Jervis Bay·NSW
Booderee National Park
Bushwalks, quiet coves and Aboriginal-managed country on the southern headland of Jervis Bay.
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Walks and hikes
Twenty minute headland loops through to the climbs that take a whole day.
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Killcare·NSW
Bouddi Coastal Walk
Eight kilometres of clifftop and beach between Putty Beach and MacMasters, through Bouddi National Park.
Byron Bay·NSW
Cape Byron Lighthouse Walk
A 3.7km loop past the most easterly point of mainland Australia. Dolphins below most mornings.
Vincentia·NSW
Collingwood Beach cycleway
The shared path behind Collingwood Beach at Vincentia. The dog is welcome on a lead here, which the beach itself is not.
Huskisson·NSW
Huskisson waterfront walk
A flat, sealed path along the bay from the town centre past Moona Moona Creek. Good with a pram.
Kiama·NSW
Kiama Coast Walk
Around 20km of headland and beach track. Do the Kiama to Minnamurra leg if you only want a morning.
Berrara·NSW
Mermaid Pools, Berrara
Clear rock pools on the coastal shelf, reached on foot along the beach. Tide and swell dependent.
Ulladulla·NSW
Pigeon House Mountain (Didthul)
A steep climb with ladders near the top and one of the best views in Morton National Park.
Port Macquarie·NSW
Port Macquarie Coastal Walk
Nine kilometres of headland, beach and rock platform from Town Beach to Tacking Point Lighthouse.
Shoalhaven Heads·NSW
Seven Mile Beach
A long flat beach between Gerroa and Shoalhaven Heads, with a national park behind it.
Terrigal·NSW
The Skillion, Terrigal
A short steep walk up a grass headland for the best view on the Central Coast.
Port Stephens·NSW
Tomaree Head Summit Walk
A steep 30 minute climb to a WWII gun emplacement, with the whole bay and the islands below.
Hervey Bay·QLD
Urangan Pier
An 868 metre timber pier out into the bay, built for the sugar trade and now for fishing and sunrises.
Hyams Beach·NSW
White Sands Walk
An easy coastal track between Greenfield Beach and Hyams Beach, through bush and out onto the sand.