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Central Coast Bushwalk

Avoca Lakes Explorer (3.3km One Way)

3.3km one way walk through rainforest and lagoons with a significant bat colony, ending at North Avoca beach.

At a glance

Distance
3.3km one way
Ascent
320m
Toilets
Yes
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This is a lovely walk with areas of rainforest and beautiful lagoons, there area areas of suburbia to traverse as well. The bat colony at Avocal Lake is one of the largest I've seen. If car shuffling meet at North Avoca Lifesaving Club and leave one car there before driving to the start point.

Walk directions

  1. Start, Junction of Bradleys Road and the Scenic Highway, you may need to park on Bradleys Road as the Scenic Highway is a bit busy: -33.44850541656483, 151.43076181411746 Google Maps Link
  2. Veer left down the hill and circle around the lagoon, keep an eye out for wildlife near the water, we spotted a beautiful land mullet: -33.44938270251641, 151.42994642257693 Google Maps Link
  3. Turn right along the road until you get back to the reserve behind the houses and continue along the edge of the lake: -33.4520324102878, 151.4330792427063 Google Maps Link
  4. Turn back into the reserve behind the houses and continue along the edge of the lake, we found a really large bat colony here: -33.451889184910414, 151.43368005752566 Google Maps Link
  5. Veer right: -33.455738284681416, 151.43516063690186 Google Maps Link
  6. Continue down the easements between houses and across roads towards the beach: -33.45622164792628, 151.4370703697205 Google Maps Link
  7. Yay! You've made it to North Avoca Lifesaving Club. Have a swim in the beach to celebrate: -33.45754640745125, 151.43928050994876 Google Maps Link
Sun dappled walking track through fern lined bushland near North Avoca
Casuarina trees standing in the still water of North Avoca Lake
Land mullet skink resting on leaf litter beside the trail
Pink spotted donkey orchid flowering among grass near the lagoon
Colony of grey headed flying foxes roosting in a lakeside tree
Two flying foxes hanging from bare branches above North Avoca Lake
Land mullet skink camouflaged among dry leaves on the forest floor
Fallen branches lying across the calm water of North Avoca Lake
Rainforest understorey with palms crowding a boggy lagoon edge
Native fuchsia flowers and dark berries on a bushland shrub
Wide leafy track cutting through dense coastal rainforest near Avoca

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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.