The superb coastline features stunning beaches, rivers, lakes and estuaries. We wander past age-old coastal landforms, littoral rainforest, eucalypt forest, woodland and wetlands. There are countless opportunities to look out for dolphins and other marine life, and several endangered native animals on land.

Sections of coastline are completely isolated, and it’s hard to believe that you’re on the north coast of NSW.

13 km | Angourie to Lake Arragan
Meals: lunch and dinner

We pick you up from Yamba at 8:00.  After a coffee/tea stop, we transport you to Angourie Point. We check our gear and start our journey at the world-famous Angourie Surfing reserve, walking around the point onto Back Beach, the first of the Yuraygir beaches. The first 2 km sets the scene for our 5-day hike with some beach and track walking. We’ll stop at Shelley Headland Campground for some morning tea and a breather.

Our journey continues down the coast past Plumbago Headland. We’ll have magnificent views inland of the conical-shaped Clarence Peak and the beautiful waters of Lake Arragan. This is our first night’s camp, grassy tent sites and an almost guaranteed Kangaroo or two to keep us company before we have a delicious dinner beside the campfire, if it’s cool

13km | Lake Arragan to Sandon River (north)
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Today is our first morning waking with the sound of the ocean in our ears. After packing down and breakfast, we head off, and tide dependent, we’ll head straight out onto the beach. Not long into the walk, we can see Brooms Heads 5km down the coast, a perfect spot to stop for a coffee or cold drink and some morning tea.

Brooms Head rock platform and the headland are a great place to explore and experience the diverse coastal ecosystem, with tidal pools holding fish and shells.

The remainder of today’s walk is along the beach; we have plenty of time to enjoy the walk, keep an eye out for the bottlenose dolphin, seabirds and whales during migrating season. The Sandon campsite is on the outlet of the Sandon River, where you can rest or explore before another delicious dinner.

11km | Sandon River to Illaroo Campground
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

After breakfast, we head off to the river’s edge to get ferried across the Sandon River. We walk through the small fishing hamlet of Sandon. Our walk today is along the beach, with an inland option if high tides or strong weather require an alternate option. We have the flexibility to start a little later or walk part of the beach only.

We are now walking adjacent to the Solitary Island Marine Park, which we follow for the remainder of our walk.

21.5km + 3km (on the boat trip to get across the river) | Illaroo to Station Creek
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

This is our longest day walking, with varied terrain of headlands, rock platforms and beaches.   We pass the town of Minnie Waters and the village of Diggers Camp, along with the Boorkoom Headland, before dropping onto the beach, which takes us to Wooli.

At Wooli, we head inland, into town and the boat jetty where we’ll take a short boat trip down the Wooli River towards the river mouth. We land on the southern side of the river and head inland before heading onto some more rock platforms.

Our day’s walk finished off with a stretch of beach walking, taking us to the beautiful Pebbly Beach; after enjoying the short break, we’ll walk inland to Station Creek Campground.

Tonight, we spend the night amongst the scribbly gum and corkwood trees on the creek, a beautiful spot for a swim. This is our last night on the Yuraygir Coastal Walk.

7.8km | Station Creek to Red Rock

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

We start our day with a 2.3km stroll around the Corkwood and Scribbly Gum walking track before a hearty breakfast.

After packing up, we have a stretch of beautiful coastline that takes us to Corindi River, with Red Rock Headland in the distance. We take another small boat ride across the river and celebrate the completion of our walk when we hit dry land again.

We’ll spend some time exploring Red Rock Headland before departing, and with a surprise lunch stop on the way back to Yamba at an iconic Clarence Valley location, arriving back in Yamba by mid-afternoon.