Dangar Aboriginal Engravings
This beautiful short bushwalk is accessible by train and ferry, its well worth exploring this lovely island with its yummy cafe and playground as well. A great day out.
Good Architect · Bushwalks
Best Central Coast Bushwalks accessed by Public Transport
The bush is absolutely lovely, there are times in your life when you just need it to be accessible by public transport. This means there is no worrying about cars and you get to enjoy a lovely train ride as well. If you are really lucky you'll need to take a ferry too.
If you have small children who are starting to do a bit more walking on their own, you might also want to check out our short walks guide or our level walks link.
We also have a guide to Wildflowers on the Central Coast because there are so many stunning flowers in the bush here.
The walks
Best public transport walks on the Central Coast
16km
Little Wobby to Woy Woy
This is one of my favourite walks on the coast, stunning water views throughout, you'll feel like you have the peninsula to yourself. Tank Cove and the Waterfall there is stunning as well.
13km
Gosford to Lisarow Station
This traverse goes along the ridgeline between Gosford and Lisarow and has some beautiful lookouts. In Rumbalara I'm always struck by how beautiful this area is, have spotted echidnas, wallabies and diamond pythons along here. Always an enjoyable walk.
3.6km
Woy Woy Lions Park to Blackwall Mountain
This wal has a great playground that the kids will love and many ducks and other birds along the water. It is also a lovely night time walk as well, you can watch the moon reflected in the water. Take a train to Woy Woy and walk along the waterfront to Lions Park.
3km
Rumbalara Donnison Street Loop
This is a great lunch time walk if you work in Gosford. It has a beautiful section of rainforest at the bottom and stunning water views and views of the city above. Catch a train to Gosford Station and walk to the start of Rumbalara.
11km
Koolewong to Woy Woy Bay via Spion Kop
Spion Kop is one of the best walks on the coast, and you can get there walking from Koolewong Station. Stunning water views, caves, a river, lovely wildflowers. This is a bit steeper so best for more experienced walkers.
4km
Point Clare to Tascott
This is a lovely walk along the ridgeline between Point Clare and Tascott.
2.5km
Berrys Head Explorer
This is a beautiful piece of rainforest reserve, a lush valley worth exploring with different rocky outcrops to explore as well. As this has the [Jane Young Loop](/berrys-head-jane-young-loop-1km) as part of it, beware leeches. There is a small section of this walk that is not on a track so do not undertake if you are not comfortable with off track walking. Note: It is possible to do this bushwalk via public transport by taking the train to Narara Train Station and walking to the end of Berry Head Road from there.
These walks are 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.
The book
39 public transport walks in the book
A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks lists 39 walks you can reach by public transport, including 9 from a train station, such as Point Clare to Tascott, Gosford Station to Wyoming and Brooklyn to Woy Woy.
See the book
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 for miles. Along the way it teaches real bush skills, like which soft leaves make good toilet paper.
See the picture book