{"id":1952,"date":"2019-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/best-bushwalks-central-coast-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-05-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:00:00","slug":"best-bushwalks-central-coast-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/best-bushwalks-central-coast-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The best bushwalks on the Central Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gettyimages-1143890031.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Let&#8217;s walk!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hominy Creek Track <\/strong><strong>I Popran National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hominey Creek Track is an absolutely beautiful hike \u2013 hey, it\u2019s wouldn\u2019t be on this list if it wasn\u2019t! However, the walk isn\u2019t the highlight of this trail \u2013 it\u2019s the half-way point! \u00a0The turn-around spot on this walk is the stunning Emerald Pool \u2013 a swimming hole turned emerald by the bright green ferns lining the bottom. If this doesn\u2019t motivate you to hike, we don\u2019t know what will!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2019-05-15_13_23_23-popran_national_park_on_instagram_photos_and_videos.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image: Instagram\/@roothee<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girrakool Loop Track <\/strong><strong>I Brisbane Water National Park <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This 2km bushwalk will only take you around thirty minutes to complete, meaning there\u2019s plenty of time left to marvel at the beautiful scenery all along this track. \u00a0There\u2019s beautiful bushland, an Aboriginal rock engraving site, and a few waterfalls to see! Make sure to pack your camera!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>11km Track <\/strong><strong>I Dharug National Park <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 11km Track is \u2013 wait for it \u2013 11 kilometres long! Whoever named this one must have been <em>super<\/em> creative. Located near Wisemans Ferry, the loop follows a steep mountain ridge past beautiful creeks and through stunning gullies, and can take around 4-6 hours to complete.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2018-09-24_07_46_00-dhurag_national_park_on_instagram_photos_and_videos.png\" width=\"349\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Instagram\/@ginahawson<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Gum Trail <\/strong><strong>I Wyrrabalong National Park <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hidden under a red gum forest, this easy 3.4km walk will immerse you in the beauty of Australian flora! The path will take you past plenty of colourful banksia trees, flannel flowers, and cascading vines! With that much Aussie bushland, we wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see Russell Coight wondering around in there!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mount Ku-ring-gai to Berowa Train Station <\/strong><strong>I Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Offering up dense woodlands, Aboriginal middens, and spectacular creeks, this track is one of the best day walks on the Coast. The 7.4km loop can take upwards of seven hours to complete, so make sure to pack snacks! And hey, you just hiked 7.4km \u2013 you deserve eat as many snacks as you can carry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2018-09-24_07_48_12-ku-ring-gai_chase_national_park_on_instagram_photos_and_videos.png\" width=\"349\" height=\"431\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Instagram\/@designh20<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/5-beautiful-hidden-gems-central-coast\">5 beautiful hidden gems on the Central Coast\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Kate Stevens<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Images: Getty\/Instagram\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s walk! \u00a0 Hominy Creek Track I Popran National Park Hominey Creek Track is an absolutely beautiful hike \u2013 hey, it\u2019s wouldn\u2019t be on this list if it wasn\u2019t! However, the walk isn\u2019t the highlight of this trail \u2013 it\u2019s the half-way point! \u00a0The turn-around spot on this walk is the stunning Emerald Pool \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1953,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"geo_market":[],"class_list":["post-1952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The best bushwalks on the Central Coast - Star 104.5 Central Coast<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/best-bushwalks-central-coast-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The best bushwalks on the Central Coast\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Let&#8217;s walk! \u00a0 Hominy Creek Track I Popran National Park Hominey Creek Track is an absolutely beautiful hike \u2013 hey, it\u2019s wouldn\u2019t be on this list if it wasn\u2019t! 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