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

Name: Take a walk in a national park - Sydney to Port Macquarie
Author: John Daly, Lyn Daly
ISBN: 0957793111

by John Daly, Lyn Daly

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

Publisher: Take A Walk Publications
Published: 2000 · edition 1
ISBN: 0957793111
Format: Paperback · 224 pages
Cover price: $21.95 AUD
Size: 390 g · 21 cm tall
Covers: Between Sydney City and Port Macquarie NSW (mostly near the coast)

Publisher website

Hiking - New South Wales - GuidebooksNational parks and reserves - New South Wales - Guidebooks

Our review notes

Tracknotes

Level of detail: Detailed route information
Walk summaries: Yes
Grade system explained: No
Ascent/descent info: No
Driving directions: Yes
Review dates given: No
Alternate routes: Some walks
Interpretive info: Plenty

Maps & photos

Maps for walking: No - no maps intended for use when walking
Regional map: Yes
Photos: Colour
Photo comment: Colour plat of 16 photo's provided at the centre of the book. No other photos provided

List of walks in this 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