Norah Head Lighthouse Loop
Download & Print Map and Notes1 Hr
66 m
Hard track
(0km) Bush St Reserve car park → Headland Nature Trail trackhead
90 m
2 mins
2m
-1m
Easy track
Bush St reserve
(0.09km) Headland Nature Trail trackhead → Int near headland lookout
160 m
3 mins
1m
-5m
Moderate track
(0.25km) Int near headland lookout → Headland lookout
20 m
0m
-1m
Moderate track
Headland lookout
(0.27km) Headland lookout → Lighthouse car park
380 m
7 mins
12m
-2m
Moderate track
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track, taking the left fork, directly away from the nearby lookout platform. After a short distance, the track follows a ‘Nature Trail’ arrow to the left, ignoring a track to the right, and continues meandering through the bush. The track passes over a small timber bridge and bends to the right, continuing through the bush for some time and arriving at the end of the lighthouse car park.
(0.65km) Lighthouse car park → Merchant Mariners memorial lookout
90 m
2 mins
0m
-7m
Very easy
Merchant Mariners memorial and lookout
(0.74km) Merchant Mariners memorial lookout → Cottage car park
120 m
3 mins
4m
-11m
Very easy
Lighthouse cottages and weddings
(0.85km) Cottage car park → Lighthouse
100 m
2 mins
6m
-5m
Very easy
Norah Head Lighthouse
(0.95km) Lighthouse → Lighthouse Point lookout
80 m
1 mins
1m
-4m
Very easy
Norah Head Lighthouse Point lookout
(1.03km) Lighthouse Point lookout → Bottom of Norah Head steps
40 m
1 mins
1m
-2m
Moderate track
(1.08km) Bottom of Norah Head steps → Southern end of Lighthouse Beach
360 m
6 mins
7m
-8m
Hard track
Norah Head rockshelf
(1.43km) Southern end of Lighthouse Beach → Rock Pool
750 m
14 mins
16m
-15m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the northern end of Lighthouse Beach[9], this walk goes north across the rock shelf, keeping the ocean to the right. The walk then goes up the steps and along the concrete footpath with the metal handrail, around the headland and past the ocean pool, to the right, before arriving at the bottom of the concrete steps, just below the toilet block.
Norah Head Rock Pool
(2.18km) Rock Pool → Int of Rock Pool Path and Bush St reserve path
90 m
2 mins
11m
0m
Moderate track
(2.27km) Int of Rock Pool Path and Bush St reserve path → Bush St Reserve car park
180 m
4 mins
5m
-3m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the information board and trackhead, this walk goes across the park, past the toilet block, to the car park of the Bush St Reserve, Norah Head (near the intersection with Young St).
Maps for the Norah Head Lighthouse Loop walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Toukley | 1:25 000 Map Series | 92313N TOUKLEY | NSW-92313N |
Lake Macquarie | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9231 LAKE MACQUARIE | 9231 |
Cross sectional view of the Norah Head Lighthouse Loop bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Norah Head Lighthouse Loop
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length | 2.5 km | ||
Time | 1 Hr | ||
. | |||
Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6) | ||
Signs | Minimal directional signs (4/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
Weather | Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
1.8km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 380m is flat with no steps. The remaining (290m) has short steep hills.
Quality of track
1.1km of this walk follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely and another 600m follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles. Whilst another 380m follows a smooth and hardened path and the remaining 370m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
1.1km of this walk has minimal directional signs and another 720m is clearly signposted. The remaining (630m) has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 1.2km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 1.2km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 2km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 450m is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
1.3km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) and another 840m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced). The remaining (360m) has limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged).
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Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Norah Head Lighthouse Loop walk starts and ends at the Bush St Reserve car park (gps: -33.28044, 151.56945)Your transport options to Bush St Reserve car park are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the Hunter weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/nhll
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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