Take this return walk through eucalypts and cabbage-tree palm forest in Wallarah National Park to Pinny Beach for a swim and perhaps see a whale if the season is right. Let us begin by acknowledging the Awabakal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.
Turn on to Motorway Link Offramp then drive for 27.7 km
Keep left onto Old Pacific Highway Exit and drive for another 540 m
Continue onto Old Pacific Highway and drive for another 430 m
At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Old Pacific Highway and drive for another 180 m
At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pacific Highway Onramp and drive for another 1.8 km
Turn left onto Southern Headland Trail and drive for another 15 m
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Track Notes
Turn by turn instructions & maps
Turn map
Directions & comments
Start.
After another 105 m turn sharp left.
After another 740 m turn right.
After another 310 m head through/around the gate.
Veer left.
After another 155 m head through/around the gate.
After another 145 m continue straight.
Continue another 15 m to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 1.4 km to get back to the start.
About 140 m past the end is "Pinneys Beach".
Pinneys Beach
Pinneys Beach
Pinney's Beach is a good beach for fishing, surfing and swimming. This beach is accessible on foot, via the coastal walk. This beach is not patrolled and rock platforms can be dangerous, even when the seas appear calm. Personal fishing is permitted off all the coast in Wallarah National Park, although a licence is needed. A midden (dated to about 1200 years old), with about 20 stone artefacts, was discovered here in the 1960s, but unfortunately 4WD vehicles have caused erosion to this site.
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Pinney's Beach is a good beach for fishing, surfing and swimming. This beach is accessible on foot, via the coastal walk. This beach is not patrolled and rock platforms can be dangerous, even when the seas appear calm. Personal fishing is permitted off all the coast in Wallarah National Park, although a licence is needed. A midden (dated to about 1200 years old), with about 20 stone artefacts, was discovered here in the 1960s, but unfortunately 4WD vehicles have caused erosion to this site.
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Terrain
Know the Hills, grading & facilities
Yondeo Trail
Grading
Class 4/6
Hard track
Length
2.8 km
Time
1 h 30 min to 2 h 30 min
Quality of track
Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient
Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage
Minimal directional signs (4/6)
Infrastructure
Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6)
Experience Required
Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather
Foretasted & unexpected storms and severe weather may impact on navigation and safety (4/6)
Bushwalk
1 h 30 min to 2 h 30 min
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After another 310 m head through/around the gate.
About 140 m past the end is "Pinneys Beach".
