Mostly levelled, well-traversed track with rocky steps on the inclines/descents. Grade: Easy – Medium / Grade 3 (according to the Australian Walking Track Grading System). Time: 5 hrs (can be done as an overnight hike with 2.5 hrs each way) There are some larger steps required and, especially going down, was hard on the knees with a heavy pack. The roughest part of the track is the last descent down to Growler Creek at the north end of Oberon Bay. This last section of track is rockier than previous parts but still shows signs of regular maintenance, with all major water run-offs piped under the track. I felt small a lot of this walk.Īfter a short walk on Little Oberon Beach, the track rises again around the final point before descending into Oberon Bay. Mountains and rocks all looked impressive from a distance, but you never realised how big they were until you were right under them. Throughout this entire trip, I found it hard to gauge the scale of things. The enormous granite slabs that form the face of the hills coming down into the bay get more and more intimidating the closer you get. We never got too close to it on this trek but even from a distance, its size is very imposing.Īs you round Norman Point and start heading back towards Little Oberon Bay, the landscape changes dramatically and this is where it really started feeling remote and wild. Even more impressive is Skull Rock visible to the far south. The Glennie Group sits about 8km offshore, but from the elevated track, they appear a lot closer. The islands off the coast are impressive and their size is deceptive. Having never been here before, there was a “WOW” factor around every corner. This section of the track was by far my favourite. The steeper inclines have rocky steps to aid erosion, and the final stretch before Little Oberon has a number of short bridges over the deeper washouts. Again, for this section, the track is well maintained and navigation is easy. The trail skirts around Norman Point before ending on the beach at Little Oberon Bay, 2.2km later.
Once reaching the southern end of Norman Beach, the track starts climbing out of the tea-tree scrub and becomes more exposed.
It forms part of the popular Norman Beach / Tidal River loop so is very well traversed.
The trail is very well maintained and almost manicured in parts. The first 1.6km of track is through light tea-tree scrub.
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