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Coastal Blue and Hunter Green
A slow-burning journey from the harbor city up the Pacific coast to the steel city and its lush hinterland.
8days
24stops
496km
Day 1: Sydney → Palm Beach → Manly Beach
1h 44min · 69km3 stops
Sydney
10:00
1h · 42km
Palm Beach
12:00
44min · 26km
Manly Beach
15:30
Day 2: Bouddi National Park → Avoca Beach → The
1h 59min · 112km3 stops
Bouddi National Park
10:30
1h 39min · 96km
Avoca Beach
14:00
20min · 16km
The
16:30
Day 3: Wollombi → Hunter Valley Gardens → Pokolbin
2h · 128km3 stops
Wollombi
11:00
1h 19min · 88km
Hunter Valley Gardens
13:30
41min · 40km
Pokolbin
16:00
Day 4: Bimbadgen → Lovedale → Mount View
18min · 18km3 stops
Bimbadgen
10:00
7min · 7.2km
Lovedale
13:00
11min · 11km
Mount View
15:30
Day 5: Worimi Conservation Lands → Birubi Beach → Nelson Bay
1h 46min · 110km3 stops
Worimi Conservation Lands
11:00
1h 31min · 99km
Birubi Beach
14:30
15min · 12km
Nelson Bay
17:00
Day 6: Nelson Bay Marina → Tomaree Head → Shoal Bay
14min · 5.2km3 stops
Nelson Bay Marina
09:00
1min · 0.5km
Tomaree Head
12:30
13min · 4.8km
Shoal Bay
15:00
Day 7: Oakvale Wildlife Park → Stockton Beach → Nobbys Head
45min · 50km3 stops
Oakvale Wildlife Park
11:00
28min · 31km
Stockton Beach
14:00
17min · 19km
Nobbys Head
16:30
Day 8: Newcastle Memorial Walk → Bogey Hole → Darby Street
11min · 4.0km3 stops
Newcastle Memorial Walk
10:00
8min · 2.8km
Bogey Hole
13:00
3min · 1.3km
Darby Street
15:30
Heads Up
- 1. Bring a light jacket even in summer; the ocean breeze at Nobbys Head and the Hunter Valley nights can get surprisingly chilly.