Hobart Beach Camping Area to Bondi Lake

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Warning
This journey requires significant bushwalking experience, specialised equipment and navigation skills.
Please ensure you and your group well prepared and equiped for this journey.

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	(-36.7969722,149.9400845)
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 4 km Turn left onto Kerrisons Lane and drive for another 2.1 km Turn right onto Tathra Road and drive for another 8.8 km Turn sharp right onto Sapphire Coast Drive, 9 and drive for another 6.2 km Turn left onto Bournda Road and drive for another 2.9 km Turn slight left and drive for another 500 m Turn left and drive for another 100 m

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Getting started
From the intersection, this walk follows the path and the sign to the 'Field Study Huts' past the large picnic shelter (on the left). The track soon passes a volleyball court (on the right) and a fire pit (on the left), then follows a track marker through the dense melaleuca. The track soon comes to a three-way intersection marked with several signs, including one pointing back to 'Hobart Beach Camping Area'. From the intersection, the walk continues straight along the track, following the 'Bondi Lake' sign through the melaleuca. The track soon comes to another three-way intersection, marked with another sign pointing back to 'Hobart Beach Camping Area'.
Continue straight: From this intersection, this walk heads south along the track, following the 'Bondi Lake' sign through the melaleuca. The track soon comes to then crosses the dirt Bournda Rd to the 'Hobart Beach Camping Area 0.5km'sign on the otherside.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. There is a toilet (about 140 m back from the start). Hobart Beach (about 100 m back from the start).
	After another 170 m veer right.
	After another 450 m turn left. After another 1.3 km continue straight.
	After another 400 m turn left.
	Continue another 390 m to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 2.6 km to get back to the start. About 125 m past the end is "Bondi Lake". Bondi Lake Bondi Lake lies south of Tathra, behind Bournda Beach in Bournda National Park. The lake, when filled, is a shallow body of fresh water, which is fed by streams all found within the National Park. The lake, when dry, resembles a paddock with many kangaroos grazing in the middle of the dry lake. The lake can be accessed by bush tracks from Bournda Lagoon car park or Hobart Beach camping area.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Hobart Beach Camping Area to Bondi Lake

Grading

	Class 5/6 Very challenging
Length	5.2 km
Time	1 h 30 min to 1 h 45 min

Quality of track	Rough unclear track (5/6)
Gradient	Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
Signage	No directional signs (5/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Some facilities on route

Camp site: There is one -75 m back from the start.

Toilet: There is one -113 m back from the start.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	-113 m	[toilet]
Camp site	-75 m	Hobart Beach

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Bondi Lake
Bondi Lake lies south of Tathra, behind Bournda Beach in Bournda National Park. The lake, when filled, is a shallow body of fresh water, which is fed by streams all found within the National Park. The lake, when dry, resembles a paddock with many kangaroos grazing in the middle of the dry lake. The lake can be accessed by bush tracks from Bournda Lagoon car park or Hobart Beach camping area.

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Weather & Alerts Check forecasts & closures
Weather Forecast
- Merimbula Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
  
  Wednesday 18 September
  
  Clear.
  
  Clear. Winds west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.
  
  Thursday 19 September
  
  7°C → 22°C
  Shower or two.
  50% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the south, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds westerly 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 24.
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 9:10am to 2:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
  
  Friday 20 September
  
  6°C → 20°C
  Partly cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the Victorian border, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 22.
  
  Saturday 21 September
  
  7°C → 21°C
  Partly cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower near the Victorian border, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending west to southwesterly during the day then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 22.
  
  Sunday 22 September
  
  6°C → 22°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the south in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending west to southwesterly during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 23.
  
  Monday 23 September
  
  6°C → 23°C
  Sunny.
  5% chance of rain
  
  Sunny.
  
  Tuesday 24 September
  
  7°C → 23°C
  Mostly sunny.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Mostly sunny.
  
  Wednesday 25 September
  
  9°C → 21°C
  Shower or two.
  60% chance of rain
  0 → 3mm
  
  Shower or two.
  
  Forecast data thanks to © Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Alerts
- Bournda National Park alerts
  Safety alerts: Kianinny Headland - Large Boulder Hazard
  Kianinny Headland - Large Boulder Hazard. There is a large boulder at the Kianinny Headland which could fall or roll into ocean. Visitors are advised to keep clear of boulder at all times.
  
  Other planned events: Notice of 1080 ongoing baiting program
  NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is conducting an ongoing ground baiting program from Monday 1 July 2024 to Monday 30 September 2024. The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of wild dogs and/or foxes.
  The program will take place in:
  
  Araluen Nature Reserve
  
  Badja Swamps Nature Reserve
  
  Beowa National Park
  
  Berlang State Conservation Area
  
  Bondi Gulf Nature Reserve
  
  Bournda National Park
  
  Bournda Nature Reserve
  
  Coolumbooka Nature Reserve
  
  Deua National Park
  
  Eurobodalla National Park
  
  Kooraban National Park
  
  Majors Creek State Conservation Area
  
  Mimosa Rocks National Park
  
  Monga National Park and State Conservation Area
  
  South East Forest National Park
  
  Wadbilliga National Park
  
  The program is designed to minimise predator impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species.
  Signs will be placed at the entry to baiting locations. Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW National Parks managed lands.
  Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs). Pets and working dogs must be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.
  Penalties apply for non-compliance. For further information call the NPWS Merimbula area office on 02 6495 5000.
  
  Alert kindly provided by © NSW Nataional Parks and Wildlife Service

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