Map of Walk

Location

               
Map of Garie Beach to North Era Beach
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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 North Era Beach bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Garie Beach to North Era Beach 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.

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Drive to Garie Beach Car Park
A park entry fee is required for driving into the park. You can drive or ride to the end of this walk Use these links to plan your trip to the end 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, Royal National Park, is a large, south-east facing, yellow sand beach. The beach is backed by steep headlands and gullies. People can drive to the large carpark at the end of Garie Rd to access the beach. Garie Beach is a popular surfing beach, which is patrolled 9am-5pm from December to January. Facilities include toilets, kiosk, picnic tables, cold showers and Surf Life Saving Club. 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 track follows the sign to 'North Era', keeping the sea on the left of the track. 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 track heads steeply up the hill, following the bush track to the south-west. To prevent erosion of the hill, wooden steps have been installed. Once on the top of the ridge, the track continues down the other side, keeping the ocean on the left as it winds down into North Era Bush Campground.

North Era camping ground	Alt = m
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 maximium of 60 people can camp here, so there is plenty of room for everyone.

Drive from North Era Bush Campground
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

Driving Directions
	To the start of the walk                  Castle HillChatswoodDuralEppingGosfordHornsbyKatoombaManlyParramattaPenrithStrathfieldSutherlandSydney Drive from:		From the end of the walk                  Castle HillChatswoodDuralEppingGosfordHornsbyKatoombaManlyParramattaPenrithStrathfieldSutherlandSydney Drive to:

Near by

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 North Era Beach.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Garie Beach to North Era Beach 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	Water Tank Corner of Loftus Rd and Pennant Hills Rd PENNANT HILLS	48 km (to the N)
5	SYD05	Sydney Adventist Hospital 185 Fox Valley Rd WAHROONGA Emergancy use only	48 km (to the N)
8	ROB08	Communications Site MT MURRAY	59 km (to the SW)

Weather and Park info

Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here

Fine. Mostly sunny. 19.6°C (feels like 15.8°) 33 km/h from the SSE (gusting 48) 85% humidity     (as at 01/12:30am)

Royal National Park Link to official closures and fire bans page

	$11	$3 to $10
Region: Sydney & Surrounds	Park fees	Camping	Facilities

Current Park Closure information for Royal National Park
Closure information last checked Sunday 5th of July 2009 12:00 AM

Closed areas

The Roads and Traffic Authority will be undertaking major road repair and resealing works within Royal National Park during  May 2009. The following full road closures will be in place Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm:

• Sir Bertram Stevens Dr closed between Bundeena Dr and McKell Av: work will be undertaken from Friday 1 May to Friday 15 May, weather permitting.
• Sir Bertram Stevens Dr closed between Warumbul Rd and Bundeena Dr: work is expected to be undertaken between 16 May and 13 June, weather permitting.

 

During closures traffic will be diverted to other detour routes to gain access to Garie Beach, Bundeena and Maianbar.

Should you have any queries regarding accessing the park please contact the Royal National Park Visitor Centre, ph: 9542 0648.

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