Overview
Hike the northern section of the Coast Track with Run Ride Explore in Sydney’s Royal National Park. You’ll be rewarded with expansive ocean views and a historic ferry ride home on this guided walking tour.
- When
- Contact Run Ride Explore for tour dates.
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- Grade
- Medium. A moderate level of fitness is required. Terrain is rocky and uneven, with some steep sections.
- Price
- Contact Run Ride Explore for pricing information.
- Entry fees
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Tour price includes park entry fees.
- Meeting point
- You will be picked up from the Sydney city area. Contact Run Ride Explore for more information.
- Bookings
- Bookings required. Please book online with Run Ride Explore.
- Availability
- Available on request.
This full-day tour starts with a handy pick up within Sydney's city limits. Then the 9km hike kicks off in the relaxed beachside town of Bundeena, on the edge of the Royal National Park.
Follow your guide along the Coast Track's rugged sandstone headland. The landscape shifts from coastal heath to pockets of low woodland as you head to Big Marley Beach on this moderately challenging route. In spring, it's coloured by bright red waratahs, coastal banksias and clusters of flannel flowers.
Listen out for the scratchy calls of new holland honeyeaters and spy eastern water dragons basking on warm rock ledges. You might even spot humpback whales breaching offshore if you're walking between May and November.
Your turnaround point is the windswept expanse of Big Marley Beach. Retrace your steps to Bundeena for a café lunch and breather. Meals and drinks are not included in the tour price.
After lunch, the adventure continues. Step aboard the Currunalla, one of Australia's oldest running commuter ferries. After the scenic ride to Cronulla, the Run Ride Explore team will drop you back in the city.
Run Ride Explore is a licensed commercial tour operator with a Parks Eco Pass.
Operated by
- Run Ride Explore
- 0413 997 769
- jamie@runrideexplore.com
Park info
- in Royal National Park in the Sydney and surrounds and South Coast regions
Royal National Park is open 7am to 8.30pm but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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Park entry fees:
$12 per vehicle per day. Payment options include Audley Visitor Centre, vehicle entry stations, pay machines and the Park’nPay app.
Vehicles over 8 seats: $4.40 per adult, $2.20 per child (per day). Teachers/educational supervisors: free (1 adult per 10 students).
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