Little Beach Trail

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Safer Bushwalks Tips on staying safe on track
Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Getting There Transport options and directions

Start	(-33.5098802,151.4123034)
Mode	Car (There is free parking available.)
Directions	From Avoca Drive Turn on to Empire Bay Drive then drive for 360 m At roundabout, take exit 1 onto The Scenic Road and drive for another 250 m At roundabout, take exit 2 onto The Scenic Road and drive for another 5.6 km Keep left onto Grahame Drive and drive for another 420 m

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Getting started
From the car park, this walk follows the 'Little Beach' sign along the management trail, passing around a gate. The walk heads down the hill, crosses a creek, and climbs up the hill out of the gully. The walk then winds down to a signposted intersection, with a bush track to the right.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. After 60 m pass the "Little Beach Car Park" (15 m on your right). After another 85 m head through/around the gate.
	After another 160 m continue straight. After another 15 m continue straight.
	After another 40 m continue straight. After another 15 m pass the "Bouddi Coastal Walk" (20 m on your right). After another 265 m come to a toilet. A sign. Then pass the shelter (on your right). Then pass the BBQ (on your right). Then pass the picnic table (10 m on your right). Then find the "Little Beach Campsite" (8 m on your left). Little Beach Campsite Little Beach campsite is a small grassed area, wedged between the hills and set back from the beach. The campsite has six designated sites, a composting toilet, rubbish bins, Gas BBQ's and a shelter. There is no drinking water onsite and the beach is only 20m away.
	Continue another 30 m to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 640 m to get back to the start. About 60 m past the end is "Little Beach". Little Beach Little Beach, Bouddi National Park, is a small 100m-long stretch of sand and rocks, facing out to the Tasman Sea and South Pacific Ocean. The beach is backed by a gully and sided by steep rocky headlands. The beach has a south easterly aspect and has its own campsite.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Little Beach Trail

Grading

	Class 3/6 Moderate track
Length	1.3 km
Time	25 min to 1 h

Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage	Directional signs along the way (3/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Some facilities on route

Campsite: There is one 610 m from the start.

Shelter: There is one 620 m from the start.

Toilet: There is one 670 m from the start.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Campsite	610 m	Little Beach Campsite
Shelter	620 m	[shelter]
Toilet	670 m	[toilet]

Articles Discover more details to thrive on track

Little Beach
Little Beach, Bouddi National Park, is a small 100m-long stretch of sand and rocks, facing out to the Tasman Sea and South Pacific Ocean. The beach is backed by a gully and sided by steep rocky headlands. The beach has a south easterly aspect and has its own campsite.

Little Beach Campsite
Little Beach campsite is a small grassed area, wedged between the hills and set back from the beach. The campsite has six designated sites, a composting toilet, rubbish bins, Gas BBQ's and a shelter. There is no drinking water onsite and the beach is only 20m away.

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Weather & Alerts Check forecasts & closures
Weather Forecast
- Woy Woy Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
  
  Thursday 31 October
  
  26°C
  Shower or two. Possible storm.
  70% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 8:50am to 4:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
  
  Friday 1 November
  
  15°C → 22°C
  Shower or two.
  60% chance of rain
  0 → 4mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm about the Lower Hunter. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
  
  Saturday 2 November
  
  14°C → 21°C
  Shower or two clearing.
  50% chance of rain
  0 → 2mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning and afternoon. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning then becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 27.
  
  Sunday 3 November
  
  15°C → 30°C
  Mostly sunny.
  5% chance of rain
  
  Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34.
  
  Monday 4 November
  
  19°C → 26°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Tuesday 5 November
  
  17°C → 23°C
  Possible shower.
  40% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Possible shower.
  
  Wednesday 6 November
  
  17°C → 26°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Forecast data thanks to © Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Alerts
- Bouddi National Park alerts
  Closed areas: Little Beach campground and access road closed for culvert replacement
  Little Beach Fire trail will be closed between Sunday 27th October – Friday 15th November.
  Little Beach Camp ground is also closed to campers during this time.
  You can still access Little Beach, the Coastal Walk and the Murawaring Moor Track by using the Little beach walking track which you acessed from Graham Drive.
  Penalties apply for non-compliance.
  For more information, contact the local NPWS office on 02 4320 4200 or npws.centralcoast@environment.nsw.gov.au.
  
  Closed areas: No access to Old Wagstaffe trail through private property
  There is no public access to Old Wagstaffe trail through private property. Signs show where public access is not permitted.
  Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please contact the NPWS Central Coast area office on 02 4320 4200.
  
  Alert kindly provided by © NSW Nataional Parks and Wildlife Service

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