Scenic Drives Will Take Your Breath Away! Giinagay (Welcome)

Nambucca Valley Scenic Drives will take your breath away! Giinagay (Welcome)

Exploring the Nambucca Valley

The Nambucca Valley offers some of the most breathtaking scenery to be found anywhere on the East Coast of New South Wales indeed in Australia itself. Located between the Pacific Ocean on one side, and the mountains of the Great Dividing Range, the landscape of the Nambucca Valley is diverse; from stunning areas of native rain forests to incredibly lush green fertile farming valleys, criss crossed by the Nambucca River and its many tributaries. The drives featured in this brochure offer the visitor the opportunity to easily explore and discover a land of exceptional beauty and take in places of special meaning to the local Dunghutti and Gumbaynggirr Aboriginal peoples.

< Yarriabini National Park Distances shown are progressive from the start of each drive. Some of the drives have sections of unsealed (gravel) roads but with care can be easily enjoyed in an average well maintained family car. Drive to the conditions and consider that adverse weather can cause flooding over low lying areas, roads and causeways and may have caused slippages of embankments and falling trees. Be on the lookout for stock and heavy farm vehicles which also use these roads. Please do not light fires in any area other than a designated BBQ and do not leave rubbish. All images in this brochure were taken on the actual drives. Riverside Drive TD 15 Nambucca Heads A sculptureby Indigenous and non indigenous > artists at ‘the Pines’ tells a story of Aboriginal culture and heritage

North Arm Loop Valla Loop Mount Yarrahapinni Giinagay Way TD 15 28kms Sealed & Gravel Rd - Allow 40mins 34 kms Sealed & Gravel Rd - Allow 45mins 28kms with options All Gravel Rds - Allow 40 mins 20.3kms Sealed Rd - Allow 35 mins

This drive starts from the historic town of Bowraville and This drive begins from Giinagay Way just north of This drive takes visitors into the heart of the Yarriabini This drive follows close to the Nambucca River along what takes in rolling countryside with sweeping scenes of valleys, Nambucca Heads and takes in rolling countryside as well National Park. It offers a multitude of experiences - creek was the old Pacific Highway, now renamed Giinagay mountain escarpments and a section of the World Rally as the Bollanolla Nature Reserve and the Viewmont State crossings, winding rainforest tracks and at the summit (welcome) Way. Many varied scenes of the river come into course. Crossing the W.G.Grace Bridge spectacular Forest, retracing a section of the spectacular views from 2 lookouts view as you pass through the views of the North Arm tributary World Rally course. over the Macleay Valley and historic river town of Macksville of the Nambucca River can be As well as being prime land for Great Dividing Range. with its iconic bridge which was seen both up and down stream. beef cattle this area produces Picnic amongst the majestic tall opened in 1931. The river attracts all sorts of a wide variety of interesting trees at ‘the Pines’ and learn After crossing the Macksville wildlife- including freshwater crops including Macadamia why this place is special to the bridge continue driving north turtles, fish, Water Dragons nuts, Bananas and Native local Dunghutti and along Giinagay Way and lookout (lizards) and bird life; see if you Finger Limes. Gumbaynggirr Aboriginal for the many oyster farms dotted can spot the beautiful Azure A slight detour en route takes peoples. Keep a lookout for along the river. This section of Kingfisher with its blue wings you into Bowraville which has the wildlife and perhaps get the Nambucca River is famous and orange chest plumage. a great picnic spot right on a glimpse of a Goanna or throughtout Australia for the the river. Duck Billed Platypus. world class oysters it produces. < The North Arm from the W.G.Grace Bridge Viewmont State Forest > The iconic Macksville Bridge > A Way Way Creek crossing >

Williams Hill Loop TD (Tourist Drive) 14 Taylors Arm 34kms Sealed & Gravel Rd - Allow 45mins 28kms Sealed Rd - Allow 30mins 27kms Sealed Rd - Allow 40 mins each way

This drive begins at Macksville and passes through Bow- This drive begins from the Pacific Motorway just south of This drive begins from Giinagay Way at Macksville and raville partly retracing the World Rally course. Macksville and is a great alternative to travelling on the offers visitors a classic ‘country drive’ on sealed roads all This is an ideal route where you Motorway. The drive is a large the way to the picturesque village can have a break and explore sealed road loop around the of Taylors Arm. Just after leaving this pretty historic town and base of Mt Yarrahapinni and the Macksville the route closely follows have refreshments. Yarriabini National Park. the Taylors Arm of the Nambucca The drive meanders through Many small detours to the River to Congarrini and crosses the prime cattle country and villages and beaches of Scotts river in many places with stunning passes close to both the Head, Grassy Head and views across the river valley to the North Arm and Taylors Arm Stuarts Point are possible mountains beyond. The village of of the Nambucca River with offering visitors a wide choice Taylors Arm has an historic hotel many places just perfect to of pretty scenery and and picturesquecamping ground. picnic, swim and fish. environments to enjoy. < Discover our lush Discover it... < Welshs Pioneer Park at < Warrell Creek countryside Talarm has bush BBQ’s, Love it! toilets and undercover seating

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over Cassidys Bridge. At 31.4kms cross the railway bridge and at 31.9kms e r North Arm Loop turn left on to Old Coast Rd. At 33.8kms cross over the C e e p 28kms Sealed & Gravel Rd - Allow 40mins bridge and turn left on to Link Rd to rejoin Gra D From Bowraville -Turn off High St, c e s Giinagay Way. TD 15

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From Macksville - Turn off Giinagay Way on to Boundary St. At .6kms turn left on to Wallace St and on to From Macksville, take Giinagay Way in a southerly direction, take the Warrell Creek/Scotts D 1 R 4 d T Taylors Arm Rd. At 1km cross railway bridge. At 1.4kms cross Tilly Willy Creek. At 3.8kms pass through Head exit at Bald Hill interchange onto TD14 and then take the turn to Scotts Head.

the village of Congarinni. At 9.6kms cross Franks Creek (Wards bridge). At 10.3kms continue on to Boat At 4.4kms cross Way Way Creek. At 4.5kms turn right at sign post - Way Way Forest -

Harbour Rd (do not turn left on to Taylors Arm Rd here). At 11.2 kms cross Boat Harbour bridge. Yarriabini National Park. At 8.5kms reach ‘The Pines’ picnic area. Just past ‘The Pines’ you Stuarts At 15kms turn left to continue on Boat Harbour Rd. At 16kms cross Charles Johnson bridge. can either - turn left on to Jimmys Ridge Rd to reach Grassy Head (5kms) on TD 14, or

Point At 19.2 kms cross Grays Crossing bridge. At 20kms turn right back on to Taylors Arrn Rd. At 23kms cross continuing on, at 12.5kms turn right on to the summit of Mt Yarrahapinni. At 15.6kms reach S tuarts Po i n t R d Bakers Creek. At 27kms cross South Arm (river) into the village of Taylors Arm. Return by same route. the first lookout and picnic area and at 16.5kms reach the summit of MtYarrahapinni.