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Central Coast Bushwalk

Strickland Cabbage Tree Loop

A 1.8km dog friendly off leash loop in Strickland State Forest, with Aztec rock escarpments on one side and the valley below on the other. Best after rain.

At a glance

Distance
1.8km circuit
Ascent
90m
Dogs
Yes, off leash
Toilets
Yes
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This is a loop through Strickland State Forest that shares its start with Strickland Falls, setting off from the same picnic area before heading a different way, down the Cabbage Tree Trail and back up the Stoney Creek Trail. Like the falls walk it is at its best after rain.

Strickland State Forest is dog friendly and is an off leash area.

Click on the map, it is powered by open street map and shows you where the dog area is. You can click on the navigator icon to show you where you are and check if you are in the dog friendly area.

Walk directions

  1. Start at the Strickland picnic area: -33.373489, 151.322662 Google Maps Link
  2. Loop junction, head onto the Cabbage Tree Trail: -33.373653, 151.322916 Google Maps Link
  3. Continue straight, keeping left on the Stoney Creek Trail side of the loop: -33.375570, 151.322937 Google Maps Link
  4. Rejoin the Strickland Falls Trail to return to the picnic area: -33.373214, 151.321242 Google Maps Link
Map of the Strickland Cabbage Tree Loop trail with numbered waypoints
Black dog walking past a dripping rock overhang near Strickland Falls
Dog walking beneath a huge overhanging sandstone boulder on the trail

Carpet of yellow guinea flowers covering the forest floor
Delicate white star flowers on a needle leaved native shrub
Single golden pea flower unfurling among narrow green leaflets

Cluster of tiny white heath flowers among slender green leaves
Cluster of burnt orange pea flowers on a grey green shrub
Delicate white rock lily flower amid strappy grass like leaves
Sunbeams filtering through yellow pea flowers along the trail

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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.