Green Cape to Pulpit Rock

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• 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	(-37.2591865,150.0474774)
Mode	Car (A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.)
Directions	From Princes Highway, A1 Turn on to Princes Highway, A1 then drive for 1.3 km At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Princes Highway, A1 and drive for another 27.3 km Turn right onto Princes Highway, A1 and drive for another 6.7 km At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Quondolo Street, A1 and drive for another 245 m Turn slight right onto Bullara Street, A1 and drive for another 18.7 km At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Mitchell Street, A1 and drive for another 18.3 km Turn left onto Edrom Road and drive for another 5.7 km Turn right onto Green Cape Road and drive for another 11.2 km Turn left onto Green Cape Road and drive for another 6.8 km Continue onto Green Cape Road and drive for another 2.5 km
Finish	(-37.2397533,150.0341255)
Mode (end)	Car Shuttle Car (A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.)

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Getting started
From the intersection, this walk heads in the opposite direction to the 'Lighthouse Walkway' signs through the car park. The walk soon meets a bush track into the melaleuca and heath, which it follows to the signposted intersection of the Ly-ee-moon Graveyard.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. There is a sign (about 125 m back from the start). There is a toilet (about 95 m back from the start). Green Cape (about 75 m back from the start). Green Cape Green Cape is a headland at the southern end of Ben Boyd National Park, forming the northern head of Disaster Bay. The cape's traditional owners are the people of the Yuin nation, from whom there remains evidence of a number of camps in the area. The cape was named 'Green Point' by Matthew Flinders in 1798. The area began its notorious fame in 1802 when eight of Flinders' crew disappeared when fetching water, in what he then appropriately named 'Disaster Bay'. The Imlay brothers and Boyd both established whaling business in the area in the early to mid 1800's, leaving several buildings in the park. There were many shipwrecks in the surrounding waters, the most famous being the SS Ly-ee-moon, whose victims are buried on the cape. The most visible feature on the cape is the 29-metre high lighthouse that is still operational today. NPWS run 1-hour tours of the site based on bookings . There is a composting toilet at the car park at the end of Green Cape Road. Accommodation is also available in the renovated lighthouse keeper cottages. After 75 m to find the car park.
	After another 140 m continue straight, to head along Light to Light Walk. After another 25 m find the "Ly-ee-moon Graveyard" (10 m on your right). Ly-ee-moon Graveyard The Ly-ee-moon Graveyard is a stark reminder of the horrific accident on the night of May 31st, 1886, when 71 men, women and children lost their lives. The white stone and single cross marks the positions of the unnamed graves. The nearby plaque names the people who lost their lives - sadly some names where not known and these people are remembered only by comments such as 'one who had a German accent'. 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.
	After another 1 km continue straight, to head along Light to Light Walk.
	After another 285 m continue straight, to head along Light to Light Walk.
	After another 1.4 km turn right. After another 350 m continue straight.
	After another 195 m continue straight. After another 85 m pass the toilet (10 m on your left).
	Turn right. After another 10 m pass the car park (20 m on your left).
	After another 20 m continue straight.
	After another 10 m come to the end. About 10 m past the end is a viewpoint. About 65 m past the end is "Pulpit Rock". Pulpit Rock Pulpit Rock is a large rock platform on the south-east coast of NSW, between Green Cape and Bittangabee in Ben Boyd National Park. The rock platform is a popular spot for rock fishing. Pulpit Rock is accessed via a staircase near the end of a service trail off Green Cape Rd. Near the car park is a pit toilet and garbage facilities. From the rock platform, there are great views north up the coast, with the red rock cliffs providing a spectacular highlight.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Green Cape to Pulpit Rock

Grading

	Class 4/6 Hard track
Length	3.5 km
Time	1 h 15 min to 1 h 30 min

Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Very steep (4/6)
Signage	Minimal directional signs (4/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Foretasted & unexpected storms and severe weather may impact on navigation and safety (4/6)

Some facilities on route

Toilet: There are 2 on route, on average they are 1.2 km apart with the largest gap of 3.5 km.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	-65 m	[toilet]
Toilet	3.5 km	[toilet]

Articles Discover more details to thrive on track

Green Cape
Green Cape is a headland at the southern end of Ben Boyd National Park, forming the northern head of Disaster Bay. The cape's traditional owners are the people of the Yuin nation, from whom there remains evidence of a number of camps in the area. The cape was named 'Green Point' by Matthew Flinders in 1798. The area began its notorious fame in 1802 when eight of Flinders' crew disappeared when fetching water, in what he then appropriately named 'Disaster Bay'. The Imlay brothers and Boyd both established whaling business in the area in the early to mid 1800's, leaving several buildings in the park. There were many shipwrecks in the surrounding waters, the most famous being the SS Ly-ee-moon, whose victims are buried on the cape. The most visible feature on the cape is the 29-metre high lighthouse that is still operational today. NPWS run 1-hour tours of the site based on bookings . There is a composting toilet at the car park at the end of Green Cape Road. Accommodation is also available in the renovated lighthouse keeper cottages.

Ly-ee-moon Graveyard
The Ly-ee-moon Graveyard is a stark reminder of the horrific accident on the night of May 31st, 1886, when 71 men, women and children lost their lives. The white stone and single cross marks the positions of the unnamed graves. The nearby plaque names the people who lost their lives - sadly some names where not known and these people are remembered only by comments such as 'one who had a German accent'. 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.

Pulpit Rock
Pulpit Rock is a large rock platform on the south-east coast of NSW, between Green Cape and Bittangabee in Ben Boyd National Park. The rock platform is a popular spot for rock fishing. Pulpit Rock is accessed via a staircase near the end of a service trail off Green Cape Rd. Near the car park is a pit toilet and garbage facilities. From the rock platform, there are great views north up the coast, with the red rock cliffs providing a spectacular highlight.

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  Thursday 31 October
  
  21°C
  Cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  
  Cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the north, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 18 and 22.
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 9:10am to 4:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]
  
  Friday 1 November
  
  10°C → 20°C
  Mostly sunny.
  5% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the north, slight chance elsewhere. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 20.
  
  Saturday 2 November
  
  9°C → 21°C
  Sunny.
  5% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h during the day then tending northerly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s.
  
  Sunday 3 November
  
  13°C → 29°C
  Partly cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the Victorian border, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
  
  Monday 4 November
  
  12°C → 21°C
  Becoming cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Becoming cloudy.
  
  Tuesday 5 November
  
  12°C → 21°C
  Cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Cloudy.
  
  Wednesday 6 November
  
  14°C → 24°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
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