Summary

New South Wales (NSW), is a state found on the east coast of Australia.

Other Information

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Contact details

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/

Regions

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Walks in New South Wales

Medium

8 km

3 hrs

Goulburn River National Park

No defined track. Bushwaking along the ridge and banks of the river. Found aboriginal art. Fairly rough bush to push through.

Very Easy

900 m return

20 mins

Graham Allen Walk/Flying Fox Circuit

A short walk through rainforest to a colony of endangered grey headed flying foxes.

Easy

6 km return

90 mins

Grants Beach Coastal Walk

The Grants Beach Coastal Walk in the Camden Haven area of the NSW Mid North Coast is an easy graded walk featuring coastal heath, paperbark swamp forest, pockets of littoral rainforest and some spectacular views from Grant's Head. This short walk is suitable year round as you walk adjacent to the beach so you can cool off anytime during summer. Start at either the North Haven or Bonny Hills end.

Medium

5.6 km one-way

2 hrs

Greta Rd to Yarramalong (GNW)

This section of the Great North Walk explores a section of the historic Bumble Hill Dray track. You will walk along the edge of ridge mostly through an open dry eucalypt forests and occasionally through moist ferny gullies as well as alongside the base of a tall rock wall. Bumble Hill Dray track was cut during the mid 1800’s to allow teams of bullocks to haul felled cedar to Mangrove Creek, where a barge would take it to Sydney. The oxen are now long gone, but this is a great way to lead into the small Yarramalong township.

Easy

1.3 km return

30 mins

Gumgali Walking Track (Orara East State Forest)

Return walk to Korora Lookout with panoramic views towards Coffs Harbour coastline.

Easy

1.5 km return

30 mins

Half Tide Rock

Headland walk down to a rock platform.

Medium

3.4 km return

75 mins

Hazelbrook Four Waterfalls

This walk takes you to Horseshoe, Glow-worm Glen, Oakland and Burgess Waterfalls.

Hard

15 km one-way

6 hrs

Heaton Gap to Teralba Station (GNW)

This section of the Great North Walk starts from Heaton Gap near the Watagan Forest Motel, and winds east, towards Newcastle. The walk passes through the Awaba State Forest and past the Sugarloaf range, down into Wakefield and on to Teralba, a pleasant town on the edge of Lake Macquarie. Accommodation is available at both ends of this day walk.

Hard

4.3 km one-way

90 mins

Heaton Lookout to Heaton Gap (GNW)

This section of the Great North Walk start from grand views at Heaton Lookout in Heaton state forest and leads to the picnic area and motel at Heaton Gap. The first section of this walk follows the dirt road to a communication tower before passing another lookout and expansive valley views. Here you start the steep decent along a rocky track and passing a lovely grove of grass trees. From here you follow a grassy trail and powerlines before the narrow track leads down and across the road at Heaton Gap.

Easy

4 km return

1 hr

Henry Head Walking Track

Enjoy spectacular views from Henry Head walking track at La Perouse in Sydney. This easy coastal walk offers great bird watching and several historic sites along the way.