WALK THE FULL LENGTH OF THIS BEAUTIFUL TRACK OR DO SECTIONS INDIVIDUALLY
Shelly Beach
The Walk
The Port Macquarie Coastal Walk was developed over many years and completed in August 2009. It comprises a well developed bush track, paved sections, beach walks and some steps.
The full length of the Coastal Walk from Tacking Point Lighthouse to Westport Park is 9.1 km but there are plenty of exit and entry points. Caches in our series can be tackled individually, or the entire track can be walked south-to-north so you can collect several in one stroll. [NOTE: This is our third Section. The first Section can be found at GC39ERW "Coastal Walk #1: Beautiful Lighthouse Beach". Please refer to this first cache for public transport information and advice, and status of other caches in the series, should you wish to do the whole Coastal Walk]. You will pass other people's caches along the way, so get these too if you have not done so already. Most people of reasonable fitness should be able to do the full walk, or manage all sections individually.
The locale
On the southern side of Nobby Head is Shelly Beach which extends for about 700 m. The high tide beach consists of a mixture of sand and pebble. It has numerous rips and is unpatrolled.
Rocks dominate the surf, making this a difficult spot to surf.
Shelly Beach provides a mixture of beach and rock fishing, with numerous gutters in the sand and against the rocks.
The Coastal Walk is popular with locals and visitors alike and cachers will sometimes need stealth and patience to make their find.
The cache
At the listed coordinates you will find a sign for fishermen which sets out the legal bag size limits for saltwater species.
Answer the following questions:
Question 1: How many fish are pictured in the first row? A
Question 2: If you were one short of your bag limit for your catch of Banded Morwong, how many would you have in your bag? B
Question 3: If you were two short of your bag limit for your catch of Rock Blackfish, how many would you have in your bag? C
Question 4: How many types of tuna are shown in the seventh row? D
The cache is found at S 31° 27.0AB E 152° 55.CD0.
Checksum S 25; E 31
Your walk will be about 800 m along the beach.
If continuing with our Coastal Walk series after your cache find, take the steps and track (Kennys Walk) ahead of you to the north to Nobbys Beach where the next section starts. Otherwise return to your car.