Starts at the southern end of Seven Mile Beach. Park at the beach end of the Ruins camp site and walk through to the beach. Turn right along the beach and look for the walk way up into the hill. A fair level of fitness is needed up through the littoral forest but the flora, birdlife and views are well worth it. Follow the path to Lethbridge Road (about 3 Km) and then turn right and right again until you get to the Lakesway. Turn right along the Lakesway and follow the track along by the lake. This loop track will take you on a very scenic path back to the Ruins. At a fair pace you're looking at a two hour plus stretch.

You can cycle to the Ruins from Green Point (don't be a wooz and load the bike on the car). I like to bike it the opposite way to the walk i.e. turn right into the National Parks utility area at the Ruins and follow the track into the bush (the Rangers are very friendly). When you come out of the bush back to the Lakesway follow the road along and then take a left into Lakeside Crescent and then left in Lethbridge. Follow the road until you see the track on the left at the end of the road.
Fitness level is hard to extreme with a fair amount of carrying. Ensure you have a very cold beer in the fridge when you get back. An easy two hour ride with stops.

One of my favourite short walks. Park the car in the car park at the west end of Elizabeth Beach. You'll see track going up into the bush. If you follow the track to the end you'll get to Shelley Beach. Alternatively take a right (about 100 meters from the top of the steps). Follow the track to the end for some terrific views of Boomerang Beach and Seal Rocks. You can make your way down the hill to Boomerang Beach (can be a bit over grown) and then back along the road to Elizabeth beach again. An easy one hour trot.

Not really suitable for the bike

 

 

 

 

 

You'll have to drive to Janie's and then walk out along the bottom of the cliff face to Shark Rock, where you can climb onto several rock platforms to enjoy the ebb and flow and watch the porpoise play. After climbing down walk along the smaller beach to the end where, if the tide is out, you can walk into a large cave that recedes into the cliff for around 30 to 50 meters depending on the sand level.

Ride to the end of Green Point Drive and turn left along Lakesway for about 500 meters until you see the track on the right into Booti Booti National Park. Follow the track right to the end of the track to reach Janie's Corner. The best time for this is early in the morning when you can look to the west and see the rolling hills rise up behind the lake. You can return the same way or sneak through to the Lakesway again via the first track on the right (about 400 meters from the beach end of the track).

Booti Booti is famous for its flannel flowers in the spring. Go to Smokehouse Beach and then walk along the lake for approximately three to four hundred meters (can be a bit of a clamber depending on the tide). There is a cutting into the bush that you must follow that follows the lake and then takes a sharp left into the national park. Follow this and go through the bar gate and follow the track. After three hundred meters the track splits in two. Take the right track and follow until you reach the road (Lakesway). Turn left and follow the road until you reach a lay by with a cutting through to the beach. You can then walk along the beach until the next cutting to meet up with the Lakesway again and then follow Green Point Drive home. Average time around ninety minutes.

Good for a jog, but not suitable for the bike. Too much sand and salt water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best to drive the car to the southern end of Burgess Road and follow the well trodden track over to Cape Hawke. If you've still got some steam left keep following the track down to McBrides Beach to cool off. Remember you still have to get home by the same route. Average time about two hours including a swim at McBrides Beach.

 

Ride down to the Lakesway and turn left. Follow the Lakesway and follow the same route as by car and then the track as by foot. Instead of turning left down to the beach, take a right and then a sharp right down the hill (very steep). At the bottom of the hill veer right and carry on until you meet up with the Lakesway again by the high school. Turn left and make your way home again.
Fitness level is moderate to hard. A sixty to ninety minute ride depending on the stops.

Some terrific hiking, but you need to get a map from the visitors center to tailor a hike to suit.

 

How far do you want to go? The tracks are endless off road logging and trekking paths are world class.

One of the most spectacular look outs in the area, if not the entire coast. There is a track you can reach on the Coomba Road but it's a little hard to find. The track will take you through some dense rain forest and then a steep climb up to the forest road to the look out. Total walking time is around ninety minutes return at a brisk pace.

 

 

 

A different route from the walk but a good one. Drive the car down Sugar Creek Road to the picnic area and park. Cycle up the hill (it's pretty steep) to the lookout. On the way down (about one kilometer) when the track turns sharp left, you'll see a track to the right. Follow it to the bottom until you reach the Coomba Road. Turn right and follow the road until you see a turnoff to the right (approx four Kms) called Yarric Road. Follow this until you reach Sugar Creek Road and turn right again until you reach the picnic area. Total time about 120 minutes (with short rests). Fitness level hard to extreme.

Great for an early morning stroll. Take a left down Wharf Road (100 meters down the road on the left). Just keep following the track to the very end. There is some great birdlife including pelicans, sea eagles and black swans. If you're into yoga, it's an idyllic place to have a stretch as you are surrounded on three sides by water and away from passing traffic. Total time thirty minutes there and back.

Only suitable for a very quick peddle or a warm up. After leaving the point you can turn left along Sea Breeze Parade and follow the loop back home.

 

 

 

Drive to Bungwahl and turn right down the Seal Rocks road. After a couple of kilometers you'll see the fisherman's co-op on the right. You can park your car there and follow the track all the way down to Hearts Point, which is the top of the Myall Lakes. It's called Heart's Point because the hearts of all the trees that couldn't be used were ditched into the lake to stop the waves eroding the shore bank during the southerlies. Look carefully and you will easily spot the one hundred year old timber under the surface of the lake. From Hearts Point, head back down the track and you'll see a path off to the right (about 500 meters). Follow the path up the hill to find a small cemetery with the graves of some of the Great Lakes pioneers such as the Brambles, Godfrey and Cheers. These families remain in the area today. Follow the track onwards and upwards for a fine vista of the Myall Lake looking south. Ninety minutes round trip.

Bungwahl and Neranie used to be the industrial hub of the Great Lakes with it's logging mills and railway junction for timber. Follow the same route as for the walk. If you've still got some energy left there is a track opposite the co-op that will take you over to Smith's Lake. There is also a fire break off to the right that can be explored. Follow this to the end and it will lead you back to the Seal Rocks road up a fairly steep hill.
Total time fifty minutes approx. Fitness level easy to moderate.