Casuarina Shared Path – Nightcliff Beach loop from Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

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Casuarina Shared Path – Nightcliff Beach loop from Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

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Casuarina Shared Path – Nightcliff Beach loop from Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

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37.9km

130m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 17.3 km for 70 m

After 22.1 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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19.6 km

Dripstone Cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

Dripstone Cliffs is one of the most interesting stops along the Casuarina shared path, with red-orange cliff faces, sea views, picnic areas, and WWII observation posts built into the cliff …

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27.0 km

The Casuarina shared path follows the coastal reserve between Rapid Creek and Buffalo Creek, linking beach access points, picnic areas, lookouts, and shaded pockets behind the dunes. This stretch gives …

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27.7 km

Rapid Creek Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you follow the multi-use path north a short ways from the picnic area, you'll come across a simple gazebo that shades some benches overlooking a bend in Rapid Creek.

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28.0 km

Rapid Creek Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This gracefully arching footbridge gives you a nice view of Rapid Creek and the shoreline. The north side has some shaded picnic tables and a restroom, and the south shore hosts a popular fishing platform.

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30.0 km

Nightcliff Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nightcliff Beach sits below the foreshore cliffs, with a narrow strip of sand at high tide and wide sand flats and rock platforms exposed when the tide drops. Swimming conditions …

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37.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.1 km

14.5 km

2.20 km

154 m

Surfaces

24.4 km