Point Smythe — Attraction in Venus Bay

Well this wasn't what I expected, but I was blown away by the natural beauty. When we arrived at the carpark, we thought the walk to the beach would be short, but we opted for a track that took us almost 3klms to get to such a remote beach, right on the tip of the peninsula, called Venus Bay beach, the waves were huge and ferocious, there was a vast array of seaweed being washed up in the surf. We had the entire beach to ourselves, it was so worth the trek. I wouldn't recommend the trek to anyone with limited mobility, the track gets narrower and steeper as it goes on until you find yourself on the top of a sand dune staring down at the glistening waters. We came accross a random find of a lilypond, just there in the middle of nowhere, giant lilypads about the size of dinner plates, in full flower, just beautiful if not oddly placed. The day we visited, the skies were full of smoke leaving visibility of the full stretch of beach a little shorter. Would love to return to this unspoilt,...

Well sign posted and path maintained mostly. Exceptions are the path to the very point and beach access points all of them have no signage from beach side. So mark where you entered into the beach so you can get back easily. The path to the very point is narrow width of just your shoe prints and has trees you need to climb over and bend under to hip height around 1m low. The beach access point is similar. Lots of flowers, birds, kangaroos and wombats. Allow 2.5-3hrs to explore this area without time for stops. Distance 5.5-6km some areas are steep and loose sand so suitable footwear required. No toilets. No taps. If swimming or walking on beach be careful of...

Don't let the map or the time guidelines fool you. This 2.5 hour loop to the point and back is more like a 3 hour loop that is hindered by unkempt and overgrown paths that are pretty much unwalkable, unless you're willing to climb through bushes while you look out for the hint of a path. Both paths leading from the main loop to the beach were almost inpenetrable, with low hanging canopy to limbo under and loads of scrub to push through. A bit of an adventure for these bare legs. Views were nice once we got to the beach and the kangaroos and black cockatoos were a treat, but there are better walks in the area that deliver what...