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Central Coast Bushwalk

Niagara Park to Strickland(4.5km)

A 4.5km bushwalk from Niagara Park to Strickland featuring rainforest, grass trees, and Aboriginal engravings on the Central Coast.

At a glance

Distance: 4.5km
Ascent: 170m
Dogs: Yes, off leash

This is a great way to get to the beautiful walks in Strickland from Niagara Park, it has rainforest, beautiful grass trees, aboriginal engravings and Strickland at the end.

Walk directions

Start at the end of Driftwood Avenue: -33.384623, 151.342142 Google Maps Link
Turn right along the fire trail: -33.382603, 151.333956 Google Maps Link
Keep Left to continue past the dams, continue walking North then veer left to go to the Aboriginal engravings: -33.381331, 151.333473 Google Maps Link
Yay, you have reached the Aboriginal engravings, enjoy the beautiful kangaroo and whale, then turn left down the hill to Strickland: -33.370571, 151.333612 Google Maps Link
Turn Right to head down the hill to Strickland: -33.371252, 151.332593 Google Maps Link
Turn Right onto the walking track: -33.372864, 151.32813 Google Maps Link
Yay! You have reached Strickland Picnic area: -33.372551, 151.321939 Google Maps Link

Creek lined with moss covered boulders in rainforest near Strickland

Bright yellow flower blooming on the forest floor near Niagara Park

Sunlit path through a grove of cabbage tree palms near Strickland

White star shaped lily flower rising from strappy grass leaves

Waterfall cascading over a rock ledge into a fern lined gully

Narrow trail beside a mossy sandstone overhang on the walk to Strickland

Bird's nest fern beside stone steps on the forest track

Fern lined trail climbing past mossy boulders toward Strickland

Track winding uphill through dense ferns and tall eucalypts

Unfurling fern fiddleheads beside a hiker's boot on the trail

Pink five petalled native flower blooming among grass like leaves

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The book

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A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks has a dog section with 33 walks your dog can come on, from the beaches at Forresters, Pearl Beach and Patonga to the trails at Strickland and Mt Alison. Each one has a map and numbered directions.

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A picture book

A picture book for little walkers

The Bush Wee is my read aloud picture book for children aged 2 to 7. A little explorer sets off on a big walk in the Central Coast bush, then realises there is no toilet anywhere nearby. Along the way it teaches real bush skills, like which soft leaves make good toilet paper.

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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.