Garie Beach to Helensburgh (The Burgh Track)

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Safer Bushwalks Tips on staying safe on track
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.

Getting There Transport options and directions

Start	(-34.170019,151.0665949)
Mode	Car (A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.)
Directions	From Princes Highway, A1 Turn on to Acacia Road, A1 then drive for 14.9 km Keep left and drive for another 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 15 m
Finish	(-34.1770865,150.995096)
Mode (end)	Car Shuttle Car (There is free parking available.) Train

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Getting started
From the Garie Beach car park, the walk follows the sign to 'North Era', keeping the sea to the left. This track follows the base of the large grassy hill between the rocks and the ocean, to the Little Garie cabins and up past the Little Garie Community Hall.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. There is a seat (about 30 m back from the start)., has no backrest. Find the car park at the start. Find the seat at the start. , has no backrest. Continue straight.
	After another 20 m turn left. After another 25 m pass the "Garie Surf Living Saving Club" (8 m on your right). Then find the "Garie Beach Kiosk" (45 m on your right). 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. Then pass the toilet (60 m on your right). After another 25 m pass a seat (9 m on your left)., has no backrest. Then pass the picnic table (9 m on your left)., has no backrest. Continue straight. After another 530 m cross the bridge (about 10 m long)
	After another 6 m continue straight.
	After another 130 m veer right. After another 15 m find the "Little Garie" (10 m on your right). 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.
	After another 135 m veer right. After another 135 m pass a seat (on your right)., has no backrest. After another 150 m come to the viewpoint. After another 155 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 85 m veer left.
	After another 140 m veer left. After another 20 m continue straight.
	After another 660 m continue straight.
	After another 245 m (from the Coast Walk) veer right, to head along Coast Walk.
	After another 210 m (at the intersection of Burgh Ridge Track & Coast Walk) continue straight, to head along Burgh Ridge Track. After another 75 m come to the viewpoint. Then pass the "Figure 8 Pools" (on your left). After another 265 m come to the viewpoint. After another 530 m (from the Burgh Ridge Track) continue straight, to head along Burgh Ridge Track.
	After another 280 m (at the intersection of Garawarra Ridge Management Trail & Burgh Ridge Track) turn sharp right, to head along Garawarra Ridge Management Trail (a vehicle track). After another 40 m head through/around the gate.
	At the intersection of Garrawarra Farm Road & Garawarra Ridge Management Trail turn left (a service road).
	After another 90 m (from the The Burgh Track) turn right, to head along The Burgh Track (a walking track). After another 135 m find the "Garawarra Farm" (25 m on your left). Garawarra Farm Garawarra Farm is a clearing in the southern section of Royal National Park near the intersection of the Squeeze Way and Burgh Ridge track. This area was initially protected in 1934, when it and the surrounding area was turned into the Garawarra Park. This protection occurred after much lobbing from Myles Dunphy and the Mountain trails club, following their concerns of the impact been caused from logging and grazing in the area. This area and much more was re-named to Royal National Park in 1954 following the first visit of Queen Elizabeth II. The old farmhouse is now used by NPWS and is not open to the public. There is a large public carpark that are popular for people walking in the area.
	After another 150 m (at the intersection of Bola Heights Trail & The Burgh Track) veer left, to head along The Burgh Track.
	After another 1.4 km (at the intersection of The Burgh Track & Lady Wakehurst Drive) continue straight, to head along The Burgh Track.
	After another 570 m (from the The Burgh Track) turn right, to head along The Burgh Track (a vehicle track). After another 900 m (from the The Burgh Track) continue straight, to head along The Burgh Track.
	After another 680 m (from the The Burgh Track) veer left, to head along The Burgh Track.
	After another 115 m (from the The Burgh Track) continue straight, to head along The Burgh Track. After another 450 m (from the The Burgh Track) continue straight, to head along The Burgh Track. After another 135 m head through/around the gate. After another 80 m (from the The Burgh Track) continue straight, to head along The Burgh Track.
	After another 215 m (from the The Burgh Track) veer right, to head along The Burgh Track.
	After another 330 m (from the The Burgh Track) continue straight, to head along The Burgh Track. After another 185 m (from the The Burgh Track) continue straight, to head along The Burgh Track.
	After another 75 m (from the The Burgh Track) veer right (a vehicle track).
	After another 30 m (from the Halls Road) turn left, to head along Halls Road (a residential road).
	After another 45 m (at the intersection of Gardiner Place & Halls Road) continue straight, to head along Halls Road.
	After another 110 m (at the intersection of Halls Road & Nixon Place) continue straight, to head along Halls Road. After another 265 m (from the Halls Road) continue straight, to head along Halls Road.
	After another 175 m (at the intersection of Parkes Street & Halls Road) turn right, to head along Parkes Street.
	After another 410 m (at the intersection of Wilsons Creek Road & Parkes Street) turn right, to head along Wilsons Creek Road. After another 65 m cross the bridge (about 4 m long)
	From the Wilsons Creek Road turn left (a steps). Then head up the steps (about 25 m long) Then pass the water tap (20 m on your right).
	After another 8 m come to the end. About 35 m past the end is a toilet. Mo-Fr daytime

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Garie Beach to Helensburgh (The Burgh Track)

Grading

	Class 4/6 Hard track
Length	10.7 km
Time	4 h 15 min to 4 h 30 min

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 (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6)
Experience Required	Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Some facilities on route

Toilet: There are 2 on route, on average they are 3.6 km apart with the largest gap of 10.6 km.

Seat: There are 5 on route, on average they are 1.8 km apart with the largest gap of 9.3 km.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Seat	-20 m	[seat]
Seat	30 m	[seat]
Toilet	70 m	[toilet]
Seat	95 m	[seat]
Seat	1 km	[seat]
Seat	1.3 km	[seat]
Toilet	10.7 km	[toilet]

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Weather Forecast
- Cronulla Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
  
  Tuesday 8 July
  
  Mostly clear.
  
  Clear. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
  
  Wednesday 9 July
  
  11°C → 18°C
  Mostly sunny.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Mostly sunny. Patches of morning frost in the outer west. Light winds.
  
  Fire Danger Rating: No Rating
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
  
  Thursday 10 July
  
  12°C → 16°C
  Windy. Partly cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning westerly in the middle of the day.
  
  Friday 11 July
  
  9°C → 17°C
  Becoming windy. Sunny.
  5% chance of rain
  
  Sunny. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.
  
  Saturday 12 July
  
  11°C → 18°C
  Partly cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the afternoon.
  
  Sunday 13 July
  
  9°C → 19°C
  Sunny.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Sunny. The chance of morning frost in the outer west. Light winds.
  
  Monday 14 July
  
  12°C → 17°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning.
  
  Tuesday 15 July
  
  11°C → 17°C
  Possible shower.
  40% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning westerly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.
  
  Forecast data thanks to © Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Alerts
- Royal National Park alerts
  Closed areas: Marley walking track partial closure
  The section of Marley walking track between the carpark and fire trail is closed for repairs until Monday 4 August 2025. The carpark will also be closed for repairs during this time.
  Big Marley and Little Marley fire trails remain open.
  For more information, contact the Royal National Park Visitor Centre on 02 9542 0648.
  
  Closed areas: Areas closed for deer control program
  Some areas in Royal National Park are closed to the public between sunset and sunrise from Monday 7th July 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025 to enable a deer control operation to be carried out.
  The closed areas include:
  
  All picnic areas in the Audley Precinct
  
  Asset protection zones adjacent to Maianbar, Bundeena and East Heathcote.
  
  Wattamolla and Garie picnic areas
  
  North Era campground and coastal areas between Garie Beach and Figure 8 Pools
  
  Garrawarra Farm
  
  Lady Carrington Drive
  
  Bonnie Vale campground and Bonnie Vale picnic area.
  
  These closures will be signposted at the entry points to the closed areas. If you have a campground booking you can still access campgrounds during these times.
  Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the Royal National Park Visitor Centre on 02 9542 0648.
  
  Other planned events: Helicopter operations - Waterfall Oval
  Waterfall Oval and Helipad will be used for periodic helicopter operations on weekends and some weekdays between 26th June and 24t July 2025 to support a Sydney Trains rail upgrade program . The oval will be used to store equipment and materials and the helipad will be used for slung loads to be flown into the rail corridor south of Waterfall Township.
  Park visitors seeking to use the Uloola falls Fire Trail or Walking track from Waterfall Train station may be asked by crews working on the project to wait for short periods whilst slung loads are flown across the tracks. Delays will be minimal.
  For more information please contact the Royal National Park visitor centre on 02 9542 0632.
  
  Closed areas: The Coast track - partial closure
  Walking the full length of The Coast track from Otford to Bundeena or Bundeena to Otford is not currently possible due to several track closures along its length. These closures are necessary due to erosion, rockfall risk and ongoing track upgrade works.
  Please note the following closures:
  
  The Garie to Little Garie section of The Coast track is closed due to hazardous rockfalls and erosion
  
  North Era campground is closed until further notice
  
  Garie Road, Garie Beach and the Garie precinct is closed until further notice due to damage and subsidence of the road surface. Walkers approaching from the north (e.g. from Wattamolla or Bundeena) should exit the track via Curra Moors track. Walkers approaching from the south can Exit to Garawarra Farm via the Burgh Ridge Track.
  
  Bushwalker access is available for the following sections of The Coast track:
  
  South bound access - Bundeena to Curra Moors track via Wattamolla and return only. No access to Garie Beach.
  
  North bound access - Otford to Thelma Ridge Via Burning Palms and Era and return only. No access to Garie Beach.
  
  For further information please contact the Royal National Park Visitor Centre on 02 9542 0648
  
  Closed areas: Werrong Beach track
  Werrong Beach track in Royal National Park is closed until further notice due to landslides. Signs will be in place around the closed area.
  Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local NPWS office.
  
  Closed areas: North Era campground closed
  North Era campground is closed until further notice due to operational activities. For more information please contact the local area office on 02 9542 0648.
  
  Closed areas: Garie Road closed due to damage
  Garie Road is closed until further notice due to damage to the road surface.
  This road may remain closed for some time to allow for extensive repairs. A reopening date is not currently known.
  Penalties apply for non-compliance. Please check Live Traffic NSW for updates before driving to Garie Beach.
  
  Alert kindly provided by © NSW Nataional Parks and Wildlife Service

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