Start | (-36.8290906,149.9343291) |
Mode | Car (A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.) |
Directions | From Sapphire Coast Drive, 9
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The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Nth Tura Picnic Area. To start this optional side trip continue straight here. On returning from this side trip continue straight when you get back to this intersection. Details below.
Then find the "Pinch Point" (on your left).
Timber bollards at end of carpark. Gap of 1.3m (0.5m high) provides access to picnic area, toilet and walking tracks.
After another 15 m come to "Picnic Table".
Two timber slat picnic table and bench seats. The table is 78cm high, 91cm deep and 2.1m wide. The seats are 42cm high, 29cm deep and 2.1m wide (no backrest). The table is on paved area.
"North Tura Lookout".
North Tura Beach Lookout is between Tathra and Merimbula in Bournda National Park. The lookout platform (4.6x4.6m) has stunning views over North Tura Beach, all the way south to Tura Headland and out to sea. The lookout is also a perfect viewing point for Turingal Head and Bournda Island. The fence is 91cm high and the ramp leading up is 1.5m wide.
About 70 m past the end is "North Tura Beach".
North Tura Beach is located north of Merimbula and Tura Heads. The beach is a beautiful expanse of sand of nearly 2.5km, stretching from Tura Heads to Bournda Island in the north. North Tura is an easterly-facing beach which is accessed by Widgeram Rd off the Sapphire Coast Drive.
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Class 1/6 Smooth & flat |
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Length | 130 m |
Time | 5 min to 10 min |
Quality of track | Smooth and hardened path (1/6) |
Gradient | Flat, no steps (1/6) |
Signage | Clearly signposted (1/6) |
Infrastructure | Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6) |
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) |
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) |
Item | From Start | Name & link to notes |
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Toilet
| 25 m + 2 m | North Tura Beach |
Seat
| 90 m | [seat] |