WALK THE FULL LENGTH OF THIS BEAUTIFUL TRACK OR DO SECTIONS INDIVIDUALLY
Oxley Beach (top) and Town Beach (below)
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 sixth 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 the 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
The walk starts at Windmill Hill where Major Innes constructed a windmill to grind flour for the colony. Have a look at the large sculpture of a millsone and driveshaft in the park behind you.
Oxley Beach is named after Surveyor John Oxley, who discovered Port Macquarie in 1818.
Flagstaff Hill was the site of the signal station used to communicate with ships at sea, mainly to advise of the conditions of the sometimes treacherous bar at the mouth of the Hastings River.
Town Beach is a popular patrolled beach with family picnic facilities.
The Coastal Walk is popular with locals and visitors alike and cachers will sometimes need stealth and patience to make their find.
The cache
Solve the coordinates and move to the cache along the path. This is a "cache dense area" so enjoy the stroll.
Hopefully, I've made this cache relatively easy to find, mainly because there is generally a lot of activity in this area we don't want you to be too obvious. So you can enjoy a rest whilst at final GZ.