cave-watheroo-national-park-bronwyn-wells-8.jpg?itok=4CCo7zAy)
Activities
Bushwalking
Picnicking
Plants, wildlife and fungi
Visit the Atlas of Living Australia for a list of species recorded within a 5km radius of Jingemia Cave.
Traditional Owners
We recognise and acknowledge Yued people as the traditional owners of Watheroo National Park.