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Horsehead Rock Wallaga Lake

Horsehead Rock

Horsehead Rock Wallaga Lake New South Wales Australia

As one of Australia’s most distinctive coastal rock formations, Horsehead Rock at Wallaga Lake is a must see if in the area. As a bonus, there are several other interesting rock formations on the same stretch of the coast.

Getting There

Located 240 km from Canberra on the New South Wales south coast, Horsehead Rock can be accessed from the Camel Rock carpark. We left out car here and walked the short distance to the beach.

Safety

There are two ways to view Horsehead Rock, either from the beach or the cliff top. It is important to only walk to Horsehead Rock from the beach at low tide, otherwise you may get stranded on the far side. Check the tide times be here.

When taking the cliff top track, be aware that it is not fenced. With soft edges and steep cliffs make it important to stay back while keeping any children well supervised.

Camel Rock and Haywards Beach

One track from the carpark takes you down to Haywards Beach. This is a beautiful sandy beach, where several people were surfing during our visit. As you step onto the beach, there is a large rock formation to your left. This is Camel Rock. We walked around it and then a little further around the headland where there are some other interesting formations. Horsehead rock can be accessed from here, but only at low tide. Unfortunately the tide was coming in, so we couldn’t get to it.

Haywards Beach
Haywards Beach
Camel Rock
Camel Rock
Haywards Beach viewed from the carpark
Haywards Beach viewed from the carpark

Cliff Top Track

Walking back from the beach to the carpark, we took the cliff top track. Several spots along the track provide great views over the beach. From here you can see why it’s called Horsehead Rock because it looks like one that is drinking with its head in the water.

Also from the cliff top, if you look left there is another formation. Called Dragon Tail rock, it looks like the tail of a huge mythical monster.

Cliff top trail
Cliff top trail
Horsehead rock from the rear and Pebbly Beach
Looking at Horsehead rock from the rear towards Pebbly Beach
Horsehead Rock
Horsehead Rock
Horsehead Rock
Horsehead Rock
Dragons Tail Rock
Dragons Tail Rock

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Australia Rock Narooma NSW

Australia Rock

Australia Rock Narooma NSW

Located in Narooma, (a five-hours drive from Sydney or 3 hours from Canberra), Australia Rock is an interesting geological feature bearing a resemblance to the shape of the Australian continent (without Tasmania). The shape is the result of thousands of years of erosion of the ancient chert and shale headland.

We parked at the Bar Rock Lookout carpark, which gives spectacular ocean views over the breakwalls and out to Montague Island. You also get a lovely outlook over to Bar Beach and the Wagonga Inlet.

Near the carpark is a memorial plaque to the Lady Darling, an 895-ton iron steamer that sank in thirty metres of water off Mystery Bay on 10 November 1880.  It was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne with a cargo of coal, and struck rocks about four miles south of Montague Island. Attempts were made to reach the shore but the Lady Darling filled rapidly and the crew abandoned ship. All made the safety of the Island.

From the lookout, stairs lead down to the break wall and Australia Rock. If you don’t want to take the stairs, you can drive down as there is a carpark.

An interesting place with some great views. Worth the visit is you are in the area.

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Bennetts Head Lookout

View from the Lookout

Bennetts Head Lookout

Located on the Bicentenial Way in Forster New South Wales, Bennetts Head Lookout is a popular place for whale watching during migration season. We were lucky and saw a few swimming south, but they were too far out to get a good look. Several tour operators provide whale watching trips locally, with one of the operators using the lookout to spot whales and direct the boats.

Getting There

Parking is available next to the main lookout on Bennetts Head Road. Alternately, the lookout would make a great rest stop if you were walking the Bicentennial Track.

The Lookout

As well as whales the lookout gives great views down the coast and over the ocean. As well as the main viewing platform near the road, several others are located a little further along the Bicentennial Track only a few minutes walk away. Some whale watchers had been there for several hours and mentioned that whales had swum in closer to the shore earlier. Unfortunately during our visit, they decided to stay out at sea.

This is a great lookout, especially during the whale migration when newly born calves swim south with the adults to the Antarctic.