Overnight walk Nowra region, 10YO first walk

[Jennifurry]

Hi folks,
I'm from tas, I work with kids in the bush.
I'm planning to take my niece on her first overnight walk in the easter holidays,she lives in the Nowra region.
Would anyone be prepared to give me some key words to search in this forum so I can look up options in Nowra area?
Coastal or bush, no need for toilets, I'm happy to carry water if necessary.
Topo titles for the Nowra region would be fab for my Avenza searches, and for ordering some paper ones. Or directions to online map key for nsw.
Thank you!!
Jen
(apologies, I posted the same post in the nsw section, which is against the rules. I suppose a moderator will intercept it).

[Walk_fat boy_walk]

Griffims farm? Or a camp on the Shoalhaven via Long Point? RNP isn't far away either so maybe some/all of the coast track? A but rougher (and possibly affected by regrowth) but Folly Point return from Sassafras might be OK for a 10 yo?

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[crollsurf]

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/experiences/murramarang-south-coast-walk
It says booking open in April but the tracks are already there, so you should be able to make your own adventure and walk the sections you think will work best. NB you will still need to book your camp sites e.g. https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/depot-beach-campground?dateFrom=23%20Mar%202023&dateTo=24%20Mar%202023&adults=1&children=1&infants=0

[sandym]

The Murramarang is a great walk. But, the campsites are not "wilderness". The walk has been designed so walkers either camp at car campsites or pre-existing caravan parks. Perhaps a walk along the plateau from the Mount Bushwalker car park and camp along the plateau. Or down near Canowie Brook in the Budawangs.

[Jennifurry]

Griffims farm? Or a camp on the Shoalhaven via Long Point? RNP isn't far away either so maybe some/all of the coast track? A but rougher (and possibly affected by regrowth) but Folly Point return from Sassafras might be OK for a 10 yo?

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Thank you! I'll look these up. Grateful for the tips. Is the RNP the coastal walk referred to by the other posters, with established campsite and booking and so on?

I was wondering about the impact of fire on walking in the region. Budawangs were burnt quite extensively weren't they?

[Jennifurry]

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/experiences/murramarang-south-coast-walk
It says booking open in April but the tracks are already there, so you should be able to make your own adventure and walk the sections you think will work best. NB you will still need to book your camp sites e.g. https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/depot-beach-campground?dateFrom=23%20Mar%202023&dateTo=24%20Mar%202023&adults=1&children=1&infants=0

Thank you, good to know about this one. Does seem lovely!! Maybe ideal now to duck in before it becomes the South Coast Overland track, or Three capes, he he.

[Jennifurry]

The Murramarang is a great walk. But, the campsites are not "wilderness". The walk has been designed so walkers either camp at car campsites or pre-existing caravan parks. Perhaps a walk along the plateau from the Mount Bushwalker car park and camp along the plateau. Or down near Canowie Brook in the Budawangs.

Thank you for these extra suggestions!! A feeling of getting away from it all is a big part of what I'd like to show my neice. So the inland suggestions you made might be the best fit. I'll look into those.
Of of the fella at the outdoor store in Nowra once suggested a plateau walk to us, he felt it was good for kids, not too steep. Maybe it was the area you suggested.

[Walk_fat boy_walk]

. Is the RNP the coastal walk referred to by the other posters, with established campsite and booking and so on?

Yep that's the one. Start and end can be linked with public transport.

Budawangs were fire-affected but are recovering.... the passability of some tracks have been impacted by regrowth (the canowie brook ex- wog wog suggestion is clear, not sure about folly point though as I was last there maybe 6 months after the fires before regrowth was an issue).

The little forest plateau suggestion (ex-mt bushwalker) is also a good one but bear in mind there is no "official" campsite, just a matter of finding somewhere suitable.

Another option is starlight's track to Emmett flat in the Nattai? Nice and easy on established track, camp by the river, not too far from Nowra?

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[Huntsman247]

Wog wog to the camp caves after the arch and swamp would probably be the best bet. Or an ettrema tops walk. It's still pretty open on the tops there. But no tracks.

[Jennifurry]

Thanks WalkFBW and Huntsman!!