Twofold Bay Lookout via Boyd Tower

Download & Print Map and Notes

20 mins

764 m Return

25 m

Very easy
This walk is a fantastic way to see some of Ben Boyd National Park’s heritage and spectacular coastline. The walk passes the iconic sandstone Boyd Tower and continues on to the wide views from the lookout over Twofold Bay. The side trip to Red Point lookout is well worth it to see the dramatic rock folds that are found along the coast of the national park. Note that the side trip has as very steep set of steps.

Maps for the Twofold Bay Lookout via Boyd Tower walk

You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.
These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Eden 1:25 000 Map Series 88231N EDEN NSW-88231N
Eden 1:100 000 Map Series 8823 EDEN 8823

Cross sectional view of the Twofold Bay Lookout via Boyd Tower bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Twofold Bay Lookout via Boyd Tower

Accessibility summary information for the Twofold Bay Lookout via Boyd Tower

Parking: There are 0 designated accessible parking areas on this walk.
Toilets: There are 0 designated accessible toilets on this walk.
Seats: There are 3 places to sit on this walk. They are on average 190m apart, with a maximum gap of 190m.
Hazards: There are 1 specific noteable accessability related hazards on this walk.
      Trip Hazard Culvert under path with exposed drainage ditch on the very edge of path. A drop of about 25cm. Marked with timber bollards, there are a series of 4 more similar drainage ditches about every 40m. Found about 90m into the walk.

Accessibility Details


Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001

Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.

Length 764 m
Time 20 mins
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Grade 1/6



Very easy
AS 2156.1 Gradient Flat, no steps (1/6)
Quality of track Smooth and hardened path (1/6)
Signs Clearly signposted (1/6)
Experience Required No experience required (1/6)
Weather Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)
Infrastructure Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)

Some more details of this walks Grading

Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk

Gradient

This whole walk, 380m is flat with no steps.

Quality of track

This whole walk, 380m follows a smooth and hardened path.

Signs

This whole walk, 380m is clearly signposted.

Experience Required

This whole walk, 380m requires no previous bushwalking experience.

weather

This whole walk, 380m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).

Infrastructure

This whole walk, 380m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).

Similar walks

A list of walks that share part of the track with the Twofold Bay Lookout via Boyd Tower walk.

Other Nearby walks

A list of walks that start near the Twofold Bay Lookout via Boyd Tower walk.

Plan your trip to and from the walk here

The Twofold Bay Lookout via Boyd Tower walk starts and ends at the Ben Boyd car park (gps: -37.104516, 149.95119)
Your main transport option to Ben Boyd car park is by;
Car. A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.
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Fire Danger

Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.

Weather Forest

This walk starts in the South Coast weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.

Forecast snapshot

Park Information & Alerts

Comments

 


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Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)

Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂