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Time
    Distance
Climb
Style

  1 Hrs 15 mins
  3.4 km
  166 m
  Return

   5.1 km ESE of Woy Woy 
  Bouddi National Park  car  
  Track: Hard 
     

From Maitland Bay Information Centre the track heads straight down the hill to Maitland Beach. On the way down, the track passes many rock landings which act as lookouts over Maitland Bay and lush bush of the surrounding gullies. An optional side trip to the S.S. Maitland shipwreck is well worth the extra walking, just a few hundred meters along the rocky point.

Bushwalking can be fun and interesting when you are well prepared. Please ensure you and your group are well prepared and equipped for all possible dangers. The authors, staff and owners of wildwalks take care in preparing these notes but do not accept responsibility for any inconvenience, loss or injury sustained when using these notes. Please take care and feel free to provide feedback through our website.
Please note that side trips and alternate routes mentioned in these notes are not included in the tracks overall rating, distance or time estimate. The notes also only describe the side trip and alternate routes in one direction.


Topographical Map of walk

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Map of Maitland Bay Track hiking track
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Maitland Bay Information Centre
Int. of Maitland Bay Info Centre Trk and Bullimah Lookout Trk
Int. of Maitland Bay Trk and Bouddi Coastal Walk
Maitland Beach West End
Maitland Beach Ck
Eastern corner of Maitland Beach
Starting point for this hiking track: Int. of Maitland Bay Info Centre Trk and Bullimah Lookout Trk

Base maps are used under licence and is © Department of lands   Panorama Avenue Bathurst 2795   www.lands.nsw.gov.au

Maps that cover the walk area (please always carry maps of the area)

Print a map and track knotes here
 Broken Bay 1:25 000 Map Series NSW-91301N 
 Sydney 1:100 000 Map Series 9130 

Photo Gallery

 
Maitland Bay Information Centre and S.S.Maitland Bell
 
Maitland Bay Information Centre and S.S.Maitland Bell
 
Rock outcrop on right of track
 
Rock outcrop on right of track
 
Maitland Bay Track bridge
 
Maitland Bay Track bridge

 
Tumble Weed
 
Tumble Weed
 
Maitland Bay Creek
 
Maitland Bay Creek
 
Maitland Bay North Eastern headland
 
Maitland Bay North Eastern headland

 
S.S.Maitland Wreck
 
S.S.Maitland Wreck
 
Rock formations on Maitland Beach rock
 
Rock formations on Maitland Beach rock
 
Bell from S.S.Maitland
 
Bell from S.S.Maitland

Terrain profile


Please note: This is a 'return' style walk and therefore these graphs only show the terrain for the first half of the walk (until the turn around point.)

Cross sectional view of the Maitland Bay Track bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Maitland Bay Track bushwalking track



Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Maitland Bay Track bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Maitland Bay Track bushwalking track

Track Notes


Since this is a 'return' style walk once you have had enough of the walk, turn around and retrace your steps back to the start.
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Drive to Maitland Bay Information Centre
You can drive (or ride your bike) to this bushwalk There is free parking available.
You can drive or ride to the start of this walk
Use these links to plan your trip to the start of the walk.
Plan a trip from --> Castle Hill | Central | Chatswood | Dural | Epping | Gosford | Hornsby | Katoomba | Manly | Parramatta | Penrith | Strathfield | Sutherland

Maitland Bay Information Centre
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Maitland Bay Centre is a brick building open on weekends and public holidays. The information centre has a carpark, phone booth and drinking water. From the carpark the Maitland Bay track can be accessed.

(0 km) Maitland Bay Information Centre to Maitland Beach West End
Track: Hard - bushtrack, footpath
Distance = 1.1 km Time = 20 mins
Climb = 2 m Descent = -151 m
From the Information Centre the track heads south past the information sign to start of the car park. From the car park the track follows the Maitland Bay sign left down the hill. The track then heads down the staircase for some time to the intersection.

From the intersection the track heads east down the staircase. At the point the track turns right before a rock landing, the rock landing can be accessed as a lookout over Maitland Bay. The track continues down the hill from the rock landing with a rock face to the right and an overhang to the left of the track. The track winds down the hill for some time crossing over a wooden bridge and down more steps to the intersection.
From the intersection the track heads south east down the hill on a paved stepped track. The track heads down to Maitland Beach with the final stretch winding down the lower open scrub to the sandy beach.

(1.06 km) Maitland Beach West End to Eastern corner of Maitland Beach
Track: Hard - beach
Distance = 0.6 km Time = 10 mins
Climb = 6 m Descent = -7 m
From the intersection the track heads east along the beach for approximately 100m to where the sand has been cut out by a creek.
From the creek the track heads south east to the eastern corner of the beach. The track intersection is before the headland cliff line and after the beaches cliff line in an area of low scrub. The intersection is marked by a small wooden sign with an arrow.

Maitland Beach
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Maitland Beach, Bouddi National Park, is a 500m long sandy beach sitting north west of Putty Beach. The beaches south westerly aspect provides views over the South Pacific Ocean to Barrenjoey and Avalon headlands at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River. A creek breaks the centre of the beach with the wreck of S.S. Maitland (after which the beach and bay are named) is found on the eastern rock point.

(1.66 km) Eastern corner of Maitland Beach to S.S. Maitland Shipwreck
Optional Side Trip: Track: Hard - notrack
Distance = 0.3 km Time = 5 mins
Climb = 14 m Descent = -15 m
From the intersection follow the eastern cliff line south west out to the headland point. The track heads over rocks and boulders to the rock flats at the point. The rock flats reveal on the western side the Maitland shipwreck.

S.S. Maitland Shipwreck
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The S.S. Maitland was a paddle steamer brought out from Glasgow, Scotland, to transport people and cargo between the Hunter and the Hawkesbury Rivers. There was no rail line from Newcastle to Sydney in the 1800's. The Maitland was on its route out of the Barrenjoey Headlands when it was overwhelmed by the aplty named 'Maitland Gale'. The storm which wrecked the Maitland also took numerous other ships on May 6th, 1898. Of the 36 passengers aboard the Maitland, 24 lost their lives. Many of the survivors were commended for their herosim.
Wreckage of the Maitland can still be seen today with parts of the boiler and a section of the iron hull strewn across the rock flats of the point. The bay was previously known as Boat Harbour, then renamed Maitland Bay after the disaster in 1898. More info

Drive from Maitland Bay Information Centre
You can drive (or ride your bike) to this bushwalk There is free parking available.
You can drive or ride from the end of this walk
Use these links to plan your your trip home from the end of the walk.
Plan a trip to --> Castle Hill | Central | Chatswood | Dural | Epping | Gosford | Hornsby | Katoomba | Manly | Parramatta | Penrith | Strathfield | Sutherland


Nearest know Outdoor Stores near the start of this walk
Store Address Phone Distance (straight line)
Boots Great Outdoors 201 The Entrance Rd , Erina (02) 4367 0396 9.2 km
Mannings Sports 172 Mann St , Gosford (02) 4325 1617 11.2 km
Camping World Shop 18, 482 Pacific Hwy, Wyoming (02) 4324 6515 12.8 km
BCF Australia Pty Ltd 354 Manns Rd , Gosford West (02) 4322 5833 12.6 km
Kangaroo Tent City & BBQs Homemakers Supa Centre Cnr Wyong Rd & Bryant Drv , Tuggerah (02) 4353 4335 23.4 km

Weather and Park info

Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here
Mostly fine.
Mostly fine.
7.4°C (feels like 6.8°)
0 km/h from the CALM
99% humidity     (as at 14/05:00am)
Wed|22°Mostly fine.
A graph displaying the average daily temperature range for the year

Bouddi National Park Check for park closures and fire bans

Bouddi National Park is south east of Woy Woy and encompasses the Box Head headland. Bouddi NP has numerous secluded beaches and some great surf beaches too. The park also offers fantastic coastal walking with views out from the tall headlands over Broken Bay, Woy Woy and the South Pacific Ocean. Bouddi NP also boasts one of the first marine extensions in NSW, with a 300ha protection zone out of Maitland Bay for the marine life. The mosquitoes in Bouddi NP can be fierce so it might be an idea to pack insect repellent.

Cost to drive a car into the park (if you do not have a valid pass)

$7

Camping is available in the park

$5 to $5

Public toilets are available in the park

Region: Sydney & Surrounds
Park fees
Camping
Facilities


Campsites in the park
Little Beach camping area
Putty Beach camping area
Tallow Beach camping area

A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to Maitland Bay Track.
Channel Call sign
(more info)
Site Distance and dir from Maitland Bay Track
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8 MDC08 Gencom Site Lot 6 Wakefield Close KARIONG 12 km (to the NW)
3 VMB2 Tower Street BATEAU BAY 17 km (to the NNE)
6 VMB7 CB Repeater Site 16 Alan Rd BEROWRA HEIGHTS 25 km (to the WSW)
5 SYD05 Sydney Adventist Hospital 185 Fox Valley Rd WAHROONGA
Emergancy use only
36 km (to the SW)
7 SYD07 Water Tank Corner of Loftus Rd and Pennant Hills Rd PENNANT HILLS 39 km (to the SW)

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