Bouddi Coast Walk – 17 October 2025

I had not done that much walking in Bouddi National Park. I have done two walks to Maitland Bay (as far as I can recall). The most recent was ten years ago in 2015. On that trip, and the much earlier one, we had walked to the beach from the north. I was keen to see what the scenery was like on the walk from the south – from itty Beach to Maitland Bay. Bob also had not done very much walking in the Park, and he was happy with that choice.

A warm day was forecast, so rather than do a loop walk via the tops, we thought it more sensible to walk out and back the same way.

Here is Putty Beach –

On the Coastal Track –

There some nice Liesegang rings –

It was easy, scenic walking –

We then passed a section of Tessellated Pavement –

And a lot more really amazing Liesegang rings –

We then went past a small cove – Bullimah Beach. This beach can be reached via a side track.

There is a lookout at Gerrin Point with fine views. Here we also spotted a Peregrine Falcon –

Fom Gerrin Point, we could see Maitland Bay –

Then the track passes through some interesting woodland.

Native Iris

Cormorants

Fringe Lily with pollinator –

We could now get a good view of Bouddi Point – the scene of two shipwrecks –

Here is Maitland Bay and Bouddi Point –

We then walked down onto the back at Maitland Bay –

Bouddi Point

The tide was low, so ew could walk out on on the rock platform to the base of Bouddi Point. This was very worthwhile.

On our way, we could see some wreckage from the Paddle Ship Maitland which ran into rocks here in 1898. It was extremely windy weather and the ship that had left Sydney bund for Newcastle tried to enter Broken Bay where it could shelter. When the engine room became swamped, the ship drifted into the rocks of  bombora just out from Bouddi Point.

Desperate attempts were made to take a line to the shore, and in the end 29 of the 63 crew and passengers perished.

This could be another bit of wreckage –

Later Bob did some research on Trove and found another boat was wrecked here in 1909 – The Narooma.

At the point are some amazing rock formations –

In this telephoto shot, you can see Lion Island –

We then started walking back.

This had been a very pleasant walk.