- 75km
- 4-6 hours
- Grade 3
- Goolawah National Park, Limeburners Creek National Park
Tour the coast from the Hastings River via Point Plomer to Crescent Head, with short scenic headland walks
Macleay Valley
Heritage lighthouses, coastal national parks, river country, rainforest and mountains – there are a lot of place to walk and go adventure touring in the Macleay Valley. Kempsey is the major town.
Trails
- Adventure touring
- Macleay Valley, New England, Port Macquarie - Hastings
- 170km
- 2-3 days
- Grade 2
- Carrai National Park, Werrikimbe National Park, Willi Willi National Park
A 4WD journey on Carrai, Coachwood and Racecourse Trails to Mary's View and waterfalls
- 9km
- 2.5 hours
- Grade 4
- Hat Head National Park
Circle the headland then climb the Hat for panoramic views before finishing on Connors track
- 13km
- 4 hours
- Grade 3
- 2 Comments
- Yarriabini National Park
Climb from the beach at Middle Head, over Cooks Knob and up to Yarriabini lookout on forest trails
- Adventure riding
- Macleay Valley, Nambucca Valley
- 120km
- 3-4 hours
- Grade 1
- Hat Head National Park, Yarriabini National Park
Explore Tourist Drives 12 and 14 with coastal villages, Macleay river and Yarriabini forest.
- 64km
- 2 hours
- Grade 3
- 2 Comments
- Ingalba State Forest, Tamban State Forest, Ngambaa Nature Reserve
Part 1 - Ride through forest in the spirit of explorer Clement Hodgkinson from the Macleay River to Bellingen
- 8.5km
- 2 hours
- Grade 2
- South West Rocks
Explore heritage at Horseshoe Bay, then cross Humpty Back Creek footbridge to the Macleay River entrance
- 2.5km
- 45 minutes
- Grade 1
- South West Rocks
Teal lagoon, mangroves, salt marsh and birdlife on a rehabilitated dairy farm at Boyters Lane