Bushwalking on the Garie Beach to Eagle Rock

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Garie Beach to Eagle Rock

Time:	3 hrs Walking time Includes the time for the return leg Please allow extra time to rest and to explore	12.4 km SW of Bundeena
Length:	7.7 km Walk Length As this is a return style walk, the 7.7 km includes the return leg of this walk (ie back to the start)	Royal National Park
Climb:	343 m
Style:	Return

This walk, from Garie Beach to Eagle Rock, is another great way to explore the Royal National Park coastline. Eagle Rock is an iconic rock formation in the park, and this lookout provides a great view of it. The walk then returns to the expansive Garie Beach, offering more great views as you head down the hill. Enjoy the beach before jumping back in the car.

Map of Walk

Location

Garie Beach to Eagle Rock bushwalking track notes
Map of Garie Beach to Eagle Rock
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Base maps are used under licence and is © Department of lands Panorama Avenue Bathurst 2795 www.lands.nsw.gov.au

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Photo Gallery




	Garie Beach SLSC




	Garie Beach picnic setting




	Garie Beach car park




	Garie Beach




	Shower at Garie Beach




	Garie Beach




	Garie Beach




	Garie Beach looking south




	Track north of Garie Beach




	Clearing east of Garie Beach




	Track through clearing




	Track down steps to Garie Beach




	Garie Beach from the Coast Track




	Looking at Garie Beach and the coast from the north




	Viewing Garie Beach




	Int. of North Rill and Coastal Track




	Track through the heath north of Garie Beach




	Headlands from Coast Track




	Track over rock surface




	Looking over sea cliffs




	Coast Track




	Interpretation sign




	Eagle Rock




	Eagle Rock

Terrain

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 Garie Beach to Eagle Rock bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Garie Beach to Eagle Rock bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Garie Beach to Eagle Rock bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Garie Beach to Eagle Rock 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.

Drive to Garie Beach Car Park
Drive to Garie Beach Car Park
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\|

Garie Beach Kiosk	Alt = 11 m
Garie Beach Kiosk
Garie Beach Kiosk is at the side of the carpark at the end of Garie Rd, in the Royal National Park. The kiosk is only open on weekends and most days during the summer holidays. The opening hours are based on demand and is generally open from 10:30am to 3pm (later in summer). The kiosk sells, cold drinks, ice creams, pies, salad rolls etc. Contact for Audley kiosk (same managers) 9521 2240.

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

(0 km) Garie Beach Car Park to North-East End of Garie Beach Track: Moderate - beach	Length = 687 m	Time = 13 mins
	Climb = 11 m	Descent = -16 m
From the car park, the walk heads approximately 200m along the beach, keeping the ocean to your right, to the intersection below the stairs (leading up the hill on the left). Keeping the ocean to the right, this walk follows the beach to the northern end, to the base of a bush track which heads up the hill.

(0.69 km) North-East End of Garie Beach to Garie Beach Lookout Track: Hard - bushtrack	Length = 508 m	Time = 13 mins
	Climb = 105 m	Descent = -6 m
From the end of Garie Beach, this walk heads up the short hill and through the grassy clearing to the base of the large hill. The walk continues up the steep bush track, winding up the steep rock and wooden steps as it climbs to the top of the hill.

Garie Beach Lookout	Alt = 102 m
Garie Beach Lookout
Garie Beach Lookout is an unofficial lookout on the hill at the eastern end of Garie Beach. The lookout has no facilities and is simply a spot on the Coast track. The lookout provides great views looking southwest along the coast along Garie Beach, Royal National Park and down to Wollongong.

(1.2 km) Garie Beach Lookout to Eagles Rock Lookout Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 2.67 km	Time = 57 mins
	Climb = 68 m	Descent = -137 m
From the clearing at the top of the large hill, this walk follows the bush track heading away from Garie Beach and through the high scrub, continuing along for a while before coming to the signposted intersection of the 'Curra Moors car park' track. From the intersection, this walk heads along the narrow trail through the scrub, keeping the ocean on the right of the track. In various sections, metal walkways have been built to stabilise the environment in the area. The walk continues like this, occasionally breaking out onto the rockshelf of the cliffs, until reaching a signposted intersection, marked 'Wattamolla 2.9km'. Keeping the ocean to the right the track follows the bushtrack through the scrub and along the coast for a short while before coming to the information signpost with views of Eagle Rock.

Eagle Rock Lookout	Alt = 33 m
Eagle Rock Lookout
Eagle Rock lookout is an informal lookout marked by an information sign on the Coast track in the Royal National Park. The lookout is about halfway between Garie Beach and Wattamolla. Eagle rock is a piece of the cliff line that looks amazingly like the head of an eagle, with the eye and all. The lookout is about 150m west of the Eagle Rock on the other side of Carracurrong Creek. Eagle Rock is often used as an icon for the Royal National Park. Carracurrong Creek also forms a waterfall into the ocean nearby.

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

Plan your trip to the start of the walk and back from the end of the walk

Driving Directions

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Near by

A list of 7 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
Garie Beach YHA	Royal National Park	Return	1.3 km	45 mins	3 / 6	0.0 km
Curra Moors car park to Garie Beach	Royal National Park	One way	4.4 km	1 hr 45 mins	4 / 6	1.3 km
Curra Moors Loop	Royal National Park	Circuit	9.2 km	3 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	1.3 km
Wattamolla to Garie Beach	Royal National Park	One way	7.5 km	3 hrs 30 mins	3 / 6	5.7 km
Mowlee Ridge to Garie Beach	Royal National Park	One way	13.3 km	5 hrs	4 / 6	6.7 km
The Coast Track (Otford to Bundeena)	Royal National Park	One way	27.3 km	2 Days	4 / 6	7.2 km
The Coast Track	Royal National Park	One way	27.3 km	2 Days	4 / 6	12.5 km

The next 10 closest walks

Walk Name	Park	Style	Length (km)	Time	Grade	km from the start of this walk
Garie Beach to Garawarra to Burning Palms Circuit	Royal National Park	Circuit	13.5 km	7 hrs	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	0.0 km
Garie Beach to North Era Beach	Royal National Park	Return	3.2 km	2 hrs	3 / 6	0.0 km
Garie Road to Era Loop	Royal National Park	Circuit	5.0 km	2 hrs 15 mins	4 / 6	1.5 km
Stockyard spur to Garie Beach	Royal National Park	One way	3.3 km	1 hr 45 mins	4 / 6	1.5 km
The Wallumarra Track to Bola Creek	Royal National Park	One way	4.7 km	1 hr 45 mins	3 / 6	2.1 km
Wallumarra to Palona Cave	Royal National Park	Return	11.8 km	4 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	2.1 km
Wallumarra Track to Forest Way	Royal National Park	Circuit	12.5 km	4 hrs 30 mins	3 / 6	2.1 km
Burning Palms loop from Garawarra	Royal National Park	Circuit	8.2 km	3 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	2.7 km
Garawarra Farm carpark to figure eight pools	Royal National Park	Return	6.0 km	2 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	2.7 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	12.7 km
Paddy Pallin Adventure Equipment	587 Kingsway, Miranda	(02) 9525 6829	15.6 km
Boots Great Outdoors	23 Koonya Cct, Caringbah	(02) 9542 8988	16.6 km
Hurstville Disposals & Outdoor Centre	235 Forest Rd , Hurstville	(02) 9580 4445	22.9 km
Ute Van & 4WD Accessory World	Cnr King Georges & Moorefields Rds, Beverly Hills	(02) 9758 2500	25.7 km

A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to Garie Beach to Eagle Rock.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Garie Beach to Eagle Rock Click to re-center search
1	SYD01	12/14 Ormonde Parade HURSTVILLE	23 km (to the N)
3	VMG3	Mine commsite WESTCLIFF COLLIERY	23 km (to the WSW)
7	SYD07	7 Glamorgan St BLACKTOWN	45 km (to the NNW)
5	SYD05	Sydney Adventist Hospital 185 Fox Valley Rd WAHROONGA Emergency use only	48 km (to the N)
8	ROB08	Communications Site MT MURRAY	59 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 17 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

Rain.

15.4°C (feels like 15.4°)

7 km/h from the SE (gusting 11)

92% humidity (as at 02/09:30am)

A graph displaying the average daily temperature range for the year

Royal National Park Link to official closures and fire bans page

$11
$3 to $10

Region: Sydney & Surrounds Park fees Camping Facilities

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rachelle m - garie beach to eagle rock

IP:203.18.241.xxx | 2010-02-22 03:57:55

Not sure i'd do this again -- there's just not enough variety in the terrain (when you compare it to the previous sections of the track --- ie, otford to north era). Once you get up the first hill and the track flattens off, the terrain/vegetation doesnt change at all until you get to the cascades (which is a lovely spot for brunch before turning back). In my opinion, this walk would be great if you were doing it as part of a longer walk, but as a stand-alone trip, well, it's not all that engaging. Be aware that there isnt any shade on the top of the hill, so try to do your walk at a cooler time of day. A swim at garie beach afterwards is mandatory (and very, very delightful!) It's a nice walk, overall, but probably more fun if you continue right the way thru to watamolla.

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