This classic walk explores the coast from Boyd Tower to the Green Cape Lighthouse in the south, with overnight stops at the well established Saltwater Creek and Bittangabee Bay campsites (bookings required). The walk explores many of the scenic and historic highlights of Ben Boyd National Park. It is worth taking the time to enjoy the many bays and vantage points along the way. A great walk.
Light to Light Walk 3 days
Light to Light Walk 3 days
3 Days
794 m
Hard track
(0km) Ben Boyd car park → Boyd Tower Intersection
280 m
5 mins
0m
-15m
Very easy
to pass the information sign[3][4] (and parking pay station, on the left). The path leads gently downhill for 45m to pass a ‘Welcome to Ben Boyd NP and Boyd’s Tower’ information sign[5]
then the path meanders for 150m through the melaleuca forest to find a seat
and the ‘Gambling on the Future’[6] & ‘Boyd’s Folly?’[7] information signs. Just 35m further along the path you pass another seat
with pleasant coastline view[8]. From here the path starts to lead gently uphill for 50m to come to a clear 3-way intersection[9] (with a timber path and Boyd Tower on the left).
Boyds Tower
Built in 1847, Boyds Tower is a large sandstone tower on the southern head of Twofold Bay in Ben Boyd National Park. The top of the tower bears the BOYD title, and boast several viewing points. The ground floor of the tower is open to the public and is well worth exploring.
Boyd was declared bankrupt soon after completing the tower and left Australia for the Californian goldfields. Boyd died in the Solomon Islands in 1851 whilst hunting game.
“Ben Boyd’s Tower is watching –
Watching o’er the sea
Ben Boyd’s Tower is waiting
For her and me.” Henry Lawson (1910)
The bottom floor of the tower is open to the public via a 1.2m wide sandstone door frame[13].
(0km) Ben Boyd Car park information sign → Red sands bay
2.4 km
48 mins
71m
-99m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads along the track, keeping the the coast to the left. The track soon leads out of the heath and winds along the hillside, tending away from the coast (which disappears below the trees on the left). The walk then winds down into a gully with access to the rocks (below on your left). Rising up and out of the gully, the track winds across the hillside and then down into a rocky bay with an arrow marker. The walk continues across the red flat rock at the back of the bay, coming to the arrow marker[14] pointing inland, in the middle of the bay.
Red sands bay
(2.44km) Red sands bay → Int. Light to Light and Leather Jacket Pt Trks
410 m
8 mins
21m
-3m
Hard track
(2.84km) Int. Light to Light and Leather Jacket Pt Trks → Int. Light to Light and Leather Jacket View Trks
740 m
13 mins
16m
-19m
Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows track marker down the hill, towards the ocean. The track leads downhill to a signposted intersection.
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the track marker past a white post, keeping the ocean and the other service trail to the left of the track. The walk continues along the service trail for a short time to a signposted intersection.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the track marker, leaving the fork in the trails behind and heading down the slight hill towards the ocean. The track continues down the hill to a signposted intersection.
(3.58km) Int. Light to Light and Leather Jacket View Trks → Leatherjacket Bay
1.1 km
19 mins
13m
-32m
Hard track
Leather Jacket Bay
(4.66km) Leatherjacket Bay → Mowarry Bay car park
2.7 km
57 mins
113m
-108m
Hard track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the sign to ‘Mowarry Point’ up the hill. The track winds up the hill to continue across the ridge, with the track soon heading down the hill over large speed bumps. The walk comes to a small bridge over a creek bed, after which it leads up a hill, tending left to head across the flat to an unsignposted intersection on the left.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads down the hill, leaving a track behind on the left. This walk leads down into a saddle, to rise up again along a section of yellow dirt service trail. The track continues to undulate and wind for some time, with views of the ocean appearing on the left of the track under the trees. The track then leads down the hill, tending right for some time to the signposted cul-de-sac at Mowarry car park.
(7.32km) Mowarry Bay car park → Mowarry Creek Sth bank
80 m
1 mins
1m
-2m
Hard track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the track marker down the stairs and upstream of the creek, to turn left across the rocky creek bed. The walk heads up the stairs, leading to a service trail.
(7.4km) Mowarry Creek Sth bank → Mowarry lookout
1.8 km
34 mins
56m
-47m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads up the hill, keeping the ocean below on the left. The track winds up the hillside to a large signpost ‘Mowarry Point’. This walk follows the arrow to ‘Saltwater Creek 5.4km’ into an open grassland, following numerous track markers through the open grass area and patches of heath. The walk soon turns right, up the hill, keeping the ocean well below to the left of the track. The track then enters and winds through an area of heath. Many trees cover the tracks and trodden paths in this part of the walk. The track passes through these trees to a clearing with views towards Boyd Tower and waves crashing below.
Mowarry Point lookout
(9.15km) Mowarry Lookout → Red rocks
2.6 km
48 mins
60m
-66m
Hard track
Veer right: From the signpost, the walk heads towards the next arrow sign within sight, keeping the ocean on the left. The walk crosses the pebbly beach to the arrow marker, where another can be seen further along the coast on the red rock shelf. The walk meanders across the rock shelf to the track marker, which points into the bush. The walk follows this arrow away from the coast and up the stairs into the heath, where the track winds for quite some time through the heath and then bush. The track then heads back through the bush, down onto a red rock platform above the sea. The walk continues down the rock platform following the arrow signs, with the sea on the left of the track, coming to be opposite a set of stairs (on the right of the track).
Red Cliffs
(11.74km) Red Rocks → Saltwater Creek Beach Nth
1.5 km
27 mins
29m
-36m
Moderate track
Saltwater Creek Beach
(13.22km) Saltwater Creek Beach Nth → Saltwater Creek Campsite Information Sign
180 m
3 mins
2m
0m
Moderate track
Saltwater Creek campground
End of day 1
(13.4km) Saltwater Creek Campsite Information Sign → Saltwater Creek Beach Nth
180 m
3 mins
0m
-2m
Moderate track
(13.58km) Saltwater Creek Beach Nth → Saltwater Creek Beach Sth
490 m
8 mins
5m
-2m
Moderate track
(14.07km) Saltwater Creek Beach Sth → Hegartys Bay Camp
4.2 km
1 hr 18 mins
104m
-100m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the beach, this walk heads along the rock platform following the arrow markers. The walk winds around the rock features, then turns away from the ocean and lead up stairs into the bush behind the bay. The track winds above the bay (below on the left) for a short time, to then pass a fireplace and seats, before coming to a signposted clearing ‘Hegartys Bay Camping Area’ with bench seats and a fireplace.
Hegartys Bay
Hegartys Bay camping area
(18.29km) Hegartys Bay Camp → Black cliffs south
1.9 km
35 mins
38m
-40m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the cairns and track markers along the rock, with the ocean to the left. The walk follows the rockshelf down to an area where it starts to slope down into the sea – this is marked by numerous cairns and an arrow on a boulder.
Black cliffs
(20.22km) Black cliffs south → Bittangabee Creek
1.4 km
29 mins
50m
-51m
Moderate track
Bittangabee Creek
(21.65km) Bittangabee Creek → Imlay House Ruins
580 m
12 mins
23m
-10m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the intersection, the walk follows the sign ‘Via Ruins’ up the hill. The track tends right as it climbs, soon winding up to a large black wooden platform. This platform overlooks the ruins.
Imlay House
(22.24km) Imlay House Ruins → Bittangabee Bay Picnic area
300 m
6 mins
3m
-15m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the intersection, the walk heads down the hill towards the water. The track goes across a rocky creek bed to rise up the other side of the gully. The walk continues up the hill to soon find formed log road barriers on the right and then a signposted intersection and picnic area.
(22.53km) Bittangabee Bay Picnic area → Bittangabee Beach
90 m
2 mins
0m
-6m
Moderate track
Bittangabee Bay Beach
(22.53km) Bittangabee Bay Picnic Area → Bittangabee Campsite
210 m
5 mins
13m
-5m
Moderate track
Bittangabee campground
End of day 2
(22.74km) Bittangabee Campsite → Int. Light to Light Trk and Bittangabee Storehouse Trk
30 m
1 mins
0m
-4m
Moderate track
(22.77km) Int. Light to Light Trk and Bittangabee Storehouse Trk → Int. Light to Light Trk and Bittangabee Storehouse Trail
150 m
3 mins
2m
-10m
Hard track
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk leads up the hill, keeping the bay on your left and the storehouse ruins behind on the right. The track veers right, up the hill to a signposted intersection. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Turn left .
Bittangabee Storehouse ruins
(22.77km) Int. Light to Light Trk and Bittangabee Storehouse Trk → Int. Light to Light Trk and Bittangabee Storehouse Trail
90 m
2 mins
0m
-8m
Moderate track
(22.86km) Int. Light to Light Trk and Bittangabee Storehouse Trail → Bittangabee Sth Headland Lookout
150 m
3 mins
6m
0m
Moderate track
Southern Bittangabee Point lookout
(23.01km) Bittangabee Sth Headland Lookout → Int. Light to Light Walk and Pulpit Rock Rd Access
3.8 km
1 hr 10 mins
99m
-62m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the top of the stairs, this walk leads upstream of the creek, which is below on the right. The track follows this creek for some time, tending left away from it into the bush at times. The track winds slightly uphill for a while, then winds downhill to cross the rocky surface of another creek. The track heads up the hill and over the ridge before heading down to another creek bed. The track then leads up the hill to the cul-de-sac of a service trail.
(26.83km) Int. Light to Light Walk and Pulpit Rock Rd Access → Int. Light to Light Trk and Pulpit Rock Rd
260 m
4 mins
6m
-2m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the track marker along the hillside, keeping the ocean on the left of the track. The track passes a few overgrown service trails on either side, as it continues on to the signposted intersection with the main service trail.
(27.09km) Int. Light to Light Trk and Pulpit Rock Rd → Pulpit Rock
700 m
14 mins
3m
-49m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk heads down the stairs just near the lookout. The stairs lead onto the rock shelf, with stunning views to the north (left) and of waves crashing onto the rocks below. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Turn left.
Pulpit Rock
(27.09km) Int. Light to Light Trk and Pulpit Rock Rd → Ly-ee-moon Graveyard
2.8 km
49 mins
44m
-70m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads through the heath following the arrow marker, and keeping the ocean on the left of the track. The track leads through the heath and Banksias for a short time, coming to a slightly overgrown service trail.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk keeps the ocean on the left of the track as it winds through the heath and the Banksias. The track soon becomes surrounded by melaleuca trees, which have many fallen branches. The track continues to a signposted intersection for ‘Ly-ee-moon Cemetery’.
Ly-ee-moon Graveyard
During the dark night, the lighthouse keeper and assistant heroically rescued 16 people from the sea, and were left to listen to cries for help though the night of other people who could not be saved. The mother of Blessed Mary MacKillop, the first Australian to be beatified by the Catholic church, was one of those lost during the night.
The fast and normally reliable ship, operated by the Australian Steam Navigation Company, was a single screw ship converted from a paddle steamer when it was brought to Australia in 1876. The graveyard is about 300m north-west of the Green Cape lighthouse, which was operational at the time the SS Ly-ee-moon struck the reef and sunk. More info.
(29.86km) Ly-ee-moon Graveyard → Green Cape Lighthouse Car park
250 m
4 mins
5m
-3m
Easy track
Green Cape
(30.1km) Green Cape Lighthouse Car Park → Enjoying Green Cape int.
50 m
1 mins
0m
-2m
Easy track
(30.15km) Enjoying Green Cape int. → Green Cape Lighthouse Telegraph Station
40 m
1 mins
0m
0m
Easy track
Green Cape Telegraph Station
Cape Lighthouse Keepers
(30.19km) Green Cape Lighthouse Telegraph Station → Green Cape Lighthouse entry gate
180 m
3 mins
0m
-3m
Easy track
Green Cape Lighthouse
(30.36km) Green Cape Lighthouse entry gate → Green Cape Lookout
150 m
3 mins
0m
-11m
Easy track
. After about 25m the fence leaves the path (there is a picnic table
about 30m over the grass to the left[36]), where the walk continues downhill along the boardwalk[37] for another 45m
to come beside large white metal tower[38]. This tower has been the official lighthouse since 1992 .
Continue straight: From the modern lighthouse tower, this walk follows the boardwalk[40] downhill around the metal tower. Ater about 15m the walk leads past the ‘Wildlife navigates the coast safely’ information sign[41], then continues mostly downhill for another 70m to the fenced lookout.
Green Cape Lookout
(30.51km) Green Cape Lookout → Green Cape Lighthouse Car Park
410 m
8 mins
16m
0m
Easy track
Continue straight: From the metal lighthouse tower, this walk follows the boardwalk
gently uphill for about 45m to come to the corner of the fence for the original Green Cape Lighthouse tower[47] (there is a picnic table
about 30m over the grass to the right[48] here). The walking continues along the boardwalk for another 25m to the gate[49] beside the Green Cape Lighthouse tower[50].
Continue straight: From the gate, the walk heads up the hill towards the large solar panels[51]. This walk keeps the houses and fence on the right undulates along the fence line to come to the signposted ‘Signal Flag Locker’ building[52] at the old ‘Telegraph Station’.
Continue straight: From the beside the Green Cape Lighthouse Telegraph Station[53], this walk follows the fence (keeping the fence and clearing to the right) along the boardwalk as it winds into the heath to then find a 3-way intersection and a large sheltered ‘Enjoying Green Cape’ information sign[54].
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads gently downhill along the boardwalk with a handrail as it winds down to the dirt car park[55] at the end of Green Cape Lighthouse Rd.
Maps for the Light to Light Walk 3 days 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.
Narrabarba | 1:25 000 Map Series | 88232N NARRABARBA | NSW-88232N |
Kiah | 1:25 000 Map Series | 88231S KIAH | NSW-88231S |
Eden | 1:25 000 Map Series | 88231N EDEN | NSW-88231N |
Green Cape | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8923 GREEN CAPE | 8923 |
Eden | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8823 EDEN | 8823 |
Cross sectional view of the Light to Light Walk 3 days bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Light to Light Walk 3 days
Daily actual walking time estimates
Day | Walking Time | Length |
---|---|---|
1 | 4 hrs 23 mins | 13.7 km |
2 | 2 hrs 58 mins | 9.4 km |
3 | 2 hrs 46 mins | 9 km |
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 | 30.9 km | ||
Time | 3 Days | ||
. | |||
Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
Quality of track | Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6) | ||
Signs | Minimal directional signs (4/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
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
20km of this walk has short steep hills and another 4.8km has gentle hills with occasional steps. Whilst another 4.7km is very steep and the remaining 1.3km is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
19km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles and another 11km follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely. Whilst another 550m follows a clear and well formed track or trail and the remaining 520m follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
17km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection and another 10km has minimal directional signs. The remaining (3.9km) is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 31km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 28km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 3.2km is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
15km of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced) and another 13km has limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged). The remaining (3km) is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
Similar walks
A list of walks that share part of the track with the Light to Light Walk 3 days walk.
Other Nearby walks
A list of walks that start near the Light to Light Walk 3 days walk.
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Light to Light Walk 3 days walk starts at the Ben Boyd Car park information sign (gps: -37.104513, 149.95119)
Your main transport option to Ben Boyd Car park information sign is by;
Car. A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.
(get details)
The Light to Light Walk 3 days ends at the Green Cape Lighthouse Car Park (gps: -37.259525, 150.04796)
Your main transport option to Green Cape Lighthouse Car Park is by;
Car. A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.
(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 South Coast weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.
Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/ltlw2dxx
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 🙂
3 Best overnight walks (for experienced walkers)
All overnight wildwalks here
Happy Walking 🙂
A Guide To Bushwalking : Book 3
A guide to Bushwalking : Book 3
Author: Vincent Oerlemans
Edition: 1
Publisher: Cosmorama Press Company
ISBN: 090989003
Number of pages: 64
Year of Publication: 1979
Cover Price (au$): 3.00
Format: Paperback
Weight (grams): 70
Regions the book covers: Wentworth Falls, Heathcote National Park
Height (cm): 15
Subjects: Hiking - New South Wales
Interpretive Information: Minimal
Grade system explained: No
Ascent and/or Decent provided: No
Driving directions provided: Yes
Date walks last reviewed provided: No
A summary of walks provided: No
Regional Map of walks provided: No
Maps designed for walking: Yes - limited detail
Type of maps used (for walking): Sketch
Colour used in walking maps: Black and White
Size of walking maps: Full page
Walking map Comment: Additional maps would be required for most walks.
Colour depth of photos: Black and White
Comment on Photographs: One photograph.
Level of detail in tracknotes: Detailed route information
List of walks in book
Walk Name | Length | Time | Grade | Page |
---|---|---|---|---|
National Pass | 5.3 km | 5 | ||
Rocket Point Lookout | 2 km | 10 | ||
Valley of Waters - Falls Reserve | 1.1 km | 12 | ||
Weeping Rock | 1 km | 14 | ||
Overcliff walk 1 | 2.1 km | 15 | ||
Undercliff Walk | 2.1 km | 18 | ||
Wentworth Falls - Leura | 1.9 km | 20 | ||
Valley of Waters - Nature Trail - Valley of Waters | 4.1 km | 23 | ||
Overcliff walk 2 | 2.25 km | 25 | ||
Waterfall - Bullawaring Track - Morray Track - Waterfall | 7.7 km | 30 | ||
Waterfall - Lake Toolooma - Waterfall | 2 km | 35 | ||
Waterfall - Bullawaring Track - Heathcote | 9 km | 37 | ||
Waterfall - Lake Eckersley - Heathcote | 7 km | 41 | ||
Waterfall - Bullawariing Track - Heathcote Creek - Morray Track - Waterfall | 10 km | 43 |
Moderate Tracks (Grade 3 walks)
Rouse Hill Regional Park
Rouse Hill
9 Best Pokéwalks
Here are some nice bushwalks with public transport access, where you will find towers, gyms and Pokémons.
Remember to stay safe, tell someone where you are going and when you are expected back. Keep you phone in your pocket whilst you walk, and keep to the track.
Enjoy the PokéWalk.
Leave no PokéTrace
1) Plan Ahead and Prepare
2) Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
3) Dispose of Waste Properly
4) Leave What You Find
5) Minimise Campfire Impacts
6) Respect Wildlife
7) Be Considerate of Your Hosts and Other Visitors
Think before you PokéTREK
T – Take adequate supplies of food, water, navigation and first aid equipment.
R – Register your planned route and tell friends and family when you expect to return.
E – Emergency beacon (PLB’s) are available free of charge from NSW Police Force and NPWS.
K – Keep to your planned route and follow the map and walking trails.
Map Attribution
Maps used on wildwalks are used with permission and come from different sources.
Water Colour Maps
The beautiful maps used on the home page and general overview pages where designed and developed by the clever map architects at Stamen. The provide a range of mapping services worth checking them out. These maps are rendered using OSM.org data.
Online Topographic base maps
The detailed maps used on the walk and park pages are created by NSW LPI. The tiles have been kindly released under a creative commons licence and we are hosting a CDN mirror of the tiles to off set the load on on the tile server.
Wildwalks Printable Walk Maps
These maps have been created by wildwalks using a variety of data. Our own data has been collected for track and poi of interest information. Roads and many other tracks, trails and other data from the amazing OSM.org project. The terrain data is derived from best data from Nasa, Japan space agencies as well as other publicly available DEMS. Contours, hill shading and Most creeks are derived from this same DEM. The vegetation layer has been created by analyzing NASA data using Google Earth Engine. These map images are copyright wildwalks, but if you want to use them in a project give me a yell, happy to see if I can render something useful for you.
Maps are generated using the opensource Mapserver engine. The online dynamic GUI maps are created using our own hosted Cartodb server. Both amazing tools.
About Us
Wildwalks is an online Bushwalking Guide Book with the aim of helping more people get out and safely enjoy the many great bushwalks and camping opportunities in NSW. It does not matter if you are new to bushwalking or experienced, there is something here for everyone.
Wildwalks is developed by small group of people who are passionate about the outdoors. We want to encourage people to “get out there” and enjoy the great places on offer.
Our goal is build a massive database of bushwalking tracks from around Australia. I am conscious we are a long way from there now, but over the next few years I hope to grow this site.
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A few FAQ’s
1) Should I still carry a traditional topographical Map?
YES. I recommend that you still have at least one set of maps that cover an area, the maps provided by Wildwalks cover just the walk, and are limited help in case of emergency change in plans. Also some printers and paper do not handle the rugged outdoors as well as the maps you can buy.
2) Can I print the notes and maps?
YES. Use the PDF button or link to generate a nice printable version with a much better map what what is the webpage.
3) Can I print copies for my fellow walkers?
YES. I think that everyone in the walking group should have a copy, please print as many as you want.
4) Can I use the notes and maps for my School, Club or Commercial group.
YES. Again I think that every one should have a copy of the map at the very least, Please to not change or trim the notes to hide logo or any other information though.
5) What if I think something is wrong?
Please use the user feedback in each article to let us know how we can improve things, we really love feedback. We know the notes are not perfect, we try hard so please let us know how we can do better.
6) Can I suggest a walk to be included?
YES. Our goal is to grow and build lots more walks. I plan to add a “suggest / vote for a walk page” but until then e-mail me your thoughts. If you want variations on existing walks, please also let me know, we can usually turn those around quickly. I hope by the end of the year we will also have a very cool “reverse” this walk feature, so that if you want to do the walk the other way round, it will be easy (the map and the tracknotes will be changed as if it was meant to be like that).
7) Can I download the walk to my GPS?
Not Yet. We are working on this, We have the data and the technology, but there are a few issues with it at this stage. Firstly we have a problem with people stealing info from our website and putting it up on there own, and this just makes that to easy for them (this data costs us a lot of money to produce, I am happy for people to use it for free, but not to claim it as there own and have no plans to maintain it.) Secondly there are some social/safety issues on using GPS for bushwalks. I am keen to address these issues and get this GPS data to you sooner then later.
8) Can I view the walks in Google Earth?
Not Yet. For similar reasons to FAQ 7, but I hope to resolve this one sooner. We are playing with this and just to tease you, it is pretty cool. Once we release this you will be able to do virtual fly overs or all the walks, view the sat image and Topomaps, see the photos in the place they were taken and a few other cool things.
9) How can I search for walks on Wildwalks?
We have got a Bushwalk search page for finding walks on the website. It has an advanced search options as well.
10) Can I link to Wildwalks?
Yes, Please do. Links to Wildwalks help more people find a useful bushwalking site, and it help us by bringing more people to our service. When linking to wildwalks it would help us further if you also link descriptive keywords, such as bushwalking or hiking. So if linking to the home page try something like Wildwalks an online bushwalking guidebook or if link to a specific walk or list of walks you may want to try something like Bushwalking tracks in Royal National Park . Our URL’s are pretty stable so you should rarely have issues with broken links.
Thanks for your interest
Matt 🙂
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Information collected from browsing When you view the Wildwalks website and app, we may collect the following information: • your IP (Internet protocol) address or host name eg. 123.123.123.12 or xxx.yyy.com.au • the date and time you visited the website • the pages or documents you download • the web browser, operating system, screen resolution, Internet settings you are using • the previous site you visited, if you reached our website by clicking on a link • whether you have previously visited our website (only if you accept Cookies). Information collected from online forms When you submit a form on the Wildwalks website we collect information from it. This information may include personal and organisational details such as your full name, phone number, business name and ACN details, email address and street address. Clicking on the ‘submit’ button on any form acts as your consent for Wildwalks to collect the information you have provided. Before you submit this information we will take reasonable steps to inform you of: • where applicable, any law that requires the particular information to be collected • which fields are mandatory and which are optional. Information collected from email If you send us an email, we will record your email and email address for the purpose of responding to you.
Use and disclosure of information collected
Information collected from web browsing is used to identify patterns of usage of the Wildwalks website and app. This will help us improve the website and the services offered we offer. Information collected from forms and email will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it. We will not use it for any other purpose, nor will we disclose it, unless with your consent or in other circumstances where such use or disclosure is permitted under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. Your personal information (including your email address) will not be automatically added to a mailing list, or sold or otherwise transferred to a third party. We take reasonable steps to protect information during transfer and storage. Physical measures, such as building and equipment security, are used in conjunction with digital technology, such as data encryption and firewalls, to minimise unauthorised access to information.
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Beta Feedback Page
Hi
Thanks for for checking out the new Wildwalks website. It would be great if you can let me know any problems and you and suggestions to improve the site.
Stuff I am working on:
- * Campsite landing page (make it pretty – maybe even add a map)
- * More.. (still to add many of the articles from the old website)
- * Mobile friendly stuff (especially bushwalk search page) done
- * Add mobile menu to all pages (same as home page)
* Walks
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- * Extra downloads (KML, GPS and other PDF’s)
Good suggestions I will look at it when I get time
- Be able to download NSW topo maps for printing
- a list of walks in NSW not yet on wildwalks (more then just the book stuff) — wiki maybe??
A few tips for reporting a problem.
- * Please provide a URL to the page with the problem
- * Explain what happened (or did not happen) & what you expected to happen
- * Try it a few times, does it keep happening?
- * Provide any extra info you can (eg screen shot)
- * be patient, it might take me a while to get to it, I will get to big problems first.
Thanks
To shy to leave a comment here? Email me matt@wildwalks.com or Wildwalks Facebook Page. Thanks.
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