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Patonga on the Hawkesbury River

Patonga

Located on the Hawkesbury River, Patonga is a small community of around 200 inhabitants. Surrounded by Brisbane Water National Park, it is a great place to go bushwalking, or enjoy the water. A beautiful beach extends along the front of the town on the shores of Brisk Bay.

Shops opposite the beach offer meals and drinks, where you can dine in or eat on the beach.

Patonga means “oyster” in the Guringai people’s language, whose country stretches from the north side of Port Jackson to the southern end of Lake Macquarie.

Having just completed the Pearl Beach Patonga Fire Trail, we were looking for something to eat and somewhere to relax. We bought take-away coffee and morning tea at the cafe before walking to the beach to relax and eat.

  • Patonga
    Brisk Bay
  • Beach
    Patonga Beach
  • Fishing Boats at Patonga
    Fishing Boats in Brisk Bay
  • Jetty
    Underside of the Jetty with Barnacles Growing on the Piers
  • Row Boat
    Row Boat on the Beach

What Did We Think?

A great place to stop and relax on the beach, or go boating. If you like bush walking, this is one end of the Fire Trail that leads to Pearl Beach, so is a great place to relax before or after you do the walk.

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Pearl Beach Patonga Firetrail Bushwalking

View over the Hawkesbury River From Warrah Lookout

How to Get There

The Pearl Beach Patonga Firetrail can be started at either end, but we chose Pearl Beach, which has a carpark at the Crommelin Arboretum. Driving through Pearl Beach is interesting, because all of the streets are named after gemstones. A short walk back down the road from the carpark takes you to the start of the track.

The Pearl Beach Patonga Firetrail

The Pearl Beach Patonga Firetrail is a 4.4km well defined track taking around one hour to complete, one-way. It is well maintained and sign posted, because it it a fire trail. Bike riders also use the trail, so be careful to keep out of their way. The track passes through red gum forest, which provides a great backdrop to the walk.

  • Signpost at the Start of the Pearl Beach Patonga Fire Trail
    Signpost at the Start of the Pearl Beach Patonga Fire Trail
  • The Pearl Beach Patonga Fire Trail
    The Pearl Beach Patonga Fire Trail
  • The Pearl Beach Patonga Fire Trail
    The Pearl Beach Patonga Fire Trail

Pearl Caves

About 300m into the walk, the hillside on the left becomes steeper and you will notice rock overhangs at the base. These become quite large and form sandstone caves under the cliff. We decided not to walk though the bush to go inside as the undergrowth was very dense. Instead, we looked at them from the track.

Pearl Caves
Pearl Caves

Warrah Lookout

Located a further 1.4km past Pearl Caves is Warrah Lookout, with spectacular views over the Hawkesbury River. If you look carefully, Barrenjoey Lighthouse is visible on the far side.

  • Warrah Lookout Sign
    Warrah Lookout Sign
  • View over the Hawkesbury River From Warrah Lookout
    View over the Hawkesbury River From Warrah Lookout
  • View over the Hawkesbury River From Warrah Lookout
    View over the Hawkesbury River From Warrah Lookout
  • Hawkesbury River Through Trees at Warrah Lookout
    Hawkesbury River Through Trees at Warrah Lookout

What Did We Think?

This was a great walk, with wonderful views from the lookout surrounded by eucalypt forest. We thought it was a good walk because of the scenery and amazing coastal views.