Bushwalking on the Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach

Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach

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Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach

Time:	2 hrs Walking time Please allow extra time to rest and to explore	6.3 km SE of Waterfall
Length:	3.9 km Walk Length As this is a One Way walk, the 3.9 km only includes the walking distance from the start to the end point	Royal National Park
Climb:	156 m
Style:	One way

This walk starts at the large Garawarra Farm car park taking the ridge straight down to the coast. Look for the change in vegetation as you descend along the spur to the Coastal Track, before beach hopping your way to Garie Beach. The track is a great way to see some of Sydney's best coast, with plenty of opportunities to cool down, and maybe do a spot of fishing along the way. About half the track is through open grass land, giving panoramic ocean views, with opportunities to wander among some buildings from the depression era.

Map of Walk

Location

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Map of Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach
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Photo Gallery




	Garrawarra Farm




	Track intersection near Garawarra car park




	Near the top of Era spur




	Lizard on rock




	Track down the spur to Era




	South Era Beach




	North Era Beach




	Garie Beach from southern headland




	Garie Beach Depression Houses




	Fishermen at Little Garie




	Track from Little Garie to Garie Beach




	Garie Beach SLSC

Terrain

Cross sectional view of the Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach bushwalking track

Track Notes

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Drive to Garawarra Farm Carpark
Drive to Garawarra Farm Carpark
A park entry fee is required for driving into the park. You can drive or ride to the start of this walk Use these links to plan your trip to the start of this walk. Plan your trip from --> Castle Hill\|Chatswood\|Dural\|Epping\|Gosford\|Hornsby\|Katoomba\|Manly\|Parramatta\|Penrith\|Strathfield\|Sutherland\|Sydney\|

(0 km) Garawarra Farm Carpark to Int of Burgh Ridge Track and Era Track (West) Track: Moderate - road,bushtrack	Length = 1.06 km	Time = 24 mins
	Climb = 10 m	Descent = -144 m
From the intersection, this walk follows the left-hand side of the car park to the other side, where it comes to the intersection of the 'Squeeze Way' service trail, with the metal gate and 'Coast Walk' signpost. From the intersection, this walk follows the Burning Palms, Era and Garie arrows on the Coast Walk signpost, winding along the bush track and down the long hill. The track gradually steepens and becomes a little rougher, winding down onto the ridge line and all the way along, until it breaks out of the trees and continues down through the short scrub and blade grass to the intersection of the bush track on the left.

(1.06 km) Int of Burgh Ridge Track and Era Track (West) to Int of Burgh Ridge Track and Era Track (East) Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 308 m	Time = 9 mins
	Climb = 5 m	Descent = -37 m
From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track, heading down the hill towards South Era beach. The track winds through the long grass to the intersection of the bush track at the large grassy clearing above the cabins.

(1.37 km) Int of Burgh Ridge Track and Era Track (East) to North Era Bush Campground Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 902 m	Time = 20 mins
	Climb = 20 m	Descent = -57 m
From the intersection, the track heads down the hill past the cabins to the bottom where it comes to South Era beach. From here the track continues around the back of the beach, keeping the ocean to the right as it continues up the other side to the top of the ridgeline where it comes to the intersection of the faint bush track heading off to the left. From the top of the ridge, the walk crosses the headland and open grassy area, down towards the beach (keeping the ocean to the right), coming to a 'North Era Bush Campground' sign just before the beach.

North Era camping ground	Alt = m
North Era camping ground
North Era camping ground, Royal National Park, is a large dune area situated directly behind North Era Beach. This camping spot is popular with surfers, and it also has a toilet and a cleared area to pitch your tent. A maximum of 36 people (12 sites) can camp here, so there is plenty of room for everyone. Open fires are not permitted, you can carry a fuel stove for cooking. A camping permit is required from NPWS before arriving (Phone:(02) 9542 068). Water is often available from the creek (treat before drinking), If dry you can walk to Garie Beach for water, during a dry spell it is best to carry water in with you.

(2.27 km) North Era Bush Campground to Little Garie Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 863 m	Time = 23 mins
	Climb = 74 m	Descent = -62 m
Keeping the ocean and the coast to the right, the walk heads north across the North Era Bush Campground to the base of the large grassy hill, which it climbs steeply to the top. Upon reaching the top, the walk continues down the other side of the hill, winding down the bush track and wooden steps, until reaching the Little Garie Community Hall at the base of the hill.

(3.13 km) Little Garie to Garie Beach Car Park Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 754 m	Time = 20 mins
	Climb = 47 m	Descent = -59 m
From the Little Garie Community Hall, the walk heads down the hill, keeping the sea to the right of the track as it leads into the gully. The walk passes several old cabins as it approaches the bottom, where the track passes a 'Coast Walk' sign, providing information on erosion issues in this area. From here, the walk heads between the ocean on the right and the base of the large grassy hill on the left as the track narrows. This continues until arriving in the Garie Beach car park.

Garie Beach	Alt = 4 m
Garie Beach
Garie Beach, Royal National Park, is a large, south-east facing, yellow sand beach. The beach is backed by steep headlands and gullies. There is a large car park at the end of Garie Rd for access to the beach. Garie Beach is popular for surfing, patrolled 9am-5pm from December to January. Facilities include toilets, kiosk, picnic tables, cold showers and Surf Life Saving Club. The water from the shower should be treated before drinking. More info

Drive from Garie Beach Car Park
Drive from Garie Beach Car Park
A park entry fee is required for driving into the park. You can drive or ride from the end of this walk Use these links to plan your trip from the end of this walk. Plan your trip to --> Castle Hill\|Chatswood\|Dural\|Epping\|Gosford\|Hornsby\|Katoomba\|Manly\|Parramatta\|Penrith\|Strathfield\|Sutherland\|Sydney\|

Getting there

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Driving Directions
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Near by

A list of 11 walks that share part of their track with this one

Walk Name	Park	Style	Length (km)	Time	Grade	km from the start of this walk
Stockyard spur to Garie Beach	Royal National Park	One way	3.3 km	1 hr 45 mins	4 / 6	1.5 km
Garie Beach to North Era Beach	Royal National Park	Return	3.2 km	2 hrs	3 / 6	2.7 km
Garie Road to Era Loop	Royal National Park	Circuit	5.0 km	2 hrs 15 mins	4 / 6	1.5 km
Garawarra Farm carpark to figure eight pools	Royal National Park	Return	6.0 km	2 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	0.0 km
Burning Palms loop from Garawarra	Royal National Park	Circuit	8.2 km	3 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	0.0 km
Garie Beach to Helensburgh (The Burgh Track)	Royal National Park	One way	11.0 km	4 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	2.7 km
Otford to Helensburgh	Royal National Park	One way	12.9 km	5 hrs 15 mins	4 / 6	4.6 km
Otford to Figure of Eight Pools Circuit	Royal National Park	Circuit	13.4 km	6 hrs	4 / 6	4.6 km
Garie Beach to Garawarra to Burning Palms Circuit	Royal National Park	Circuit	13.5 km	7 hrs	4 / 6	2.7 km
The Coast Track (Otford to Bundeena)	Royal National Park	One way	27.3 km	2 Days	4 / 6	4.6 km
The Coast Track	Royal National Park	One way	27.3 km	2 Days	4 / 6	14.9 km

The next 10 closest walks

Walk Name	Park	Style	Length (km)	Time	Grade	km from the start of this walk
Curra Moors car park to Garie Beach	Royal National Park	One way	4.4 km	1 hr 45 mins	4 / 6	2.5 km
Curra Moors Loop	Royal National Park	Circuit	9.2 km	3 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	2.5 km
Garie Beach to Eagle Rock	Royal National Park	Return	7.7 km	3 hrs	4 / 6	2.7 km
Garie Beach YHA	Royal National Park	Return	1.3 km	45 mins	3 / 6	2.7 km
Forest Island to Calala	Royal National Park	Return	8.9 km	3 hrs 30 mins	3 / 6	3.6 km
Lady Carrington Drive to Palona Cave	Royal National Park	Return	5.1 km	2 hrs	4 / 6	3.6 km
The Forest Way Track	Royal National Park	Circuit	4.4 km	1 hr 45 mins	3 / 6	3.6 km
The Wallumarra Track to Bola Creek	Royal National Park	One way	4.7 km	1 hr 45 mins	3 / 6	3.6 km
Wallumarra to Palona Cave	Royal National Park	Return	11.8 km	4 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	3.6 km
Wallumarra Track to Forest Way	Royal National Park	Circuit	12.5 km	4 hrs 30 mins	3 / 6	3.6 km

Campsites in the park
Bonnie Vale camping ground
North Era camping ground
Uloola Falls camping ground

Nearest know Outdoor Stores near the start of this walk

Store	Address	Phone	Distance (straight line)
Engadine Disposal & Outdoor Centre Pty Ltd	1042 Old Princes Hwy, Engadine	(02) 9520 3367	13 km
Paddy Pallin Adventure Equipment	587 Kingsway, Miranda	(02) 9525 6829	17.3 km
Boots Great Outdoors	23 Koonya Cct, Caringbah	(02) 9542 8988	18.5 km
Onrope	11 Nelson Ave, Padstow	(02) 9709 6299	27.2 km
Hurstville Disposals & Outdoor Centre	235 Forest Rd , Hurstville	(02) 9580 4445	24.4 km

A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach Click to re-center search
3	VMG3	Mine commsite WESTCLIFF COLLIERY	20 km (to the WSW)
1	SYD01	12/14 Ormonde Parade HURSTVILLE	24 km (to the NNE)
7	SYD07	7 Glamorgan St BLACKTOWN	46 km (to the NNW)
5	SYD05	Sydney Adventist Hospital 185 Fox Valley Rd WAHROONGA Emergency use only	50 km (to the N)
8	ROB08	Communications Site MT MURRAY	56 km (to the SW)

Weather and Park info

Fire Danger
This walk passes Greater Sydney Region fire area which currently has a LOW-MODERATE rating and No Ban in place. (Checked 19 minutes ago)
This walk passes Illawarra/Shoalhaven fire area which currently has a LOW-MODERATE rating and No Ban in place. (Checked 19 minutes ago)
Please Note: Each park may have its own fire ban status, this rating is based on information from the RFS and BOM.

Weather and Climate
Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here