A $1.4M upgrade of the popular Bouddi Coastal Walk is now complete, making it easier for visitors to enjoy Bouddi National Park’s rugged coastline and watch whales as they migrate.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch said the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) had made major improvements to the eight-kilometre walk.
“Congratulations to the NPWS Hunter Central Coast team, which has upgraded the walk from Putty Beach to MacMasters Beach with five new lookouts, repairs to timber bridges and boardwalks, new steps, and track resurfacing,” Crouch said.
“The Bouddi Coastal Walk hugs the coastal clifftops and is quite dramatic, making it one of the most popular walks in the area, attracting more than 200,000 visitors a year.
“NPWS airlifted more than 450-tonnes of sandstone, timber and steel to upgrade the walk, with high-quality materials and workmanship ensuring these tracks will last well into the future.
“These beautiful new lookouts have been named using traditional Aboriginal language relevant to the locations and offer fantastic vantage points to whale-watch and marvel at this special part of the world.”
The Bouddi Coastal Walk begins at the northern end of Putty Beach and follows the coastline down to Macmasters Beach.
The upgrades have enhanced safety and improved the walking experience for all national park visitors.
The upgrade is part of the NSW Government’s largest investment in visitor infrastructure in national parks history of $450M over four years for more than 200 projects across the state.
The latest NPWS research shows that national park visitors contribute more than $1B to the Central Coast economy annually and NPWS generates more than 2,500 direct and indirect jobs for the Central Coast each year.
For more information about visiting national parks and including directions and current alerts, visit www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au.
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Media release, Feb 8
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Adam Crouch