North Tura Lookout

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Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Getting There Transport options and directions

Start	(-36.8290906,149.9343291)
Mode	Car (A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.)
Directions	From Sapphire Coast Drive, 9 Turn on to Widgeram Road then drive for 1.1 km Turn right onto Widgeram Road and drive for another 1.1 km Keep left onto North Tura Road and drive for another 20 m

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Getting started
From the gravel Nth Tura car park (at the end of N Tura Rd, Bournda), this walk heads between the timber bollards towards the beach along the crushed gravel path. The wide path then leads past the toilet (on your left), past the 'Welcome to North Tura Beach' sign to veer to the right and come to an intersection with a timber 'North Tura Beach' sign.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start.
	The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Nth Tura Picnic Area. To start this optional side trip continue straight here. On returning from this side trip continue straight when you get back to this intersection. Details below. After another 25 m turn sharp right. Then pass the sign (8 m on your left). Then find the "Pinch Point" (on your left). Pinch Point Timber bollards at end of carpark. Gap of 1.3m (0.5m high) provides access to picnic area, toilet and walking tracks. After another 20 m pass the sign (5 m on your left). After another 15 m come to "Picnic Table". Picnic Table Two timber slat picnic table and bench seats. The table is 78cm high, 91cm deep and 2.1m wide. The seats are 42cm high, 29cm deep and 2.1m wide (no backrest). The table is on paved area. About 20 m past the end is a seat. "North Tura Lookout". North Tura Lookout North Tura Beach Lookout is between Tathra and Merimbula in Bournda National Park. The lookout platform (4.6x4.6m) has stunning views over North Tura Beach, all the way south to Tura Headland and out to sea. The lookout is also a perfect viewing point for Turingal Head and Bournda Island. The fence is 91cm high and the ramp leading up is 1.5m wide. About 70 m past the end is "North Tura Beach". North Tura Beach North Tura Beach is located north of Merimbula and Tura Heads. The beach is a beautiful expanse of sand of nearly 2.5km, stretching from Tura Heads to Bournda Island in the north. North Tura is an easterly-facing beach which is accessed by Widgeram Rd off the Sapphire Coast Drive.

Turn map

Directions & comments

Start.

The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Nth Tura Picnic Area. To start this optional side trip continue straight here. On returning from this side trip continue straight when you get back to this intersection. Details below.

After another 25 m turn sharp right.

Then pass the sign (8 m on your left).

Then find the "Pinch Point" (on your left).

Pinch Point

Timber bollards at end of carpark. Gap of 1.3m (0.5m high) provides access to picnic area, toilet and walking tracks.

After another 20 m pass the sign (5 m on your left).

After another 15 m come to "Picnic Table".

Picnic Table

Two timber slat picnic table and bench seats. The table is 78cm high, 91cm deep and 2.1m wide. The seats are 42cm high, 29cm deep and 2.1m wide (no backrest). The table is on paved area.

About 20 m past the end is a seat.

"North Tura Lookout".

North Tura Lookout

North Tura Beach Lookout is between Tathra and Merimbula in Bournda National Park. The lookout platform (4.6x4.6m) has stunning views over North Tura Beach, all the way south to Tura Headland and out to sea. The lookout is also a perfect viewing point for Turingal Head and Bournda Island. The fence is 91cm high and the ramp leading up is 1.5m wide.

About 70 m past the end is "North Tura Beach".

North Tura Beach

North Tura Beach is located north of Merimbula and Tura Heads. The beach is a beautiful expanse of sand of nearly 2.5km, stretching from Tura Heads to Bournda Island in the north. North Tura is an easterly-facing beach which is accessed by Widgeram Rd off the Sapphire Coast Drive.

An optional side trip to Nth Tura Picnic Area.

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Find the sign at the start. Find the North Tura Beach at the start. Find the Pinch Point at the start. Pinch Point Timber bollards at end of carpark. Gap of 1.3m (0.5m high) provides access to picnic area, toilet and walking tracks.
	After another 10 m come to the end. "Picnic Table". Picnic Table Two timber slat picnic table and bench seats. The table is 78cm high, 91cm deep and 2.1m wide. The seats are 42cm high, 29cm deep and 2.1m wide (no backrest). The table is on paved area. About 20 m past the end is a seat. Turn around and retrace your steps back the 15 m to the main route.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

North Tura Lookout

Grading

	Class 1/6 Smooth & flat
Length	130 m
Time	5 min to 10 min

Quality of track	Smooth and hardened path (1/6)
Gradient	Flat, no steps (1/6)
Signage	Clearly signposted (1/6)
Infrastructure	Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Naturally Accessible
Slope summary:
Gentle slope mostly uphill towards the lookout.

Surface summary:
Mostly 1.5m wide generally smooth, flat and hard gravel track. The first ~30m is over a wider gravel track. The last ~15m to the lookout is about 1.5m wide fibreglass platform with railings.

Some facilities on route

Toilet: There is one 25 m (plus an extra 2 m along side route) from the start.

Seat: There is one 90 m from the start.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	25 m + 2 m	North Tura Beach
Seat	90 m	[seat]

Articles Discover more details to thrive on track

North Tura Lookout
North Tura Beach Lookout is between Tathra and Merimbula in Bournda National Park. The lookout platform (4.6x4.6m) has stunning views over North Tura Beach, all the way south to Tura Headland and out to sea. The lookout is also a perfect viewing point for Turingal Head and Bournda Island. The fence is 91cm high and the ramp leading up is 1.5m wide.

North Tura Beach
North Tura Beach is located north of Merimbula and Tura Heads. The beach is a beautiful expanse of sand of nearly 2.5km, stretching from Tura Heads to Bournda Island in the north. North Tura is an easterly-facing beach which is accessed by Widgeram Rd off the Sapphire Coast Drive.

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Weather Forecast
- Merimbula Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
  
  Friday 13 September
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Mostly clear. Light winds.
  
  Saturday 14 September
  
  5°C → 18°C
  Showers.
  80% chance of rain
  0 → 4mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Areas of frost about the coastal ranges in the early morning. The chance of fog in the north in the early morning. Very high chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. Snow falling above 600 metres in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm or small hail near the Victorian border in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 2 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 13 and 20.
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 9:30am to 2:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
  
  Sunday 15 September
  
  4°C → 15°C
  Shower or two.
  60% chance of rain
  0 → 3mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers near the Victorian border, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 600 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm near the Victorian border. Possible small hail in the south in the morning and afternoon. Winds southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 16.
  
  Monday 16 September
  
  3°C → 17°C
  Partly cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Medium chance of showers near the Victorian border, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h tending southwesterly during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between zero and 5 with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 20.
  
  Tuesday 17 September
  
  6°C → 19°C
  Sunny.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the Victorian border, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 21.
  
  Wednesday 18 September
  
  4°C → 22°C
  Mostly sunny.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Mostly sunny.
  
  Thursday 19 September
  
  5°C → 20°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Friday 20 September
  
  5°C → 19°C
  Partly cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Forecast data thanks to © Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Alerts
- Bournda National Park alerts
  Safety alerts: Kianinny Headland - Large Boulder Hazard
  Kianinny Headland - Large Boulder Hazard. There is a large boulder at the Kianinny Headland which could fall or roll into ocean. Visitors are advised to keep clear of boulder at all times.
  
  Other planned events: Notice of 1080 ongoing baiting program
  NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is conducting an ongoing ground baiting program from Monday 1 July 2024 to Monday 30 September 2024. The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of wild dogs and/or foxes.
  The program will take place in:
  
  Araluen Nature Reserve
  
  Badja Swamps Nature Reserve
  
  Beowa National Park
  
  Berlang State Conservation Area
  
  Bondi Gulf Nature Reserve
  
  Bournda National Park
  
  Bournda Nature Reserve
  
  Coolumbooka Nature Reserve
  
  Deua National Park
  
  Eurobodalla National Park
  
  Kooraban National Park
  
  Majors Creek State Conservation Area
  
  Mimosa Rocks National Park
  
  Monga National Park and State Conservation Area
  
  South East Forest National Park
  
  Wadbilliga National Park
  
  The program is designed to minimise predator impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species.
  Signs will be placed at the entry to baiting locations. Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW National Parks managed lands.
  Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs). Pets and working dogs must be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.
  Penalties apply for non-compliance. For further information call the NPWS Merimbula area office on 02 6495 5000.
  
  Alert kindly provided by © NSW Nataional Parks and Wildlife Service

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