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Central Coast Bushwalk

Tallow Beach Explorer (4km Return)

A steep 4km return bushwalk to Tallow Beach with sunrise views, camping spots, and stunning coastal scenery in Bouddi National Park.

At a glance

Distance
4km return
Ascent
110m
Dogs
No
Toilets
Yes
Parking
Yes
Access
4WD needed to reach the start
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This is another great place to watch sunrise and with some lovely little beaches and camping spots. Book camping spots through national parks here. This is a pretty steep walk. It is all down and then back up, so a great walk to improve your fitness.

Walk directions

  1. Start, Hawke Head Drive: -33.534719, 151.346766 Google Maps Link
  2. Turn left: -33.535385, 151.34543 Google Maps Link
  3. Turn right: -33.535873, 151.345575 Google Maps Link
  4. Yay! You've made it to Tallow Beach, head south to explore Little Tallow Beach and head back up the hill to meet the track: -33.536905495860864, 151.3508749008179 Google Maps Link
hiker carrying a baby in a carrier on the rocky Tallow Beach headland
sandy clifftop trail through coastal heath above Tallow Beach and the ocean
hiker with baby carrier descending timber steps on the steep Tallow Beach track

How do you pronounce Bouddi?

Bouddi is pronounced "Boo-Die" for Bouddi National Park in the Central Coast NSW. Bouddi is the local aboriginal word for the heart.

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Umina Wildflower Walk

Wildflowers

The cover of A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks: watercolour wildflowers, including a waratah and orchids, on a bright yellow background

The book

11 walks with campsites in the book

A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks lists 11 walks with campsites, from Little Beach in Bouddi to Upper Mangrove to Wisemans Ferry. It also has my guide to planning a multi day hike and the list I pack for a night out.

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The cover of The Bush Wee: a girl with red bunny ears and a starry blue dress peeks out from behind a tree beside a waterfall

A picture book

Teach the kids to use a bush toilet

Camping with little ones means a bush toilet. The Bush Wee is my read aloud picture book for children aged 2 to 7, and it teaches the real skills: which soft leaves make good toilet paper, which stinging leaves to stay away from, and why your bum should point downwind and downhill.

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The cover of A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks: watercolour wildflowers, including a waratah and orchids, on a bright yellow background

The book

11 walks with campsites in the book

A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks lists 11 walks with campsites, from Little Beach in Bouddi to Upper Mangrove to Wisemans Ferry. It also has my guide to planning a multi day hike and the list I pack for a night out.

See the book
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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.