Bushwalking track notes, photographs, maps and more for Mt Bouddi to Shipwreck hiking trail are found in each of the tabs below
Mt Bouddi to Shipwreck
Time
Distance
Climb
Style
1 Hr
3.8 km
274 m
Return
6.7 km ESE of Woy Woy
Bouddi National Park
Track: Hard
This short walk is perfect to follow lunch at Dingeldei Picnic area. The walk explores the rock flats of Maitland Bay, with many interesting shells and the shipwreck of the S.S. Maitland. The track provides the option to spend time at Maitland Beach on the way to the wreck. The wreck is best seen at low tide, along with the rest of the rock flats below the headland.
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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 Mt Bouddi to Shipwreck bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Mt Bouddi to Shipwreck bushwalking track
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Dingeldie Picnic Area is a quiet leafy spot perched on the hill behind Mount Bouddi. The picnic area contains picnic table, toilets, bbq and rubbish facilities. The picnic area also has a new carpark with ample spaces.
(0 km) Dingeldie Picnic Area and Carpark to Eastern corner of Maitland Beach Track: Hard - Bush Track
Distance = 1.6 km
Time = 35 mins
Climb = 46 m
Descent = -199 m
From the carpark the track heads past the sandstone building following the 'Little Beach' sign. The track leads south east down a few flights of stairs to meander along the ridgeline for some time. The track drops into a saddle and then rises to the right of a knoll which the follows the rock of. The track then rises left to traverse the rocky knoll for approximately 100m. The track then descends from the knoll indicated by some old metal fence posts. The track continues into another saddle then rises out and over another small knoll to descend from the ridge line down many stairs. The stairs wind down the hill for some time to a sign marked intersection. From the intersection the track heads west down the hill. The track then drops into a clearing on the saddle between the headland and the spur. The track turns right to continue down steps steeply to the beach.
Maitland Beach
Alt = 1
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.
(1.63 km) Eastern corner of Maitland Beach to S.S. Maitland Shipwreck 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
Alt = 2
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
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.
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