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WALKING & CYCLING IN THE SHOALHAVEN
Whether you’re a serious walker heading into the wilderness or a family enticing the
kids away from their screens, you’ll find your perfect walking track in the spectacular
Shoalhaven landscape. So lace up those hiking shoes, grab a water bottle and enjoy the
best our natural world has to offer.
If cycling is your thing, explore some of the road, path and off-road rides from Berry in
the north to Termeil down south. For gun MTB cyclists to tots on training wheels, there‘s
a great cycling route for everyone.
SOME POPULAR
WALKING TRACKS
The Grotto, North Nowra – 2.5km,
45min. Easy with some climbing.
Sandstone cliffs, river views.
NORTH
Bens Walk – 5.5km, 2 hr. Easy with
some climbing.
Red Rocks Trig – 11.5km return –
3hr 15min. Hard. Views of Kangaroo
Valley and Nowra district.
NOWRA & SURROUNDS
Bomaderry Creek – 4km, 1hr 30min.
Easy with some climbing. Rainforest,
sandstone cliffs.
Weir Graves, Bangalee Reserve
– 4.5km, 1hr 15min. Easy with some
climbing. See pioneers graves and
river views.
CENTRAL
Wreck Walk – 2.5km return, 40min.
Easy. Remnants of SS Merimbula
wreck.
Beecroft Headland Circuit – 5km,
2hr. Easy with some climbing. Coastal
vegetation, see cliffs, Aboriginal
rock shelter.
BAY & BASIN
Condie Graves, Bangalee Reserve
– 2km, 45min. Easy. Pioneers’ graves,
bushland.
White Sands Walk, Jervis Bay
National Park – 2km, 1hr. Easy.
Coastal scenery, bushland.
Forest Walk, Bangalee Reserve –
1km, 30min. Easy. Bushland
Scribbbly Gum Track, Jervis Bay
National Park – 1.5kmm, 30min.
Easy. Coastal scenery, bushland.
Bherwerre Beach Circuit, Booderee
National Park – 2.8km, 1hr. Easy.
Coastal vegetation, swamp, beach.
Telegraph Creek Nature Trail,
Booderee National Park – 1.8km,
30min. Easy. Coastal vegetation.
Murrays Walking Trail, Booderee
National Park – 5km, 2hr. Easy. Clifftop views.
Steamers Beach, Booderee National
Park – 3.5km return, 1hr 30min.
Moderate with steep climb up from
beach. Isolated beach, headland.
Ulladulla Wildflower Reserve –
1.25km, 30min. Easy. Native plants
and trees.
Coomee Nulunga Circuit, Ulladulla
– 2.5km, 1hr 30min. Easy. Coastal
views, Aboriginal art.
South Pacific Heathland Reserve –
1.5km, 30min. Easy. Seashore, native
plants, birdlife.
BAWLEY COAST
Murramarang Aboriginal Area
– 2.5km, 1hr. Easy. Aboriginal
archaeological site.
Brooks
Lookout,
Booderee
National Park – 4km return, 1hr
30min return. Easy. Coastal views.
St Georges Head, Booderee
National Park – 11km return, 3hr
30min. Hard. Coastal bushland.
Basin Walk – 5km return, 1hr 30min.
easy. Views of St Georges Basin.
ULLADULLA & DISTRICT
Walter Hood Monument – 5km
return, 1hr 30min. Easy. Historic
memorial, coastline views.
Rainforest Walk, off 12 Mile
Road, Morton National Park
– 1km, 30min. Easy. Rainforest,
extraordinary views.
Granite Falls, off 12 Mile Road,
Morton National Park – 1.5km, 1hr.
Easy. Waterfall, cliff.
Mt Bushwalker, off Pointer Gap
Road, Morton National Park –
6.5km return, 2hr 15min. Moderate.
Rusden Head, off Pointer Gap
Road, Morton National Park –
8.5km return, 2hr 45min. Moderate.
Pigeon House, other peaks and cliffs.
Florance Head, off Pointer Gap
Road, Morton National Park –
5.5km return, 1hr 45min. Easy.
Pigeon house, other peaks and
coastal views.
Pigeon House Didthul, Morton
National Park – 4.5km return,
3hr 30min. Hard with 490m climb.
Mountain and coastal views.
Buckleys Point, Narrawallee Creek
Nature Reserve – 2km return, 30min.
Easy. Coastal vegetation, views of
shoreline.
Narrawallee Inlet, Narrawallee
Creek Nature Reserve – 5km return,
1hr 30min. Easy. Coastal vegetation
and views of shoreline.
One Track for All, Ulladulla –
Two loops of 1km each, 1hr. Easy.
Aboriginal art, coastal views.
Wheelchair access.
Pretty Beach – Durras Summit,
Murramarang National Park – 8km
return, 3hrs. Moderate with steady
climbs. Bushland and coastal views.
Pebbly Beach – Durras Summit
– Murramarang National Park –
7.5km return, 3hr 30min. Moderate
with a steady climb. Bushland and
coastal views.
Pebbly Beach – Clear Point –
Murramarang National Park
–
3.5km return, 1hr 30min. Easy.
Coastal views.
Pebbly Beach – Snake Bay –
Murramarang National Park – 7km
return, 3hr 30min. Easy. Bushland
and coastal views.
Depot Beach Rainforest Walk
– Murramarang National Park –
700m, 30min. Easy. Rainforest and
beach views.
Durras Discovery Trail –
Murramarang National Park – 1.5km,
45min. Easy. Coastal forest.
For further information on
walking in the Shoalhaven,
visit the Shoalhaven Visitor
Information Centre.
1300 662 808. www.
shoalhavenholidays.com.au
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road
& path
NORTH
A4 – Kangaroo Valley: Circuit
Easy, 25km road
Explore the rural landscapes of
Upper Kangaroo Valley, following a
beautiful river, with swimming holes.
Extension to end of road becomes
Medium MTB.
A1 – Berry: Circuit
Easy, 16km road
Sealed road through gentle
countryside to Seven Mile Beach
National Park, picnic area and
surf.
A2 – Berry: Circuit
Medium, 26km road
Back roads and main roads with
valley scenery, and passing some
popular attractions including
wineries.
A3 – Berry to Kangaroo Valley
Medium/hard, 21km road
A Hill-climb challenge for the
experienced rider, with rewards of
excellent views and fast descents
NOWRA & SURROUNDS
A7 – Nowra: Circuit
Easy, 30km road
Following the Shoalhaven River
through farmland, small settlements
and $2 each-way ferry to the Nature
Reserve of Comerong Island – an
excellent introductory ride.
A14 – Nowra to Huskisson
Medium, 39km road
To Huskisson, the southern gateway
to Jervis Bay, to visit exceptional
natural areas, historic sites, and
places to indulge yourself. Be
tempted to stay a while.
A9 – South Nowra: Circuit
Medium, 36km MTB
Coastal forest route to Jervis Bay,
which requires careful map reading,
some rough surfaces but the Bay
justifies the bumps.
BAY & BASIN
A15 – Huskisson: Circuit
Medium, 31km road
The Bay-Basin cyclepath features in
this ride, great views over Jervis Bay
and St Georges Basin, and backcountry links to the start.
A16 – Huskisson: Circuit
Easy, 13km road
A leisurely couple of hours to access
beautiful beaches facing north across
Jervis Bay, to swim or just relax.
SUSSEX INLET
A20 – Sussex Inlet: Circuit
Easy, 19km road
For all levels of fitness, an encounter
with the coastal beauty and wildlife,
mostly on paths and quiet back
roads.
ULLADULLA & DISTRICT
A23 – Milton to Burrill Lake
Medium, 20 road
From Milton’s busy tourism and
historic village, some slow rolling
hills, coastal vistas, down-hill run to
Burrill Lake, south of Ulladulla.
A24 – Milton to Termeil
Medium/hard, 27km road
Another more demanding run
from Milton, but with even more
sweeping views, varied rural
pursuits, and little traffic from the
long downhill run to Termeil.
A25 – Milton: Circuit
Medium, 15km road
A taste of urban riding around
Milton, Ulladulla and Mollymook
– accessible, with cycleways in the
busier parts of town.
A26 – Ulladulla: Circuit
Medium, 10km road
An urban exploration through the
hidden Millards Creek cycleway,
out the lighthouse and back to the
harbour.
A27 – Ulladulla: Circuit
Medium, 15km road
Town riding to discover the coastal
views of Ulladulla, Mollymook and
Narrawallee. Good to mix with
swimming or refreshments al fresco.
BAWLEY COAST
A28 – Termeil: Circuit
Medium, 32km road
Forest trails and coastal road riding,
to take in the huge views at Kioloa
and Bawley Point. Plenty of options
for stops along the way.
shared paths
NOWRA & SURROUNDS
Riverview Road shared path
along Shoalhaven River
Ride along the path on the levee
bank with great views of the
Shoalhaven River.
ULLADULLA & DISTRICT
Burrill to Ulladulla shared path
Starts at corner Parson Street/
Princes Highway, Ulladulla and
ends at Canberra Crescent/Princes
Highway, Burrill Lake
The concrete pathway is
approximately 5 km long and runs
alongside the Princes Highway
Millards Creek walk
Pathway starts opposite Ulladulla
Harbour and follows Millards Creek
through well-restored natural
bushland. It continues across
St Vincent Street and North Street
to end at Timbs Road.
BAY & BASIN
Huskisson – St Georges Basin
Circuit
A medium cycle path and road ride;
an introduction to the area known
locally as ‘The Bay and Basin’. Ride
first to Vincentia shops mainly
onJervis Bay foreshore cycle path
with postcard views, then continue
across country on the off-road
cycle path to Sanctuary Point on St
Georges Basin.
Visit www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au
for the Shoalhaven Cycling Guide
which includes maps and ride
descriptions
riding off road
BAY & BASIN
A17 – Booderee NP: Circuit
Medium, 22km MTB
Immerse yourself in the original
bushland of the peninsula, with wildflowers and vistas to make the stops
memorable. Check tides for the
beach section.
SUSSEX INLET
NORTH
A5 – Kangaroo Valley to North
Nowra
Medium/hard, 33km MTB
The Mount Scanzi Road through
Bugong Gap offers variety and
some steep terrain. No service
between ends. Reverse ride also
medium/hard.
A6 – Fitzroy Falls to Kangaroo
Valley
Hard, 40km MTB
A classic MTB ride, Meryla Pass is
down, but there is a demanding
climb back out to Jacks Corner.
Most of the route is closed to motor
vehicles.
NOWRA & SURROUNDS
A12 – Nowra: Circuit
Medium, 26km MTB
A relatively easy excursion into the
bush west of Nowra, with broad
views over the Shoalhaven River
A13 – Nowra: Circuit
Hard, 55km MTB
Getting away from most
human activity into bush on the
escarpment West of Nowra,
returning beside the Shoalhaven
River.
A10 – South Nowra: Circuit
Easy, 21km MTB
An accessible ride, offering forest
trails, cyclepath and sealed roads,
with exceptional views of the coast
plain, naval air base and Aviation
Museum.
A11 – South Nowra: Circuit
Easy, 13km MTB
A taste of off-road for all the
family through Shoalhaven Forest,
accessible by cycle-friendly roads
and dedicated paths.
A8 – North Nowra: Circuit
Medium/hard, 44km, MTB
After cyclepath and sealed roads,
the gradients and road conditions
become more difficult, towards the
river lookouts – with a winery on the
home run.
A18 – Tianjara Falls to Cudmirrah
Medium/hard, 45km MTB
From deep in the Morton National
Park to the coastal forests, lakes
and beaches. A big ride for good
conditions.
A19 – Tianjara to Bendalong
Hard, 55 MTB
Another classic MTB challenge, from
the mountains to the sea, through
coastal and rainforest, to a beautiful
sheltered beach at Bendalong.
A21 – Cudmirrah: Circuit
Medium 17km MTB
The Walter Hood monument,
recording the ship’s wreck, stands
on an isolated
stretch of coast, with access through
peaceful forests.
A22 – Cudmirrah: Circuit
Medium, 23km MTB
A bigger excursion into the forests,
trails and beaches between
Bendalong and Swan Lake,
including Walter Hood ship-wreck
memorial.
ULLADULLA & DISTRICT
A29 – Pigeon House to Milton
Medium, 33km MTB
To Milton, as one of a pair of rides
from Pigeon House Mountain – with
great valley and coastal views, but
not all down-hill.
A30 – Pigeon House to Merry
Beach
Medium/hard 45km MTB
To Kioloa, the second ride from
Pigeon House Mountain – a great
MTB challenge with exceptional
scenery and a beautiful beach as the
prize.
BAWLEY COAST
A31 – Shallow Crossing: Circuit
Hard, 39km MTB
Riding to Mogood and back to the
valley floor provides spectacular
views and great riverside rests
around the Clyde River, but this is
serious riding.
Currambene
Forest Bike
Trails
Shoalhaven Bicycle User Group
has produced a map showing
several trails that start at the
southern end of Worrigee Road,
9.8km from Nowra Visitors
Centre, and at Callala Bay Road,
north of the village.
Trails are gravel roads, fire trails
and bush tracks. Most trails are
impassable after heavy rain, due
to sticky red clay and boggy
areas.
EAST STUMP ROAD
Easy, 16.1km
SNOWWOOD ROAD
Easy, 10.2km
MANUKA/CHARCOAL ROADS
Advanced, 9.4km
MYOLA LINK
Easy, 14km
COONEMIA ROAD
Easy, 8.8km
For further information and map,
contact –
NOWRA VISITORS CENTRE,
or
Shoalhaven Bicycle User
Group
4421 5214
email: [email protected]