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Central Coast Bushwalk

Winney Bay Lookout to Avoca (3km One Way)

A 3km one way coastal walk from Winney Bay Lookout to Avoca Beach with whale spotting, rock platforms and shell collecting.

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Distance
3km one way
Ascent
110m
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This is a great walk for whale spotting in the season, both from the lookout and up close in Winney Bay itself, I have been fortunate enough to see whales flipping their tails only 20m away as well as spotting giant rays in the water.

Winney bay is a great beach for shells as well. The walk has stunning water views. If car shuffling, leave one car at Avoca Beach. Winney Bay lookout where the startpoint is is sometimes also called Captain Cook Lookout. This walk is my favourite part of the 5landswalk which happens in June and has beautiful sculptures along all five beaches as well as other activities.

Walk directions

  1. Start, Winney Bay Lookout : -33.48756289493135, 151.44397974014285 Google Maps Link
  2. Duck out to Winney Bay to the left, enjoy the beautiful bay and have a snack before returning to the track: -33.48136177168599, 151.44165158271792 Google Maps Link
  3. Cross the road and head down the path between houses: -33.47730798364313, 151.43687725067142 Google Maps Link
  4. Yay! You've made it to Avoca Beach: -33.47050650038076, 151.43713474273684 Google Maps Link
Shark Fin Rock formation on the rock platform at Winney Bay
Shark Fin Rock, to the South of the rock platform at Winney Bay, only accessible at low tide
View from Captain Cook's Lookout
View from Captain Cook's Lookout
Winney Bay Rock Platforms
Winney Bay Rock Platforms
Winney Bay Rock Platforms
Sandstone cliffs and headland framing the coastline at Winney Bay
Winney Bay
Seaweed filled rockpool on the platform at Winney Bay
Rockpool at Winney Bay
Stunning beach at Winney Bay
Waves crashing over a large rock just offshore at Winney Bay
Rock at Winney Bay
Winney Bay Rock Platforms
Winney Bay Rock Platforms
Winney Bay Rock Platforms
5 Lands Walk sign
Path down to Winney Bay
5 Lands Walk sign
5 Lands Walk sign
Stair from Winney Bay to Captain Cook's lookout
Stair from Winney Bay to Captain Cook's lookout
Stair from Winney Bay to Captain Cook's lookout
Stair from Winney Bay to Captain Cook's lookout
Stair detail at stair from Winney Bay to Captain Cook's lookout
Stair detail at stair from Winney Bay to Captain Cook's lookout

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