Tomaree Coastal Walk — Attraction in Shoal Bay

This is a great walk, easily done over 2 days. Mostly well marked. You can stay halfway at Middle Rock or One Mike Beach Caravan Park. Lots of spectacular beaches with the southern ones being perfect for snorkelling due to all the little protected rocky beaches. Both ends of the walk and the caravan parks in the middle are accessible by the (mostly hourly) 130 bus route that starts in Newcastle and ends in Fingal Bay, so could access the entire walk via public transport. Totally recommended. The NPWS map sadly doesnt show public transport points...

Awesome long walk through bush, along beaches, over rocky headland occasional stairs and bridges and short joining stretches of road. This is a truly wonderful walk. I completed from Birubi point to one mile. Some parts of the track were hard to find despite regular posts and painted rocks. The brush overgrows the path entrances after joining rocky outcrops. But sometimes exploring side paths is part of...

Series of well signposted, easy half beach / half trail hikes. We stayed at Fingal Bay which is around half way point, and started either end to finish at Fingal Bay each day. Bonus is there are great options to dine out or simply enjoy an afternoon cocktail in Shoal Bay and Fingal Bay in the late afternoons at the end of each day's walk,...