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Chasing Waterfalls along the WATERFALL WAY (NSW)

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THE WATERFALL WAY Spectacular scenery, stunning waterfalls and lush rainforest walks make up the 185km stretch of road from Armidale to the coast. The Waterfall Way joins the Pacific Highway just near Urunga, 20km south of Coffs Harbour. As part of a recent 10 day road trip, we made our way along the Waterfall Way and based ourselves at Ebor for a couple of days so we could chase some waterfalls! THE FALLS On this trip, we explored the falls and walks around the Ebor and Dorrigo [Read more...]

TOMAREE COASTAL WALK – Port Stephens NSW

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ZENITH BEACH - WRECK BEACH - BOX BEACH Tomaree National Park is located in the Port Stephens region and has some beautiful bush and coastal walking trails to explore. This section of Tomaree Coastal Walk is around 6kms return. We started our walk from the Zenith Beach car park in Shoal Bay and made our way to Wreck Beach and then onto Box Beach. Click on map to open in Google Maps The track is graded medium and is generally a well formed gravel track but does have some uphill [Read more...]

THE FERNLEIGH TRACK – Newcastle, NSW

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THE FERNLEIGH TRACK The Fernleigh Track is a popular shared pathway running from Adamstown to Belmont. This 15.9km track is built along a former railway line and is a well maintained pathway making it a great spot to walk, run or cycle! There are many points along the way that you can gain access so you can choose to do as little or as much as you like! Public toilets, seats and water stations are available at different points along the pathway. The track is in a peaceful bushland area and [Read more...]

COOLAH TOPS NATIONAL PARK, New South Wales

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The October Long Weekend had us exploring Coolah Tops National Park in New South Wales. Coolah Tops National Park is 30kms east of the township of Coolah and around 330kms north west of Newcastle. The last 15kms into the National Park is dirt road with a few dips in sections, however, no issues for a 4WD/van with reasonable clearance. WHERE DID WE GO? ➡ CLICK ON THE MAP TO OPEN IN GOOGLE MAPS ⬅ We left home on Friday afternoon and had a quick overnight stop near Jerrys Plains at [Read more...]

BATTERY ROCK REST AREA – Gungal, NSW

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Battery Rock Rest Area is a FREE CAMP on the Golden Highway. The rest area is fairly small however there is a turning circle down the bottom so access in and out if towing is fine. This rest area has some interesting rock formations that are millions of years old!  Even if you are not camping overnight, it's worth a quick break to view these. WHERE IS IT? Battery Rock Rest Area is between Sandy Hollow and Merriwa on the Golden Highway, around 3km west of the township of [Read more...]