australia:nsw:coffsharbour
NSW - Coffs Harbour travel
introduction
accommodation
resort style
most seem to be a bit old, over-priced and in need of maintenance and updating with reviewers often commenting on poor cleanliness, lack of ambience, poor hot supply
consider cottages on stayz.com such as those around nearby Bellingen if being close to the beach is not important
Local attractions
Mutton Bird Island Nature Reserve
Coffs Coast Regional Park
Sherwood Nature Reserve
Sherwood Forest drive (50km one-way) takes you from subtropical rainforest, through old-growth forest ecosystems and over the elevated sandstone plateau
Waihou lookout - great views over Orara Valley
Woolgoolga Creek picnic next to towering flooded gums and fringed with blue quandongs
Woolgoolga Creek Falls walk - easy 3.5km return but several creek crossings may wet your feet
Ulidarra National Park
10km north-west of Coffs Harbour which is around 15min drive then further drive into the park
Sealy lookout
Orara East State Forest
Bruxner Park Flora Reserve picnic areas, short rainforest walk
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Bongil Bongil National Park
coastal park including the combined estuary of Pine Creek and Bonville Creek which enter the ocean at the town of Sawtell
12km south of Coffs Harbour which is around 15min drive
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canoeing
Bluff Loop walking track - easy 1.9km loop
Bundagaree Rainforest Walk - 6km return gentle hike with optional return along beach to see sea eagles
Tuckers Rocks - great for sunset photos
Tuckers Rock Cottage
Bindarri National Park
42km west of Coffs Harbour which is around 1hr drive through the ranges via Karangi and Ulong
it is 47km north of Dorrigo NP which is a 1hr slow mountain drive
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Bangalore Falls - 500m walk then optionally walk 1.6km to Bindarray picnic area on the Urumbilum River with river pools to enjoy a swim in the crystal clear waters
Mirrong Falls
lyrebirds, red-necked pademelons, frogs, platypus
26km gentle mountain bike Plateau Circuit loop trail
80km round trip Orara Escarpment 4WD touring route climbs 600m
The Big Banana
Sapphire Beach
Moonee Beach Nature Reserve
small coastal park on a sheltered estuary great for canoeing or fishing
13km north of Coffs Harbour which is around 15min drive
19th century lighthouse
Dammerels history walk 500m one way
Look At Me Now Headland is an important Aboriginal site
Wedding Bells State Forest
North
Grafton
Ballina
Byron Bay
coastal resort town popular with surfies, retirees, naturists
238km north of Coffs Harbour which is 2hr 48min drive via west part of Bundjalung National Park
Tweed Heads
South
West
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Cascade National Park
Nymboi-Binderay National Park
75km west of Coffs Harbour across the ranges which is a slow 3hr drive
granite gorges and banks of the rugged Nymboida River
Nymboida rapids are used by white water rafters:
patches of the rare Dorrigo white gum
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short walks such as Red Cedar Track, Coachwood Track, Tramline Track
Chaelundi National Park
134-156km north-west of Coffs Harbour across the ranges which is a 2.5hr-3hr drive depending on which of the 3 routes one takes coastal via Grafton to the north, valley via Grafton, or via Dorrigo to the south
Dorrigo National Park
54km south-west of Coffs Harbour which is just under 1hrs drive along the coast then up a valley
contains several tracks allowing hikers to view the park's waterfalls and vistas to the coastal plain. A notable feature of the park is the Skywalk, an elevated walkway through and above the treetops, providing birdwatchers with an excellent view of local bird life.
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Dorrigo Rainforest Centre area:
Never Never picnic area:
Rosewood Creek Track - gentle 2hr 5.5km circuit incl. Coachwood Falls
Red Cedar Falls Track - 2hr, 2.2km return, steep up and down to highest falls in the park
Casuarina Falls track - pleasant 2hr, 4.8km return with some steep parts
Blackbutt Track - 3hr, 6.4km one way includes Casuarina Falls and Callicoma Falls, return by road is 4km
Dangar Falls just outside of Dorrigo
off-track difficult walks:
Bellinger River National Park
just south of Dorrigo NP
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an untouched wilderness of steep slopes and valleys filled with waterfalls
unspoiled old-growth forests and rainforests
there are no marked walking tracks in the park, but experienced bushwalkers can go exploring
Griffiths Lookout, above the northern edge of the park, gives spectacular views of the coast and over the Dorrigo Escarpment
New England National Park
Guy Fawkes River Nature Reserve
Cathedral Rock National Park
124km west of Coffs Harbour which is around 2hr 10min drive through the ranges via Dorrigo
67km west of Dorrigo NP which is around 1hr 20min drive through the valley via Deer Vale and Ebor
80km east of Armidale which is a 1.5hr drive
large population of pure dingoes within the park
one of the few remaining tracts of naturally vegetated land on the New England Tablelands having never been cleared for farming or actively logged
Warrigal Walk
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a place of peppermint gums, stringybark and swampland broken by peaks of granite boulders teetering skyward against fierce winter winds that spear ice across the high country
there are few marked walking tracks in the park and off-track walking is difficult and you need gaiters for protection
best in winter although nights will be noisy with the dingo mating season
it is north of:
Guy Fawkes River National Park
Armidale
Walcha
australia/nsw/coffsharbour.txt · Last modified: 2019/01/10 22:10 by gary1