Mundaring house is currently the location of the office of the Mundaring and Hills Historical Society. Considerable alterations have been made to the original railway formations by telecommunication, power, road and other authorities. In parts, roads named "Railway Terrace", and other old roads running parallel to the reserve remain unchanged. Australian Bicentenary In 1988 the Australian Bicentenary saw 17 Heritage Trails funded by the Commonwealth and Western Australian governments under the Commonwealth State Bicentennial Commemorative Program - as the W.A. Heritage Trail Network. The Railway Reserves Heritage Trail was developed by the Mundaring Bicentennial Community Committee, and a pamphlet and signage on the trail was funded by this as well. In the pamphlet and on the signage - the main stopping places as annotated, and the details go as far as Wooroloo. Current conditions In some parts the reserve is an important wildlife corridor, while other parts have been degraded by erosion and bushfire damage. It passes through the John Forrest National Park and is one of a number of named trails in the park. Considerable funds have been given to the Mundaring shire to maintain the reserve for use by walkers, cyclists and horse riders (hence the Bridle Trail name recurring). However, despite restraints, motor cyclists and others provide a regular hazard. Ecology and environmental context The two earlier routes of the Eastern Railway followed closely the line of two creeksthe first route followed Nyaania Creek which is part of the Helena River catchment, while the second followed Jane Brook which joins the Swan River at Middle Swan. Sections of the reserve have important ecological features that contain examples of a range of conditions found in the region. The whole trail is in effect a vital Wildlife corridor creating connections between adjacent parks and nature reserves: First Route or southern section Greenmount National Park - adjacent reserve grounds - Greenmount and Boya Darlington Recreation Ground - Darlington Binbrook Park - Darlington Glen Forrest Super Block - Glen Forrest Strettle Road Reserve - Mahogany Creek State Forest - Sawyers Valley Second Route or northern section John Forrest National Park - Swan View and Hovea Brookside Park - Hovea Milligan Park - Stoneville Leschenaultia Conservation Reserve - Chidlow Beechina Nature Reserve - Beechina Beechina North Nature Reserve - Beechina Needham Nature Reserve - Wooroloo It also has named parks and reserves either within or linked in the legal bounds of the