Pretty Beach to Snake Bay

Pretty Beach to Snake Bay track is a challenging walk in Murramarang National Park that can only be walked at low tide. Follow the track along coastline and beaches, have a swim and a picnic at Snake Bay before heading back. Let us begin by acknowledging the Wodi Wodi & Wandandian people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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Warning
This journey requires significant bushwalking experience, specialised equipment and navigation skills.
Please ensure you and your group well prepared and equiped for this journey.

Safer Bushwalks
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

Start	(-35.5676731,150.3672506)
Mode	Car
Directions	From Murramarang Road, Kioloa. Turn on to Merry Beach Road then drive for 250 m Turn right onto Pretty Beach Road and drive for another 700 m Turn slight left and drive for another 85 m Turn left and drive for another 50 m Turn left and drive for another 255 m

Track Notes

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Find the car park at the start. After another 10 m pass the toilet (30 m on your left).
	Veer right. After another 15 m pass the sign (on your left). After another 95 m come to the "Pretty Beach" (110 m on your right). Then pass the BBQ (10 m on your left).
	Continue another 3.3 km to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 3.4 km to get back to the start.

Terrain

Pretty Beach to Snake Bay

Grading

	Class 5/6 Very challenging
Length	6.7 km
Time	3 h to 5 h

Quality of track	Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6)
Gradient	Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
Signage	No directional signs (5/6)
Infrastructure	No facilities provided (5/6)
Experience Required	Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather	Forecasted & unexpected severe weather likely to have an impact on your navigation and safety (5/6)

Some facilities on route

Camp site: There is one 145 m from the start.

Toilet: There is one 55 m from the start.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	55 m	[toilet]
Camp site	145 m	Pretty Beach

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