Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach

This walk starts at the large Garawarra Farm car park taking the ridge straight down to the coast. Look for the change in vegetation as you descend along the spur to the Coastal Track, before beach hopping your way to Garie Beach. The track is a great way to see some of Sydney's best coast, with plenty of opportunities to cool down, and maybe do a spot of fishing along the way. About half the track is through open grass land, giving panoramic ocean views, with opportunities to wander among some buildings from the depression era. This walk is usually done as a day walk, but if you want to make it an overnight walk you can book and camp at North Era. Let us begin by acknowledging the Dharawal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

Garrawarra Farm. | Photo by admin

Track intersection near Garawarra car park. | Photo by admin, 2008.

Near the top of Era spur. | Photo by admin, 2008.

Lizard on rock. | Photo by admin, 2008.

Track down the spur to Era. | Photo by admin, 2008.

South Era Beach. | Photo by admin

North Era Beach. | Photo by admin, 2007.

Garie Beach from southern headland. | Photo by admin, 2007.

Garie Beach Depression Houses. | Photo by admin, 2007.

Fishermen at Little Garie. | Photo by admin, 2007.

Track from Little Garie to Garie Beach. | Photo by admin, 2007.

Garie Beach SLSC. | Photo by admin, 2008.

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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	(-34.1800162,151.0399557)
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 65 m Turn sharp right onto Garrawarra Farm Road and drive for another 1.5 km
Finish	(-34.1697011,151.0656575)
Mode (end)	Car Shuttle Car (A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.)

Track Notes

Getting started
From the Garawarra Farm car park, this walk heads east out of the car park to turn right onto the main dirt road (that leads into the car park). A short distance down the road this walk comes to an intersection just beyond the locked gate marked with a 'Coast Walk' and a 'Garawarra Ridge Management Trail' signpost.
From the intersection, this walk follows the Burning Palms, Era and Garie arrows on the Coast Walk signpost, winding along the bush track and down the long hill. The track gradually steepens and becomes a little rougher, winding down onto the ridge line and all the way along, until it breaks out of the trees and continues down through the short scrub and blade grass to the intersection of the bush track on the left.....

Terrain

Garawarra Farm to Garie Beach

Grading

	Class 3/6 Moderate track
Length	4.1 km
Time	1 h 30 min, 2 h 15 min to 2 days

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	Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Some facilities on route

Camp site: There is one 2.4 km from the start.

Toilet: There are 2 on route, on average they are 1.4 km apart with the largest gap of 2.4 km.

Seat: There are 2 on route, on average they are 1.4 km apart with the largest gap of 2.8 km.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Camp site	2.4 km	North Era Beach Campground
Toilet	2.4 km	[toilet]
Seat	2.8 km	[seat]
Seat	3 km	[seat]
Toilet	4.1 km	[toilet]

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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.

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