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Central Coast Bushwalk

Rumbalara North Gosford Tottenham Place Circuit (3km)

A 3km ridgeline loop through Rumbalara with stunning views, Yarunga Picnic Area, and optional rainforest section.

At a glance

Distance
3km circuit
Ascent
180m
Leeches
Likely, bring repellent
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This is a lovely walk to do in the afternoon as it is quiet short and captures the last of the light as it is on the ridgeline. If the weather is very prone to leeches or mosquitoes then you can skip the beautiful rainforest track on the south and cut back across the road at the top.

Walk directions

  1. Start at the end of Tottenham Place: -33.421475, 151.354913 Google Maps Link
  2. Turn left at the water tanks: -33.423388, 151.356030 Google Maps Link
  3. Turn right back towards Rumbalara Lookout Road. Crossover there and continue downhill: -33.423358, 151.360872 Google Maps Link
  4. Have a look at the stunning view at Yarunga Picnic Area then continue along the road and turn left onto the Flannel Flower Walk: -33.425532, 151.354723 Google Maps Link
  5. Turn Left down the hill along the fire trail: -33.42510188195381, 151.35074615478516 Google Maps Link
  6. Turn Right onto the walking track: -33.42539737524878, 151.35048866271975 Google Maps Link
  7. Turn Right, cross the road and walk along the path as it becomes a firetrail: -33.423840, 151.350214 Google Maps Link
  8. Turn right onto the firetrail, continue on until you get to step 2, then turn right down the hill, back to the start point: -33.4240542158032, 151.35186195373538 Google Maps Link
Hiker walking under a low honeycombed sandstone overhang
Suburban driveway and street at the Tottenham Place walk entrance
Central Coast Council sign banning motorbikes beside a dogs prohibited sign
Entry on Tottenam Place Circuit
Timber viewing platform looking out over a forested valley
Lichen covered boulders scattered beside the bush track
Dirt track lined with grass trees and a spotted gum trunk
Hollow opening in a tree trunk beside the track
Hiker standing inside a large sandstone rock shelter
Sandstone steps cut into rock along the ridgeline track
Tree bark stained with sap beside a climbing vine
Pale gills on the underside of a bush mushroom
Honeycombed cave ceiling with a timber bench inside
Small yellow Hibbertia flower among the leaf litter
Red topped mushroom partly eaten beside the track
Tiny white daisy flower growing beside the path
Small white star shaped flower on the forest floor
Long staircase climbing through a fern gully
Bush track curving beneath an arching tree branch
Mossy sandstone boulders and a grass tree beside a fallen log
Timber log steps ascending a track through open forest
Mushroom shaped sandstone boulder balanced beside a smooth white gum
Timber staircase with handrails descending through a rainforest gully
Narrow bush track past a fallen log with a hiker ahead
Grass Tree Track sign giving distances to Yaruga Picnic Area
Track past a scarred smooth barked gum trunk and grass trees
Mouat Walk sign pointing to Katandra Reserve and the statue
Sandstone platform beside a young tree and grass tree above steps
Pale yellow banksia flower spike close up among the leaves
Mouat Walk sign again seen further along the ridgeline track
Stone paved steps rising past a grass tree and sapling
Layered sandstone boulder stacked beside a smooth barked gum tree

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