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Central Coast Bushwalk

Boudi Coastal Walk (8km One Way)

An 8km one way coastal walk from Putty Beach to Macmasters Beach with stunning sunrise views and swimming opportunities.

At a glance

Distance
8km one way
Time
3 hours 30 min to 4 hours 30 min
Grade
Grade 3, some bushwalking experience, short steep sections and steps
Ascent
320m
Dogs
No
Toilets
Yes
Parking
Yes
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This is one of the best places to watch the sunrise on the coast as well as having some wonderful places to swim. If car shuffling meet at Macmasters Beach Life Saving Club and leave one car there before driving to the start point.

Walk directions

  1. Start, Putty Beach: -33.528946030204416, 151.37357711791995 Google Maps Link
  2. Veer left: -33.529661517764374, 151.3830614089966 Google Maps Link
  3. Turn left down the hill: -33.52254215294082, 151.38971328735354 Google Maps Link
  4. Head up the steps at the end of the beach: -33.52533272758772, 151.3963866233826 Google Maps Link
  5. Veer right: -33.51828456430471, 151.41114950180057 Google Maps Link
  6. Turn right: -33.51077066138969, 151.41486167907718 Google Maps Link
  7. Turn right: -33.50518848251535, 151.42301559448245 Google Maps Link
  8. Yay! You've made it to MacMasters Beach. Have a swim in the beach or the rockpool to celebrate: -33.500947932923935, 151.4247751235962 Google Maps Link
Two hikers smiling beside a timber lookout above crashing surf on the Bouddi coast

How do you pronounce Bouddi?

Bouddi is pronounced "Boo-Die" for Bouddi National Park in the Central Coast NSW. Bouddi is the local aboriginal word for the heart.

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Wildflowers

The cover of A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks: watercolour wildflowers, including a waratah and orchids, on a bright yellow background

The book

9 walks with a swim in the book

For a hot day, A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks has a swimming section with 9 walks, including Emerald Pool, Woy Woy Baths and the swimming hole below Somersby Falls, alongside over 100 other walks on the Coast.

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The cover of The Bush Wee: a girl with red bunny ears and a starry blue dress peeks out from behind a tree beside a waterfall

A picture book

A picture book for a hot day in the bush

For a hot day, The Bush Wee has a little explorer splashing through a waterfall and hopping across a creek, then realising there is no toilet anywhere nearby. It is my read aloud picture book for children aged 2 to 7, inspired by walks here on the Central Coast.

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The cover of A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks: watercolour wildflowers, including a waratah and orchids, on a bright yellow background

The book

9 walks with a swim in the book

For a hot day, A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks has a swimming section with 9 walks, including Emerald Pool, Woy Woy Baths and the swimming hole below Somersby Falls, alongside over 100 other walks on the Coast.

See the book
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This walk is on Darkinung country. Good Architect acknowledges the Darkinung people as the Traditional Custodians of this land and we pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging. Darkinjung Land Council.