Bushwalking on the Garie Beach to Garawarra to Burning Palms Circuit

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Garie Beach to Garawarra to Burning Palms Circuit

Time:	7 hrs Walking time Please allow extra time to rest and to explore	10.7 km SSE of Heathcote
Length:	13.5 km Walk Length As this is a Circuit style walk, the 13.5 km includes the walking distance from the start around the loop and back to the start again	Royal National Park
Climb:	753 m
Style:	Circuit

Using a variety of tracks, this walk follows the coast as well as going inland to Garrawarra Farm. With great coastal views and a magnificent palm jungle, this walk demonstrates perfectly, the diversity of the Royal National Park. Of historical significance are the houses scattered along the coast that were built during the depression. Take some time along the way to have a cool down at one of the many fantastic beaches.

Map of Walk

Location

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Photo Gallery




	Garie Beach




	Fishermen at Little Garie




	The church and community hall at Little Garie




	Looking down on Burning Palms Beach




	The surf at North Era Beach




	South Era Beach (notice the depression house)




	South Era Beach




	The Depression Houses




	The environment beside the Burgh Track




	A view of the coast at sundown from the grasslands surrounding Burning Palms




	The track through the Palm Jungle




	The grasslands on the top of many of the hills

Terrain

Cross sectional view of the Garie Beach to Garawarra to Burning Palms Circuit bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Garie Beach to Garawarra to Burning Palms Circuit bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Garie Beach to Garawarra to Burning Palms Circuit bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Garie Beach to Garawarra to Burning Palms Circuit bushwalking track

Track Notes

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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	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 Little Garie Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 754 m	Time = 20 mins
	Climb = 59 m	Descent = -47 m
From the Garie Beach car park, the walk follows the sign to 'North Era', keeping the sea to the left. This track follows the base of the large grassy hill between the rocks and the ocean, to the Little Garie cabins and up past the Little Garie Community Hall.

(0.75 km) Little Garie to North Era Bush Campground Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 863 m	Time = 23 mins
	Climb = 62 m	Descent = -74 m
From the community hall in Little Garie, the walk heads steeply up the hill, following the track to the south-west. To prevent erosion of the hill, wooden steps have been installed. From the top of the ridge, the track continues down the other side, keeping the ocean on the left while winding down into North Era Bush Campground.

(1.62 km) North Era Bush Campground to Int of Burgh Ridge Track and Era Track (East) Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 902 m	Time = 20 mins
	Climb = 57 m	Descent = -20 m
From the North Era Bush Campground, the walk heads up the grassy hill, keeping the ocean to the left. Just before the buildings, the walk comes to an intersection with a track on the right (which heads into the trees). From the top of the ridge, the track heads down the hill, keeping the ocean to the left as it winds down between the cabins to the beach at the bottom. From here the track continues around the back of the beach following the coast and up between the houses to the large clearing before the top of the hill. Here it comes to an intersection with two rough bush tracks towards the top of the hill.

(2.52 km) Int of Burgh Ridge Track and Era Track (East) to The Squeeze Way and Burgh Ridge track Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 1.28 km	Time = 32 mins
	Climb = 181 m	Descent = -13 m
From the intersection, this walk heads up the hill and away from the ocean, winding through the tall grass to the top of the hill, where it comes to a 'T' intersection with the track at the top. From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track heading up the hill and away from the ocean, towards the thick forest at the top of the ridge. The track winds up the long hill to the treeline, where it continues up through the forest, climbing to the top of the long hill where it gradually flattens out and comes to the intersection of the 'Squeeze Way' service trail at the end of the Garrawarra Farm car park.

(3.8 km) The Squeeze Way and Burgh Ridge track to The Squeeze Way and Burning Palms Tracks Track: Moderate - servicetrail	Length = 3.03 km	Time = 57 mins
	Climb = 90 m	Descent = -71 m
From the intersection, this walk follows 'The Coast Track' sign past the gate and down the hill. Approximately 50m along, the track passes a small sign saying 'Cliff Track' and 'Burg Track'. The service trail continues to undulate to an intersection with a bush track heading off to the left (approximately halfway down). This is a small sidetrip which has fantastic views of the ocean and the cliffs. Back on the main service trail, the track continues along the flat until coming to an intersection with a track signposted as the 'Lilyvale Track'. From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Burning Palms' arrow along the sandy service trail, winding through the bush for a short while before coming to the signposted intersection of the 'Coast Track'.

(6.83 km) The Squeeze Way and Burning Palms Tracks to Int. Fig 8 Pool Trk and Coastal Trk Track: Hard - bushtrack	Length = 2.12 km	Time = 1 Hr
	Climb = 66 m	Descent = -252 m
From the intersection, the track follows the 'North Era' arrow along the bush track, winding through the thick bushland and down a long hill for several hundred metres, gradually steepening before sharply turning left. After the change in direction, the track heads through the 'Palm Jungle' along the narrow bush track. At this point, the track is largely clear but in some places there are obstacles like fallen trees and branches. The track continues in this manner for some time before emerging into grasslands.

(8.95 km) Int. Fig 8 Pool Trk and Coastal Trk to Burning Palms Beach (southern end) Track: Hard - bushtrack	Length = 879 m	Time = 20 mins
	Climb = 17 m	Descent = -55 m
From the end of the Palm Jungle and the start of the grasslands, the track heads through the grasslands and along the coast for a while before winding down to the signposted intersection of the Burning Palms track near the rangers' hut.

(9.83 km) Burning Palms Beach (southern end) to Int of Coast Track and Burgh Ridge Track (Sth) Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 939 m	Time = 19 mins
	Climb = 80 m	Descent = -6 m
From the intersection near the rangers' hut, this walk follows the Burning Palms arrow along the bush track winding around the back of the beach (which is to the right), until it joins onto a metal walkway. This continues until the trail passes several small cabins and begins to head steeply up the long hill, until the track reaches an signposted intersection at the top of the hill.

(10.76 km) Int of Coast Track and Burgh Ridge Track (Sth) to North Era Bush Campground Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 1.11 km	Time = 27 mins
	Climb = 20 m	Descent = -93 m
From the intersection, this walk follows the 'North Era' arrow along the bush track heading down the hill, keeping the ocean to the right as it winds down to the intersection with the faint bush track in the large grassy clearing on the side of the hill, above some of the cabins at Era. 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.

(11.87 km) North Era Bush Campground to Garie Beach Car Park Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 1.62 km	Time = 43 mins
	Climb = 121 m	Descent = -121 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. 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.

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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Near by

A list of 12 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	0.0 km
Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach	Royal National Park	One way	3.9 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	2.7 km
Burning Palms loop from Garawarra	Royal National Park	Circuit	8.2 km	3 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	2.7 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
Otford to Helensburgh	Royal National Park	One way	12.9 km	5 hrs 15 mins	4 / 6	7.2 km
Otford to Figure of Eight Pools Circuit	Royal National Park	Circuit	13.4 km	6 hrs	4 / 6	7.2 km
Otford to Figure of Eight Pools via Burning Palms	Royal National Park	Return	13.1 km	6 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	7.2 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 Eagle Rock	Royal National Park	Return	7.7 km	3 hrs	4 / 6	0.0 km
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
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
Wises Track	Royal National Park	One way	4.1 km	1 hr 30 mins	3 / 6	3.1 km
Forest Island to Calala	Royal National Park	Return	8.9 km	3 hrs 30 mins	3 / 6	4.1 km
Lady Carrington Drive to Palona Cave	Royal National Park	Return	5.1 km	2 hrs	4 / 6	4.1 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 Garawarra to Burning Palms Circuit.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Garie Beach to Garawarra to Burning Palms Circuit 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 53 minutes ago)
This walk passes Illawarra/Shoalhaven fire area which currently has a LOW-MODERATE rating and No Ban in place. (Checked 53 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