Pinnacles loop walking track
Pambula-Haycock area in Beowa National Park
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about Pinnacles loop walking track.
Track grading
Features of this track
Distance
1.1km loop
Time
20 - 40min
Quality of markings
Clearly sign posted
Experience required
No experience required
Gradient
Gentle hills
Quality of path
Formed track, some obstacles: The walk is 1.2m-wide and a mixture of hard-packed ground and gravel.
Steps
Occasional steps:
- On the eastern side of the walk, there are 2 large staircases with 60 and 30 steps each.
- In the southern part of the walk, there are smaller sets of steps ranging from 2 to 6 steps each.
Accessible options
From where the walk starts, there's 370m on the western side of the loop and 220m in the northern part of the loop that's step-free and mostly flat with gentle hills.
Getting there and parking
- Travel 10km south along Princes Highway from Pambula
- Turn left onto Haycock Road and travel 1km
- Turn right at Pinnacles Road
Parking
Parking is available in a roadbase carpark at the start of Pinnacles loop walking track.
Best times to visit
There are lots of great things waiting for you in Beowa National Park. Here are some of the highlights.
Autumn
Camp at Bittangabee Beach campground and see lyrebirds performing their characteristic dance and tail display.
Spring
Visit Green Cape Lighthouse or Boyds Tower to spot whales migrating south to their Antarctic feeding grounds - you might even see females with young calves.
Summer
Plan a camping trip to Saltwater Creek - to enjoy the lagoons and beautiful surf beach.
Winter
Take the Light to Light walk when it's nice and cool and the banksias are in bloom.
Facilities
Toilets
There are non-flush toilets at the carpark where this walk begins.
- Non-flush toilets
Maps and downloads
Accessibility
Disability access level - hard
Assistance may be required on Pinnacles loop walking track:
- From where the walk starts, there's 370m on the western side of the loop and 220m in the northern part of the loop that's step-free and mostly flat with gentle hills.
- After these points, the walk has many steps including 2 large staircases on the eastern side of the walk and smaller sets of steps in the southern part of the loop.
- There are toilets at the carpark where this walk begins, but they're not accessible or ambulant.
Prohibited
Pets
Pets and domestic animals (other than certified assistance animals) are not permitted. Find out which regional parks allow dog walking and see the pets in parks policy for more information.
Smoking
NSW national parks are no smoking areas.
Operated by
- Merimbula office
- Monday to Friday and some weekends during peak holiday periods, 10am to 3pm.
- 02 6495 5000
- npws.sapphirecoast@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 47 Merimbula Drive, cnr Sapphire Coast Drive, Merimbula NSW 2548
Park info
- in the Pambula-Haycock area of Beowa National Park in the South Coast region
The Pambula-Haycock area of Beowa National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.