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Australia
New South Wales

Newcastle Beach Lookout – Nobbys Beach loop from Booragul

Routes
Road cycling routes
Australia
New South Wales

Newcastle Beach Lookout – Nobbys Beach loop from Booragul

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6

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Newcastle Beach Lookout – Nobbys Beach loop from Booragul

06:49

156km

760m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

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After 30.9 km for 640 m

After 131 km for 640 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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26.2 km

Ruins

Ruins

2

27.6 km

Newcastle Beach Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

always good to ride this route earlier in the day

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3

28.2 km

Fort Scratchley Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

360 elevated views of city & ocean. Free entry. Check opening hours. newcastle.nsw.gov.au/fort-scratchley/fort-scratchley-home

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4

29.3 km

Macquarie Pier Revitalisation Project

Highlight • Monument

On the way to Nobbys Breakwall Point, 10 information boards explain important historical events.

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5

29.5 km

Nobbys Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nobbys Beach is one of Newcastle’s most prominent and accessible beaches, nestled at the entrance to the Hunter River near the iconic Nobbys Head and lighthouse. It’s well known as …

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6

47.2 km

Historic Stone Building Rest Area

Highlight • Historical Site

80.3 km

Bagnalls Beach Reserve

Nature Reserve

8

142 km

Whitebridge Railway Station

Highlight • Rest Area

There are toilets and a bubbler here.

The Fernleigh Track continues south to Belmont, and once construction is complete, beyond to Swansea.

There are shops (cafes, supermarket) just off the path, at Whitebridge shops.

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9

152 km

Lake Macquarie

Highlight • Lake

Lake Macquarie is the largest coastal saltwater lake in Australia, forming a broad, open water body surrounded by suburbs, parkland, and small inlets. From the shoreline, views stretch across long …

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156 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.8 km

47.2 km

36.4 km

3.89 km

920 m

656 m

313 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

123 km

31.0 km

1.94 km

351 m

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Highest point (110 m)

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