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Take a walk in a national park - Sydney to Port Macquarie

0957793111

Title: Take a walk in a national park - Sydney to Port Macquarie
Author: John Daly, Lyn Daly
Edition: 1
Publisher: Take A Walk Publications
ISBN: 0957793111
Number of pages: 224
Year of Publication: 2000
Cover Price (au$): 21.95
Format: Paperback
Website: http://www.takeawalk.com.au/
Weight (grams): 390
Regions the book covers: Between Sydney City and Port Macquarie NSW (mostly near the coast)
Height (cm): 21


Subjects: 
Hiking - New South Wales - Guidebooks,National parks and reserves - New South Wales - Guidebooks
Interpretive Information: Plenty
Grade system explained: No
Ascent and/or Decent provided: No
Driving directions provided: Yes
Date walks last reviewed provided: No
A summary of walks provided: Yes
Regional Map of walks provided: Yes
Maps designed for walking: No - no maps intended for use when walking
Colour depth of photos: Colour
Comment on Photographs: Colour plat of 16 photo's provided at the centre of the book. No other photos provided
Level of detail in tracknotes: Detailed route information
Alternate route and side trip suggestions: Some walks

List of walks in book

Walk Name Length Time Grade Page
Clifton Gardens, Chowder Bay, Taylors Bay, Bradleys Head 6.8 km 3 hrs Easy 32
Dobroyd Head Circuit 3 km 1 hr 30 mins Easy 34
Grotto Point 2.6 km 2 hrs Easy 35
Fairfax Walking Track 1 km 30 mins Easy 36
Hermitage Foreshore Track 2.8 km 1 hr 30 mins Easy 37
Coastal Cliff Walk, Camp Cove, Lady Bay, South Head 7.5 km 3 hrs Easy 38
Goat Island 2 km 2 hrs Easy 39
Fiddens Wharf Walking Track 3.5 km 2 hrs 30 mins Easy 43
DeBurghs Bridge Circuit 10 km 5 hrs Moderate 44
Long Neck Lagoon 5 km 2 hrs Easy 48
Mitchell Park Circuit 4 km 2 hrs Easy 52
Convict Lagoon 3.5 km 1 hr 30 mins Easy 53
Hawkesbury River Lookout 800 m 30 mins Easy 53
Flat Rock, Bantry Bay, Bates Creek Circuit 8.5 km 3 hrs Easy 57
Lyrebird, Carroll Creek, Casuarina Tracks Circuit 8.8 km 3 hrs Moderate 58
Two Creeks Track 10.5 km 3 hrs 30 mins Easy 59
The Cascades, Frenchs Creek and Bare Creek 13.5 km 4 hrs 30 mins Easy 60
Centre Track, McCarrs Creek Circuit 9.5 km 4 hrs Easy 66
Elvina Track 5 km 2 hrs Easy 67
Elvina Track, Lovett Bay, Towlers Bay Circuit 11.5 km 5 hrs Moderate 68
Challenger Track 3 km 1 hr 30 mins Easy 69
Basin Track, Mackerel Track Circuit 7.2 km 3 hrs Easy 69
Flint and Steel Beach 4.5 km 2 hrs 30 mins Moderate 70
Koolewong Trail 800 m 30 mins Easy 71
Red Hands Cave, Resolute Beach, West Head Beach Circuit 5.5 km 3 hrs Easy 71
Perimeter Track to Smiths Creek 11 km 4 hrs Moderate 73
Murrua Track, Bobbin Head, Gibberagong Circuit 11.5 km 5 hrs Moderate 74
The Sphinx, Warrimoo, Bobbin Head Circuit 10.5 km 3 hrs 30 mins Easy 75
Apple Tree Bay, Cockle Creek Lookout Circuit 3.5 km 1 hr 30 mins Easy 77
Mt Ku-ring-gai Track, Apple Tree Bay, Waratah Bay, Berowra 12 km 5 hrs Moderate 77
Cowan, Jerusalem Bay, Campbells Crater, Brooklyn 12 km 6 hrs Moderate 78
Central Popran Wildflower Walk 5 km 2 hrs Easy 83
Popran Creek Track 4.5 km 2 hrs Moderate 84
Mt Olive and Mailmans Track to Glenworth Valley 8 km 3 hrs Moderate 84
248 Track, Emerald Pool Circuit 8.5 km 3 hrs Moderate 85
Grass Tree Circuit 1.4 km 1 Hr Easy 86
11km Walking Track 11 km 5 hrs Moderate 89
Ten Mile Hollow, Simpsons Track, Mangrove Creek,Clares Bridge 48 km 2 Days Moderate 90
Finchs Line, Devines Hill Circuit 9.5 km 3 hrs Easy 92
Coba Ridge Trail to Coba Point 18 km 6 hrs Moderate 96
Marramarra Ridge, Smugglers Ridge Circuit 17 km 5 hrs Moderate 97
Canoelands Ridge to Gentlemans Halt 20 km 8 hrs Hard 98
Girrakool Aboriginal Art Site 1.5 km 30 mins Easy 103
Piles Creek Loop Track 6.0 km 3 hrs Moderate 104
Girrakool to Somersby Falls 14.7 km 5 hrs 30 mins Moderate 104
Girrakool Loop Track 1 km 30 mins Easy 106
Somersby Falls 1 km 30 mins Easy 107
Mooney Mooney Creek Circuit 12 km 5 hrs Moderate 107
Robinson Road to Somersby Falls 14 km 5 hrs Moderate 108
Bulgandry Aboriginal Site 1 km 1 Hr Easy 110
Bulgandry, Rat Creek, Camp Kariong Circuit 8.5 km 3 hrs Easy 110
Staples Lookout to Girrakool 15 km 6 hrs Easy 111
Rocky Ponds Trail 15 km 4 hrs 30 mins Moderate 113
Wondabyne to Pindar Cave 12 km 4 hrs Moderate 114
Umina, Pearl Beach, Mt Ettalong Circuit 9 km 4 hrs Moderate 116
Patonga to Staples Lookout 15.5 km 6 hrs Moderate 117
Patonga to Pearl Beach 8 km 4 hrs Easy 119
Patonga Creek Wetlands 1.5 km 2 hrs Easy 119
Koolewong Ridge 11 km 4 hrs 30 mins Moderate 120
Daleys Ridge Aboriginal Site 5 km 2 hrs Easy 125
Putty Beach, Gerrin Point, Maitland Bay, Bouddi Spur,Maitland Bay Information Centre Circuit 14.3 km 6 hrs Moderate 126
Tallow Beach, Little Tallow Beach, Box Head Circuit 5 km 2 hrs Easy 128
Bouddi Ridge, Lobster Beach and Wagstaff Point 7 km 2 hrs 30 mins Easy 129
Bullimah Lookout 2 km 1 Hr Easy 130
Little Beach, The Bouddi Trail, Bombi Moor,Bouddi Spur Circuit 10.7 km 4 hrs Easy 131
Coast Walking Track 9.5 km 3 hrs Moderate 135
Lillypilly Trail and Red Gum Forest Circuit 7.3 km 2 hrs 30 mins Easy 136
Abbotts Falls Circuit 8 km 4 hrs Moderate 142
The Pines and Wildflower Trails 2 km 1 Hr Easy 143
Boarding House Dam 650 m 30 mins Easy 143
Monkey Face Lookout 1.2 km 30 mins Easy 144
Gap Creek Falls 1.5 km 1 hr 30 mins Moderate 144
Morna Point 5.5 km 2 hrs 30 mins Easy 148
Tomaree Head 2.4 km 1 hr 30 mins Moderate 149
Boulder Bay to Fingal Head 5.5 km 2 hrs 30 mins Easy 150
Boulder Bay to Samurai Beach 12 km 5 hrs Moderate 151
The Spit 2.4 km 1 Hr Moderate 153
Stephens Peak 1.8 km 1 hr 30 mins Moderate 154
Yacaaba Headland 6.5 km 3 hrs Moderate 157
Pipers Creek to Robinsons Crossing 8 km 3 hrs Easy 159
Robinsons Crossing to Dark Point 9 km 4 hrs Moderate 159
Wildflower Walk 8 km 4 hrs Easy 160
Mungo Brush, Brambles Green, Tamboy 15 km 5 hrs Moderate 161
Mungo Brush Rainforest Walk 2.5 km 1 Hr Easy 162
Johnsons Hill 8 km 3 hrs Easy 162
Tickerabit 16 km 5 hrs Easy 164
Shelley Beach 22 km 7 hrs Moderate 164
River Mouth Fire Trail 9 km 3 hrs Easy 165
Violet Hill 1.5 km 1 Hr Easy 166
River Walk 3.6 km 1 hr 30 mins Easy 170
Cabbage Tree Palm Circuit 1.7 km 1 Hr Easy 170
Shelly Beach 1 km 30 mins Easy 175
Booti Hill, Elizabeth Beach, Wallis Lake Circuit 6 km 2 hrs 30 mins Moderate 175
McBrides Beach 2.4 km 1 Hr Moderate 176
Cape Hawke 900 m 30 mins Moderate 177
Rocky Crossing 16 km 5 hrs Moderate 182
Lagoon Pinch to Careys Peak 24 km 10 hrs Hard 184
Lagoon Pinch, Careys Peak, Edwards Swamp, Junction Pools, Black Swamp, Big Hole 37 km 2 Days Moderate 186
Burraga Swamp 2 km 1 Hr Easy 188
Sharpes Creek Circuit 4.5 km 2 hrs Moderate 189
Antarctic Beach Forest Walk 3 km 1 hr 30 mins Easy 190
River Walk 2.1 km 1 Hr Easy 191
Gloucester Falls Walk 2 km 1 Hr Easy 191
The Link Trail Gloucester Tops to Careys Peak 44 km 2 Days Moderate 192
Devils Hole Lookout Circuit 4.5 km 2 hrs Moderate 197
Middle Brother Trail 19.5 km 8 hrs Moderate 197
Rainforest Loop 500 m 15 mins Easy 201
Laurieton Track to North Brother Mountain 5 km 3 hrs Hard 201
Humbug Point 8.5 km 3 hrs 30 mins Easy 206
Fishermans Track 2 km 1 Hr Moderate 206
Diamond Head Circuit 5.2 km 2 hrs Moderate 208
Kylies Beach to Crowdy Head 22 km 8 hrs Moderate 209
Bago Bluff Circuit 17 km 7 hrs Hard 212
Herons Creek, Bago Bluff Circuit 7.5 km 2 hrs 30 mins Moderate 213