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.

Start	(-34.1698837,151.0656689)
Mode	Car (A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.)
Directions	From Princes Highway, A1 Turn on to then drive for 200 m Turn left onto Kooraban Street and drive for another 4.7 km Turn left onto Sir Bertram Stevens Drive and drive for another 4.4 km Turn right onto Garie Road and drive for another 2.7 km Turn left and drive for another 95 m

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Find the car park at the start. Find the seat at the start. , has no backrest. Find the picnic table at the start. , has no backrest. After 45 m pass the toilet (on your right). After another 15 m find the "Garie Beach Kiosk" (15 m on your right). Garie Beach Kiosk Garie Beach Kiosk Garie Beach Kiosk is at the side of the carpark at the end of Garie Rd, in the Royal National Park. The kiosk is only open on weekends and most days during the summer holidays. The opening hours are based on demand and is generally open from 10:30am to 3pm (later in summer). The kiosk sells, cold drinks, ice creams, pies, salad rolls etc. Contact for Audley kiosk (same managers) 9521 2240. + - Garie Beach Kiosk is at the side of the carpark at the end of Garie Rd, in the Royal National Park. The kiosk is only open on weekends and most days during the summer holidays. The opening hours are based on demand and is generally open from 10:30am to 3pm (later in summer). The kiosk sells, cold drinks, ice creams, pies, salad rolls etc. Contact for Audley kiosk (same managers) 9521 2240. After another 20 m pass the "Garie Surf Living Saving Club" (on your right).
	After another 8 m continue straight. After another 50 m pass a seat (9 m on your left)., has no backrest. After another 8 m find the "Garie Beach" (45 m on your left). Garie Beach Garie Beach Garie Beach, Royal National Park, is a large, south-east facing, yellow sand beach. The beach is backed by steep headlands and gullies. There is a large car park at the end of Garie Rd for access to the beach. Garie Beach is popular for surfing, patrolled 9am-5pm from December to January. Facilities include toilets, kiosk, picnic tables, cold showers and Surf Life Saving Club. The water from the shower should be treated before drinking, this water comes from a tank and may be unavailable during dry periods. + - Garie Beach, Royal National Park, is a large, south-east facing, yellow sand beach. The beach is backed by steep headlands and gullies. There is a large car park at the end of Garie Rd for access to the beach. Garie Beach is popular for surfing, patrolled 9am-5pm from December to January. Facilities include toilets, kiosk, picnic tables, cold showers and Surf Life Saving Club. The water from the shower should be treated before drinking, this water comes from a tank and may be unavailable during dry periods. After another 500 m cross the bridge (about 10 m long)
	After another 6 m turn left. After another 135 m find the "Little Garie" (65 m on your right). Little Garie Little Garie Little Garie beach and cabin community is in the Royal National park about 800m south west of Garie Beach. The beach is a yellow sand looking east. The beach is edge lined along the edge with smooth rock with a rock shelf on both ends of the beach. There are no facilities or life saving services at the beach. The cabins built just above the beach are dotted through the valley and includes a green community hall and church up the hill on the south side. + - Little Garie beach and cabin community is in the Royal National park about 800m south west of Garie Beach. The beach is a yellow sand looking east. The beach is edge lined along the edge with smooth rock with a rock shelf on both ends of the beach. There are no facilities or life saving services at the beach. The cabins built just above the beach are dotted through the valley and includes a green community hall and church up the hill on the south side.
	After another 70 m turn left.
	After another 65 m continue straight.
	After another 6 m continue straight. After another 135 m pass a seat (on your right)., has no backrest. After another 165 m come to the viewpoint. After another 140 m pass a seat (on your right)., has no backrest. After another 30 m head down the earthen steps (about 150 m long)
	Continue straight. After another 205 m come to the "North Era Beach Campground" (45 m on your right). Campsite managed byNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. There is a fee to use this campsite.
	Continue another 20 m to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 1.8 km to get back to the start.

Garie Beach to North Era Beach


Grading

	Class 3/6 Moderate track
Length	3.5 km
Time	1 h 30 min to 2 h
Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage	Directional signs along the way (3/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Some facilities on route




Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Seat	8 m	[seat]
Toilet	55 m	[toilet]
Seat	145 m	[seat]
Seat	1.1 km	[seat]
Seat	1.4 km	[seat]
Camp site	1.7 km	North Era Beach Campground

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