Sunday 6 August 2023
Photos courtesy of Max. Walk report courtesy of Walk Leader Karen M.
It was a beautiful sunny day at Tuross Head on Sunday when Batemans Bay Bushwalkers gathered to take in the sights of that scenic peninsula sandwiched between 2 lakes and the ocean.
We welcomed 3 visitors, and it was new territory for most of the group who were not familiar with that part of the coast. Our walk at Tuross is an Easy/Medium 8 km circuit. It starts at the water tanks beside Chatham Park and follows the streets above Tuross Lake to Tuross House. This is the first residence built on titled land at the Head by Patrick Mylott in 1870. The surrounding 875 acres were farmed by the Mylotts until 1925, when the property was sold to Hector McWilliam who then went on to develop the land for housing.
The track then runs down the hill through back lanes to Coila Lake and the shared pathway following the lake side. Walkers enjoyed a break at the mouth of Coila Lake before taking the pathway to Plantation Point where we paused to see a solitary whale cavorting reasonably close to shore. Then it was over the sandy coves to One Tree Point to take in the view of Tuross Lake mouth. Then we walked above Tuross Lake with its gorgeous views to the boat ramp, and cut up the hill via a laneway to the historic Old Bakery and Bakers Cottage, both now AirBnBs.
Finally it was a quick walk along the Chatham Park fire trail back to the water tanks. No visit to Tuross is complete without a refreshment break at the Tuross Boathouse on the lake. Several of us stayed on to further enjoy the sparkling day with fish and chips down on the water.