Connect Adventures doesn’t simply take an existing trail and guide it from beginning to end. We create deeply immersive multi-day walking experiences – journeys through place that connect the landscapes we walk through with local communities and introduce guests to some of the region’s best food and drink makers and producers.

Our walks are all-inclusive with experienced local wilderness guides, daily gear transfers, camp set-up ready on arrival, spacious tents and very comfortable bedding.  Delicious meals are freshly prepared using local produce and featuring native ingredients (see more details about our food in the “walks summary” below).

The Bundjalung National Park Coastal Long Weekender connects some of the most special sections of coast and ecosystems in the Northern Rivers. We start in the beautiful coastal town of Evans Head. On the first night, you enjoy local small-batch gin and an abundant platter of local produce; on the final day, we cross the mighty Clarence River by Ferry and wonder through Yamba before finishing the walk with fish and chips on the headland.

We spend three-day om this coastal journey from Evans Head to Iluka before crossing the Clarence River by boat to Yamba. Passings beaches, coastal heath, headlands, wetlands, World Heritage Gondwana Rainforest and an abundance of wildlife such as Kangaroos, Echidnas, Whales and sea birds. Guests can also extend their experience by joining the five-day Yuraygir Coastal Walk starting the following day.

Your professional guides will impart their knowledge of this truly amazing coastline and its environmental and cultural heritage, while you are immersed in the coastal environemnt.

6.5 km + 8km  | Ballina to Mibanbah (Black Rock)
Meals: morning coffee – lunch and dinner

We pick you up from Ballina at 8:30 and transport you along the coast to Evans Head. The start our hike takes us from the mouth of the river down the coast passings headlands, littoral forests, beaches, coastal heath. Some of the most beautiful and varied coastal in the region.

We leave Evans Head and travel down to Mibanbah where we have lunch and the walk out the Jerusalem Creek track to the coast to take in more stunning views. This section is an important wetland that is the home of a large variety of shorebirds. The creek is the perfect spot for a swim and relax after our first days hiking.

16 km | Mibanbah to Woody Heads
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Today we depart our camp and venture south along the remote coastline of Bundjalung National Park. We’re unlikely to see another hiker and will have this stretch of beach to ourselves. Shorebird, Sea Eagles and dolphins are a regular site along the stretch of beach and it’s a great chance to get your shoes of and some sand under your feet.

The days walk along the coastline is reward with the Woody Head Campground, one of the Northern Rivers best known and beautiful National Parks campground. We’ll have the local Kangaroos great us and can even have a shower tonight.

8.5 km | Woody Head to Yamba via Iluka
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

This is the most varied day of the trip and a highlight with stunning headlands and beaches through the first half of the morning. The views are unforgettable and the wildlife is abundant.

After the short climb up Iluka Bluff to the lookout we head inland and join the Iluka Rainforest Walk – a section of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. We make our way into the coastal village of Iluka and make our way to the ferry.

After crossing the Clarence River we walk along the river track to the headland and lighthouse for a classic lunch of fish and chips.

Return to Ballina mid afternoon.