Ride A21

Ride A21
CUDMIRRAH TO WALTER HOOD MONUMENT AND RETURN
Start Point: Reserve on Goonawarra Drive Reserve, by Swan Lake at Cudmirrah
Map Ref: UD F17
Ride Finishes: The same, beside Swan Lake at Cudmirrah
Total Distance: 23.2 kms
Degree of Difficulty: Medium Hard
Bike Recommended: MTB
Cautions: Creek crossings, wet weather
Allow: Three hours for return trip in good dry conditions

A short but challenging mountain bike ride which explores the coastal forests south of Sussex Inlet. There
are a number of creeks. The crossings and other parts of the track can be difficult. You visit the bay where
the "Walter Hood" was wrecked in 1870, with thirteen people lost. Do not venture into the area in wet
weather - the creeks quickly fill and the clay soil makes for very difficult cycling.

kms
0.0 Go west on Goonawarra Dr
from picnic reserve on Swan
Lake at Cudmirrah, opposite
the general store.
0.6 Bitumen ends - gravel fire
trail; be careful of potholes,
washways.
0.8 Enter [CUDMIRRAH NATIONAL
PARK] - track steadily climbs.
2.4 Turn LEFT - still climbing.
3.3 Gravel Pit - keep LEFT on
formed road - follow [BLACKBUTT
RD] sign.
4.3 Concrete ford - always some
water (and potholes!) - steep
climb out.
6.2 Turn LEFT - [GRASSTREE RD] -
steady uphill continues.
7.3 Cross very rough ford; boggy in
wet weather.
7.6 Keep LEFT - (Bottlebrush Rd
on right) - 200 m down to
similar rough ford.

8.8 Turn hard LEFT - [CUDMIRRAH
NATIONAL PARK] sign.
10.5 Turn LEFT under powerlines -
keep LEFT at
[CUDMIRRAH NP] sign.
11.6 Walter Hood Monument. Pit
toilet, shelter, water (better to
boil it), Information, picnic
area, access to coast.
Return to Cudmirrah by the
same route.
23.2 Picnic Reserve, Swan Lake,
Cudmirrah. Toilets, tables,
water, wood BBQs. Telephones,
general store across the road.
End of ride.

Public Toilets: Cudmirrah, Walter Hood Monument.
Shops/Facilities/Water: Cudmirrah only.
Bike Shops, emergency spares: Closest Sussex Inlet (see p 6).
Variations on this route/alternative activities:
1. At low tide it may be possible to cycle back to Cudmirrah along the beach. From the Monument, follow
the walking track north, find your way across the rocks (difficult in places) and onto the beach. After
approximately 1 km, cross Berrara Creek, cycle through the Caravan Park, and follow the coast to
Collier Dr and back to Swan Lake. Total return distance is only about 5 kms.

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