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Curra Moors Loop
Time
Distance
Climb
Style
3 Hrs 30 mins
9.2 km
242 m
Circuit
12.3 km SW of Bundeena
Royal National Park
Track: Hard
This track is a nice walk mostly along service trails. The track passes through heath and some areas of trees (flowering in spring). This walk follows the Coastal Track along the headland giving great views along the coast and out to sea.
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(0 km) Curra Moors Car Park to Middle Rill Ck Track: Hard - Bush Track
Distance = 0.9 km
Time = 20 mins
Climb = 1 m
Descent = -72 m
From the carpark the track heads out the north western corner. The track leads down the hill heading north east. The track is enclosed in sections by dense foliage as it slowly descends the hill. The track has areas deeply cut by watercourses as it makes its way to the caldasac with the service trail.
(0.93 km) Middle Rill Ck to Int. Coastal Walk and Curra Moors Brook Trail Track: Moderate - Service Trail
Distance = 3.4 km
Time = 45 mins
Climb = 20 m
Descent = -96 m
From the caldasac the track heads east along the service trail. The track continues for approximately 500m through a dense wall of vegetation to the intersection. From the intersection the track heads north east along the service trail. The track continues for approximately 1km to the intersection. From the intersection the track heads north east along the service trail. The track leads up the service track for approximately 300m to drop into a creek. From the creek the track heads east along the service track. The track leads along the service track for some time to the cliff edge.
(4.34 km) Int. Coastal Walk and Curra Moors Brook Trail to Int of North Rill and Coastal Track Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 2.1 km
Time = 45 mins
Climb = 107 m
Descent = -53 m
From the intersection the track heads south-west along the bushtrack and the rockshelf. This continues with the track becoming a narrow trail that goes through the scrub. In various sections metal walkways have been built metal walkways to stabilise the environment in the area. This continues until reaching an intersection with a track heading off to the north-west.
(6.43 km) Int of North Rill and Coastal Track to North-East End of Garie Beach Optional Side Trip: Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 0.9 km
Time = 20 mins
Climb = 27 m
Descent = -116 m
From the intersection the track heads south-west following the line of the cliffs. After several hundred metres of being surrounded by high scrub the track emerges out into the open and has fantastic views of Garie Beach and the mountains to the south. From this point the track begins to descend steeply down to the north-eastern end of Garie Beach. Just before coming to the beach the track passes a small improvised campground with fireplaces.
(6.43 km) North-East End of Garie Beach to Int. Garie Beach YHA Trk Optional Side Trip: Walk: Easy - beach
Distance = 0.4 km
Time = 5 mins
Climb = 11 m
Descent = -5 m
From the north-east end of Garie Beach the track heads west along the beach. Approximately halfway along the beach there is a track that heads north away from the beach and up to Garie Beach Youth Hostel. Garie Beach is a beautiful beach with hills all around it giving it a very different feel to many other beaches in the sydney area which are large open.
(6.43 km) Int. Garie Beach YHA Trk to Garie Beach Carpark Optional Side Trip: Track: Moderate - beach
Distance = 0.3 km
Time = 5 mins
Climb = 5 m
Descent = -6 m
From the intersection the track heads south for approximately 200m along the beach to Garie Beach car park on the right.
Garie Beach
Alt = 4
Garie Beach, Royal National Park, is large south east facing beach. The beach is backed by steep headlands and gullys, which allow access by road and to the numerous cabins on the hillsides. Garie Beach is a popular with surfing beach. The beach is patrolled 9:00-5:00 everyday from late Dec to late Jan. For the remainder of Summer, it is patrolled on the Weekends only.
(6.43 km) Int. Coastal Walk and North Rill Trk to Int. Curra Moors Trail and North Rill Trk Track: Moderate - Service Trail
Distance = 1.1 km
Time = 15 mins
Climb = 37 m
Descent = -3 m
From the intersection the track heads north west away from the cliff edge. The track is a bushtrack for approximately 30m then turns into a service trail. The service trail continues for approximately 1km to where it becomes a grassed track that leads to the intersection.
(7.5 km) Int. Curra Moors Trail and North Rill Trk to Curra Moors Car Park Track: Hard - servicetrail, bushtrack
Distance = 1.7 km
Time = 30 mins
Climb = 77 m
Descent = -17 m
From the intersection the track heads west along the service trail. The track continues for approximately 500m through a dense wall of vegetation to a caldasac. From the caldasac the track leads west along the bushtrack. The track is enclosed in sections by dense vegetation as it slowly rises up the hill. The track is deeply cut in sections from watercourses as it makes its way to the carpark at the top of the hill.
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