Hiking, Bushwalking or Rambling

Whether you call it Hiking, Bush-walking, rambling or some other exotic name, the activity of walking through natural areas of our planet has a universal appeal.
You may be lucky enough to sight a

rare or endangered animal or plant

Eurobodalla Coast:

Batemans Bay

Click here for info** on the many lookouts in and around Batemans Bay

Click here for a walking guide* to Murramarang National Park

The following tracks are some of the most popular hiking trails in the area:

• Aboriginal & early settler cultural heritage walk at Oaks Ranch & Country Club, Mossy Point

  The Oaks Ranch and Country Club conducts guided tours amongst the ancient casuarina's along the banks of Tomaga River and Candlagan creek which border its 300 acre property. Click here for more details.

• The Broulee Island walk is a popular self guided 4km walk which takes about 2 hours with moderate difficulty. The 'island' is permanently joined to the mainland by a sandbar, and is a dedicated nature reserve. A popular place for photographers to capture the reflections of the rockpool with an ocean backdrop. The island is habitat for a diversity of native flora which attracts a rich complement of coastal avi-fauna. Guided rockpool rambles are conducted from time to time on the nearby Broulee rockshelf and interested visitors are welcomed to join for a modest 'membership' fee.

• Nocturnal spotlighting guided nature tour of the Illawong Nature Reserve. Click here for more details.

• Murramarang Aboriginal Area
  Park at the Sandmine Car Park just north of the Racecourse Beach Caravan Park. Follow the sand track east to the commencement of the Murramarang Aboriginal Area Walking Track. The area is a headland complex of Aboriginal middens that contains evidence of great cultural and scientific value. Signs along the track provide information on this significant site.

• Pretty Beach to Snapper Point
  Start the walk at the campground head east and you will get to Snapper Point where there are great views of the coastline. Return the same way or via Merry Beach Caravan Park.

• Pretty Beach to Durras Mountain
  Commence your walk from the camping area and follow the track to Durras Mountain. From Durras Mountain there are sublime views of the coast and ranges. You can continue on hiking to Pebbly Beach then return the same way to Pretty Beach.

• Depot Beach to Durras Mountain and Snake Bay
  Hike north along Depot Beach to Pebbly Beach (not at high tide) then follow the track from Pebbly Beach car park through the forest to Clear Point. From Clear Point head to Snake Bay or take the track west to Durras Mountain. This remote part of the coast has isolated inlets, pebbly beaches and fascinating rock platforms that are great for hiking. From Durras Mountain there are sublime views of the coast and ranges. Return the same way. (From Snake Bay you can continue on to Pretty Beach via the coast or the Durras Mountain Track.)

• Rainforest Walk at Depot Beach
  For easier hiking, this short walk meanders into precious remnants of littoral and temperate rainforest. It is a window into a world that existed 50 million years ago when rainforest covered much of eastern Australia. Littoral rainforests are usually contained in sheltered gullies such as the creek-line at Depot Beach. Few stands of littoral rainforest remain today; for this reason this type of rainforest is listed as an endangered ecological community in NSW. The walk is accessible from the Depot Beach Road car parks or from behind north Depot Beach.

  * Courtesy of the Dept of Environment and Climate Change NSW DECC

  ** Courtesy of Eurobodalla Tourism

Sapphire Coast:

Bournda National Park

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