Good Architect · Bushwalks
If it is a boiling hot day and you are still longing for a bushwalk even then we still have you covered. These are a collection of rainforest and coastal walks that will hopefully be ok.
Heat is a serious issue when walking though so if its not a safe temperature simply go for a swim instead. Also recommend going earlier in the morning when its a bit cooler too. Always bring plenty of water minimum 2-3L on a hot day.
Strickland is usually about 3 degrees cooler down the bottom and the coast often is cooler because the water tempers the temperature and breezes mean it feels cooler as well.
Again, we highly recommend:
This is a lovely loop around the arboretum at Pearl Beach, it is wonderful to walk around and look at all the trees and occasional sculptures, using the the labels to try and learn the names of trees. There are also many native bee hives as well.
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. You can continue onto the ecovillage for a coffee at step 5, just check the opening hours first, here is a link to the google business profile for the [Narara Eco Village Coffee Cart](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ah7dq6cWSJc2HQne9). When writing this the opening hours were 9am to 2pm, Tuesday to Saturday.
This is one of the best places to watch the sunrise on the coast as well as having some wonderful places to swim. If car shuffling meet near Wyrrabalong Lookout and leave one car there before driving to the start point.
This is a beautiful walk with many waterfalls, aboriginal engravings and lovely wildflowers. It starts at a picnic area, so its a great place to have lunch as well.
This beautiful short bushwalk is wheelchair and pram accessibly and takes you through the she oaks and mangroves along the waterfront at West Gosford near Adcock Park.
This is one of the best places to watch the sunrise on the coast as well as having some wonderful places to swim. If car shuffling meet at [Macmasters Beach Life Saving Club](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PLPPQAgCt6iHVAsV6) and leave one car there before driving to the start point.
This walk is a small hidden gem with beautiful views of Spion Kop, other water views, a walk along the rocky ridgeline at the top and a walk back through a rainforest area at the bottom.
This is a beautiful walk with many waterfalls, along the bottom and top of cliff lines, with a suspension bridge and lovely wildflowers. It starts at a picnic area, so its a great place to have lunch as well.
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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
For a hot day, A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks has a swimming section with 9 walks, including Emerald Pool, Woy Woy Baths and the swimming hole below Somersby Falls, alongside over 100 other walks on the Coast.
See the book
A picture book
For a hot day, The Bush Wee has a little explorer splashing through a waterfall and hopping across a creek, then realising there is no toilet for miles. It is my read aloud picture book for children aged 2 to 7, inspired by walks here on the Central Coast.
See the picture book