Ly-ee-moon Graveyard
Download & Print Map and Notes30 mins
490 m Return
8 m
Easy track
Green Cape
Green Cape is a headland at the southern end of Ben Boyd National Park, forming the northern head of Disaster Bay. The cape’s traditional owners are the people of the Yuin nation, from whom there remains evidence of a number of camps in the area. The cape was named ‘Green Point’ by Matthew Flinders in 1798. The area began its notorious fame in 1802 when eight of Flinders’ crew disappeared when fetching water, in what he then appropriately named ‘Disaster Bay’. The Imlay brothers and Boyd both established whaling business in the area in the early to mid 1800’s, leaving several buildings in the park. There were many shipwrecks in the surrounding waters, the most famous being the SS Ly-ee-moon, whose victims are buried on the cape. The most visible feature on the cape is the 29-metre high lighthouse that is still operational today. NPWS run 1-hour tours of the site based on bookings . There is a composting toilet at the car park at the end of Green Cape Road. Accommodation is also available in the renovated lighthouse keeper cottages.
(0km) Green Cape Lighthouse Car park → Ly-ee-moon Graveyard
250 m
4 mins
3m
-5m
Easy track
From the intersection, this walk heads in the opposite direction to the ‘Lighthouse Walkway’ signs through the car park. The walk soon meets a bush track into the melaleuca and heath, which it follows to the signposted intersection of the Ly-ee-moon Graveyard.
Ly-ee-moon Graveyard
The Ly-ee-moon Graveyard is a stark reminder of the horrific accident on the night of May 31st, 1886, when 71 men, women and children lost their lives. The white stone and single cross marks the positions of the unnamed graves. The nearby plaque names the people who lost their lives – sadly some names where not known and these people are remembered only by comments such as ‘one who had a German accent’.
During the dark night, the lighthouse keeper and assistant heroically rescued 16 people from the sea, and were left to listen to cries for help though the night of other people who could not be saved. The mother of Blessed Mary MacKillop, the first Australian to be beatified by the Catholic church, was one of those lost during the night.
The fast and normally reliable ship, operated by the Australian Steam Navigation Company, was a single screw ship converted from a paddle steamer when it was brought to Australia in 1876. The graveyard is about 300m north-west of the Green Cape lighthouse, which was operational at the time the SS Ly-ee-moon struck the reef and sunk. More info.
Maps for the Ly-ee-moon Graveyard walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Narrabarba | 1:25 000 Map Series | 88232N NARRABARBA | NSW-88232N |
Green Cape | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8923 GREEN CAPE | 8923 |
Cross sectional view of the Ly-ee-moon Graveyard bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Ly-ee-moon Graveyard
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length | 490 m | ||
Time | 30 mins | ||
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Grade 2/6 Easy track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6) |
Quality of track | Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6) | ||
Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
This whole walk, 250m has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 250m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
This whole walk, 250m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 250m requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 250m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 250m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Ly-ee-moon Graveyard walk starts and ends at the Green Cape Lighthouse Car park (gps: -37.259557, 150.04796)Your main transport option to Green Cape Lighthouse Car park is by;
Car. A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.
(get details)
Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the South Coast weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/1t
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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